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Taikolights: Community Update Q1 2025

Building on Success: A Foundation for the FutureWhat an incredible first quarter it's been for Taiko! From launching our DAO to strategic partnerships, hosting industry-defining events, expanding our ecosystem and introducing new community initiatives, Q1 2025 has set the stage for continued growth and innovation throughout the year. Let's look at what we've accomplished so far in 2025 and the momentum we're building for the future. Q1 2025 Highlights:Launched the Taiko DA...

Taiko x Commit-Boost x Fabric: A Partnership for Ethereum-Wide Preconfirmations

We’re partnering with Commit-Boost and Fabric to push preconfirmation standards forward — together, we're laying the groundwork for a based rollup future on Ethereum.Why This MattersBased rollups are emerging as Ethereum’s most aligned scaling path — but to get there, we need shared infrastructure, common language, and open standards. That’s where this collaboration comes in. We are working closely with Commit-Boost and Fabric to: 🧩 Get Commit-Boost in the hands of more Ethereum validat...

Trailblazers Season 3 Rewards Are Here!

We’ve been hard at work to bring this moment to life, and now it’s time for you to claim your well-earned rewards. Your dedication throughout Season 3 has been nothing short of inspiring. Now it’s time to enjoy the fruits of your efforts. Head to your Trailblazers profile, find the claim and make it yours! 🏆 TAIKO Token Rewards for Trailblazers S3 🏆 Level 14 (LEGEND): 3,000.00 Level 13 (Densetsu): 1,906.54 Level 12 (Kodai): 1,353.07 Level 11 (Hashira): 734.35 Level 10 (Shogun): 388.84 Level...

Introducing Taiko Security Council

After introducing the Taiko DAO, we are taking the next step and sharing our Security Council with the community. This is an important step in decentralizing Taiko's decision-making processes, and we have been working closely with key players in the ecosystem to make it happen.The Mission of the Security CouncilThe Taiko Security Council works to protect the protocol by staying ahead of security issues. They keep up with top industry standards while making sure everything works smoothly ...

The Premium Ethereum DA

Thanks to Justin for the inspiration.The Ethereum community has been in uncertainty about how to move forward for a while because of value accrual, price action and management related concerns. We believe that all these natural uncertainties comes from adapting to the new mindset shift of Ethereum as a data availability layer. This is a transition period. We know that as the DA layer matures, Ethereum will have a higher ROI than ever before.Rollup-Centric Roadmap So FarEthereum moved to a rol...

Calling All Builders: Let’s Build the Taiko Lifestyle App/Wallet!

The RFP is officially LIVE and open for all. 🚨 We're calling all dev studios and builders to join the mission of bringing real-life achievements into the Taiko ecosystem! Imagine an app where your everyday wins earn XP, which can be converted into TAIKO and other ecosystem tokens, or redeemed for exclusive rewards — merch, protein bars, books, event tickets, and more. Fitness & Health, Education, Gaming, Social Media… We’re not building a one-size-fits-all app — we’re funding high-quali...

Taiko Grant Cycle 3: $25M to Support Community Builders and Partners

We are excited to announce the Taiko 2025 Grant Fund, with a total of $25 million in funding! Our objective remains the discovery and support of innovative projects and community members that advance the Taiko ecosystem. AApplicants may also be eligible for another ongoing initiative we are running, Taiko Takeoff which is designed to support projects and create opportunities for our community.This grant program is designed to fund developers, researchers, and builders working on groundbreakin...

Trailblazers Season 4 is Here!

Welcome to Season 4, Trailblazers!Trailblazers program moves forward at full speed! Let’s take a look at what is in store for you in Season 4! Season 4 Begins: March 17th at 12:00:01 UTC Season 4 Ends: June 16th at 12:00:00 UTC Reward Pool: 4.5 million TAIKO tokens, divided as follows: • 3 million for the Users Leaderboard • 1 million for the Liquidity Royale Leaderboard • 500k for dAppsLiquidity Royale and Lockdown Campaign Continue with Season 4!For Liquidity Royale Season 4, the total rewa...

Trailblazers: Wrapping Up Season 3 and Unpacking Season 4

Greetings, Trailblazers! Congratulations on (almost) completing another season! Season 3 was competitive, exciting, and fun—but now it's time to wrap it up.End of Season 3 and Sybil CheckSeason 3 officially ends on March 17 at 12:00 UTC (noon). Season 4 will begin immediately afterward, with no break in between. Just like last season, you’ll have an extra 12 hours to earn XP for the final day of Season 3. Similarly, the first 12 hours of Season 4 will also count toward XP before the comp...

Trailblazers: The Lockdown Campaign Continues in Season 4

Get ready to supercharge your rewards, elevate your participation in the Taiko ecosystem to new heights, and climb the Trailblazers Season 4 leaderboard in the process! Important Note: Taiko Drips will be added to Taiko Status soon, so you will not miss out on Taiko Takeoff opportunities while your tokens are locked! Campaign Highlights:Duration: Starting March 17, 2025, at 12:01 UTC, and running until the end of Season 4, June 16, 2025.Rewards: By locking TAIKO, participants can earn a Trail...

L2 MEV wat

Special thanks to Nikete Della Penna, RJ, Matthew Finestone, and Brecht Devos for review and valuable insights.TLDRIn this article, we “map” the current landscape of L2 MEV, thinking about different MEV consequences for different L2 designs. We also briefly overview different ways of L2s decentralization and how it might impact L2 MEV.Wat is MEVDisclaimer: feel free to skip if you are familiar with MEV. For a detailed MEV explanation, check the article “Ethereum is a dark forest” by Paradigm ...

Eldfell L3 (alpha-4) is live!

Taiko’s fourth testnet has arrived! Eldfell L3 (alpha-4) is our first experiment with inception layers and a new staking based proving design. We are launching this testnet in order to test two things:Deploying Taiko on Taiko as an L3 inception layer (a rollup on a rollup 😏)Testing a new staking based prover economicsOur alpha-N releases are always experiments to test our hypothesis on the protocol and build a more robust system. So let's dive in!Inception layersInception layers are a n...

Based Rollup FAQ

Special thanks to Brecht, Archie, and Dave for comments and review. TL;DR In this article, we briefly cover a general rollup architecture and the rollup properties required for long-term robustness and safety. Then, we mention the origination history of the based rollup and unpack its architecture. In the FAQ section, we answer questions about based rollups. Disclaimer: rollup definitions struggle from lack of alignment sometimes. In this article, we refer to the rollup layers taxonomy provid...

ZK-EVM types: Ethereum-equivalent, EVM-equivalent, Type 1, Type 4, and other cryptic buzzwords

TL;DR A year ago, quite a few ZK-EVMs announced the upcoming launch of testnets. The community wondered what the difference between all these projects was and what Ethereum-equivalence, EVM-equivalence, and other popped-up buzzwords meant. To bring clarity, Vitalik wrote an article, “The different types of ZK-EVMs,” providing a taxonomy for different types of ZK-EVMs and explaining the difference. The core idea is: Type 1 (e.g., Taiko) is perfectly Ethereum-equivalent, and Type 4 (e.g., zkSyn...

Closing in on Stage 1: The Shasta Upgrade Is Almost Here!

A redesign of Taiko’s protocol that reduces proposing costs by over 20x and supports permissionless preconfirmations.

• Ethereum
• Layer2
• Rollups

Wrapping Up Season 6, Trailblazer Role and the Road Ahead

Greetings, Trailblazers. Learn about the Season 6 rewards and the future of Trailblazers program.