GM fellow staker,As of today, the global staking rewards paid out per year is currently $5.85b. Before you shut up shop for the weekend, let's wrap up Friday the right way...🧵 What to expect:⚡ Comparing zkEVM Layer-2 Solutions 📰 Weekly Briefing (round 2) 🌐 Restake with Kelp for Boosted Points 👀 The Staked DOT Train Keeps Rollin' 🗣️ Your Opinion Matters, AnonRead time: 2 minutes&nbsp;<h2>⚡ Comparing zkEVM Layer-2 Solutions</h2><img src="https://tidy-ball-c49dc59f59.media.strapiapp.com/comparing_zk_EVM_362e3683f7.png" alt="comparing-zkEVM.png">Execution Client diversity as shown on clientdiversity.org ZK is the way 🖖The Ethereum community has embraced the idea of ZK-Rollups becoming the prominent Layer-2 scaling solution. But it wasn't until recently that the concept of a general-purpose zkEVM running all Ethereum dApps became possible.zkEVM season is upon us, but which zkEVM L2 solution will gain the most market traction this year? In this new article, Luganodes take a deeper look, comparing different L2s such as zksync and Polygon zkEVM against others in the zkEVM landscape.<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.stakingrewards.com/journal/research/comparing-zk-evm-layer-2-solutions?utm_source=brevo&amp;utm_campaign=Staking%20Insider%2025&amp;utm_medium=email">Read the full article</a>&nbsp;<h2> 📰 Weekly Briefing</h2>Top news this week from the world of staking…<ul><li>Ethereum’s Dencun upgrade goes live on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theblock.co/post/275285/ethereums-dencun-upgrade-goes-live-on-sepolia-testnet?utm_source=brevo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Staking%20Insider%2025">Sepolia testnet</a></li><li>Renzo announces the first <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/RenzoProtocol/status/1753040512150274209?utm_source=brevo&amp;utm_campaign=Staking%20Insider%2025&amp;utm_medium=email">cross-chain restaking</a> integration on EigenLayer</li><li>Luganodes Adds Support for <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.luganodes.com/blog/StacksUpdate/">Bitcoin L2 Stacks</a></li><li>ZetaChain rolls out their <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240131726907/en/ZetaChain?utm_source=brevo&amp;utm_campaign=Staking%20Insider%2025&amp;utm_medium=email">Mainnet Beta Launch</a></li></ul>&nbsp;<h2>🌐 Restake with Kelp for Boosted Points</h2><img src="https://tidy-ball-c49dc59f59.media.strapiapp.com/kelp_boost_bc2bdbc12d.jpeg" alt="kelp-boost.jpeg">Restaking is set to be big in 2024 and EigenLayer is leading the charge. Secure your restaking position on EigenLayer and boost your points with Stader &amp; Kelp DAO!Follow these 2 simple steps to get started:Stake your ETH with Stader and mint ETHx tokens. Re-stake your ETHx on Kelp to unlock special 2X reward boost.What are the benefits of restaking ETHx via Kelp DAO?Boosted Kelp Miles: Mint rsETH on Kelp with your ETHx and earn 100,000 Kelp Miles &nbsp;per rsETH minted during 18 Jan to 9 Feb. These Kelp miles will translate into Kelp Airdrops in the coming months.EigenBoost 2.0: Earn 1,210,000 Extra EigenLayer points on top of the standard EigenLayer points (100,000 extra points/day from 23 Jan to 2 Feb and 30,000 points/day from Feb 2 to Feb 9)! Restake ETHx on Kelp starting today to be eligible.The earlier you stake and the more you stake, the greater your EigenBoost will be!Get your ETHx now with Stader and amplify your rewards with Kelp starting now until February 9th.<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.staderlabs.com/eth/stake/?utm_source=Staking+Rewards&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=EigenLayerNewCap-ETHx">Restake ETHx on Kelp</a>&nbsp;<h2> 🚂 The Staked DOT Train Keeps Rollin'</h2><img src="https://tidy-ball-c49dc59f59.media.strapiapp.com/dot_staking_chart_684dfaf8f7.png" alt="dot-staking-chart.png">Over the past 30 days, Polkadot has seen an increase of +$203M Staked DOT on the network. This corresponds to an increase of 1.23% of eligible tokens being staked, taking the staking ratio of the network up to 56.13%.Polkadot has seen fairly consistent staking inflows over the past few months, which effects the reward rate on the network, as seen in the chart above.<img src="https://tidy-ball-c49dc59f59.media.strapiapp.com/dot_staking_scenarios_0778632725.png" alt="dot-staking-scenarios.png">Use the "Staking Scenarios" tool on the DOT calculator to see how the increase in staking ratio may effect your DOT rewards for the year ahead.<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.stakingrewards.com/asset/polkadot?utm_source=brevo&amp;utm_campaign=Staking%20Insider%2025&amp;utm_medium=email">Explore DOT Staking</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;🎬 That’s a WrapThank you for taking the time to read the Staking Insider newsletter. See you next week!

Staking Insider #25: 🖖 ZK is the Way