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Ethereum layer-2 ZK-rollup network built by Igloo Inc. for consumer crypto apps, shut down in December 2025 amid heavy losses.
Bitcoin climbed back to about $82,500 after Trump said the U.S. would not attack Iran before the Nov. 3 midterms, still about 4% down on the week. Futures open interest barely moved on the way up, so traders bought the bounce without taking on fresh leverage.
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Abstract will shut its Ethereum layer-2 network on Dec. 15, 70 days after its Oct. 6 notice telling users to migrate or lose access to their funds. Under the terms of service provider Cube, Inc., the deadlines to start, finish or claim an exit can each fall before that date.
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Igloo Inc., the Pudgy Penguins parent, will shut its Abstract layer-2 on Dec. 15 after 18 months of losses in the tens of millions of dollars. Funds not bridged off by then become inaccessible, and its chief executive says no Abstract token is coming.
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Blast and Abstract are closing their Ethereum layer 2 chains after both operators said running costs outran revenue, Igloo by tens of millions of dollars. Cheaper blob space lowered rollups' posting bills but not the cost of running a chain.
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Crypto liquidations rose 235% to $547 million after Iran's tanker attacks pushed Brent above $101, yet futures open interest slipped only 1%. Leverage was already thin, so the selling moved token prices far more than it cleared out positions.
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Abstract, the Igloo-backed Ethereum layer-2, is shutting down after its secured value fell more than 90% from a peak above $291 million. Its closure comes weeks after Blast's, and holders on smaller layer-2 chains now face fixed dates to move their funds before the bridges close.
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