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[L2BEAT 💗 @l2beat]

Silence, vibe-dashboarders! Today, L2BEAT releases the Privacy page.

We visited Ethereum's privacy protocols and scrutinized their CROPS 🌽.

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we're looking forward to welcome @donnoh_eth & @l2beat again – you've enriched every edition so far 🫶

he'll co-live with us onsite and speak at Protocol Day about "native proof verification" for less risk & simplification 🙌

[L2BEAT 💗 @l2beat]

In conclusion

Tornado Cash: max privacy & immutability
Railgun: most features, trust the DAO
Privacy Pools: compliance-first, smallest crowd, instant-config multisig

Explore details here 👇

https://t.co/ACHJNVSQOm

[L2BEAT 💗 @l2beat]

How do Ethereum's 3 big privacy protocols, Tornado Cash, Railgun & Privacy Pools, actually differ?

We have some colorful attributes that show the key differences. Here's the comparison:

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Source availability

all three have it, but it means the code is available (different licenses might apply), not that every deployed contract is verified.

[L2BEAT 💗 @l2beat]

@0xPolygon PoS: The validator set is capped at 105 and effectively closed if nobody leaves voluntarily. There are no censorship resistance gadgets like forced transactions or an escape hatch that would help users transact or exit in emergencies.

Furthermore, a recent decision to delegate block building to centralised builders during long ‘spans’ added significantly to the simulated inclusion delay under censorship.

Learn more here: https://t.co/9VspmnTfLX

[L2BEAT 💗 @l2beat]

Why even decentralise the sequencer?

We just shipped some additions to the Sequencing sections of the projects that have decentralised sequencer setups to answer the question: if part of the sequencer set is censoring you, how long until your tx actually gets in?

Live for @gnosischain, @aztecnetwork & @0xPolygon. 🧵

[L2BEAT 💗 @l2beat]

@aztecnetwork (committee-based ZK rollup): Each proposal is gated by randomly sampled, small committees who must attest to it. This increases inclusion delay under censorship but protects the young proof system from rogue proposals.

If the committees censor, the escape hatch lets a proposer publish without attestations every ~3d for a very large bond. Inclusion delay is between minutes and days under censorship but Aztec’s in-protocol privacy can resist some censorship completely.

Learn more here: https://t.co/YzONh273Ql

[L2BEAT 💗 @l2beat]

News from @cartesiproject:

➡️ Rollups Contracts v3.0.0-alpha expands emergency withdrawal support and simplifies deployments
➡️ Fraud-Proof System v3.0.0-alpha updates integration with the Cartesi Machine architecture
➡️ DeFi-on-Linux releases launch Uniswap liquidity vault demos and Python bonding curve modules
➡️ New MCP server and 'cartesi-skills' repo provide AI tools with native developer workflow access

See more here 👇
https://t.co/wjWrBtMRNc

[L2BEAT 💗 @l2beat]

The May 2026 ecosystem recap is here. Updates, infrastructure milestones, and governance decisions, all in one place 🧵👇

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News from @Nethermind:

➡️ zkEVM milestones via Zisk, formal verification of Aptos Keyless circuits
➡️ Interop: synchronous composability for cross-layer liquidity
➡️ Clients & tooling: alpha v0.2.0 Arbitrum execution client, AuditAgent pre-audit guidance
➡️ Privacy: expanded Aztec ecosystem contributions

See more here 👇
https://t.co/6E3G8odz9O