L2BEAT rebrands as ETHBEAT, expands coverage to privacy, interoperability, and staking

The Ethereum analytics site is moving beyond Layer 2 tracking to cover privacy protocols, interoperability, ZK components, and upcoming liquid staking research L2BEAT, the analytics site best known for tracking Ethereum’s Layer 2 networks, is now ETHBEAT. The rebrand, announced on November 4, 2026, alongside Devcon 8 in Mumbai, widens its scope to privacy, interoperability, staking, and other parts of the Ethereum ecosystem. L2BEAT built its reputation on a single question: is this rollup as safe as it claims to be? ETHBEAT is now asking a version of that question across a much larger slice of Ethereum. What ETHBEAT actually covers now Layer 2 monitoring is not going anywhere. ETHBEAT says it remains one of the core functions of the site. Privacy is the headline addition, and ETHBEAT has already reviewed 16 projects in the category. The privacy numbers on the new site are worth a look. ETHBEAT lists $983 million in value locked across privacy protocols, a 19.1% year-on-year increase. Deposits tell a stronger story. The site reports $3.94 billion in deposits across 16 protocols, up 50.1% year-on-year. Beyond privacy, ETHBEAT points to existing coverage of interoperability, tokens, z...