EthLabs released its Week 2 update report, focusing on advancing Ethereum interoperability, PropAMMs, and financing progress.

EthLabs founder Barnabé Monnot (barnabé.eth) has published his "Week 2" update, recapping the team’s latest progress in the launch and funding phases, as well as key ecosystem discussion priorities. On interoperability, the team said it is growing more confident in "zero-knowledge (zk)-based asynchronous interoperability", which it believes will help build more secure cross-chain bridges and improve the native distribution of assets across Ethereum’s multi-layered networks. Current cross-chain paths still face latency issues, particularly for L2→L1 transfers; against this backdrop, the intents mechanism can act as a transitional solution, while L1’s ample liquidity supports matching with cross-chain solvers. Additionally, L1→L2 paths are expected to drastically cut confirmation latency via the Fast Confirmation Rule (FCR), with clients already beginning to integrate the mechanism. In ecosystem discussions, PropAMMs (proposal-based automated market makers) have emerged as a recent focus for multiple teams and researchers, centered on their potential to optimize the balance between L1 execution efficiency and block building. Meanwhile, ENS is highlighted as "critical Ethereum infrastructure", with the team continuing to engage relevant stakeholders to advance its development. For team expansion, EthLabs has received over 300 applications to date, having processed roughly 20% of them. The team aims to grow to around 10 members in the short term, and roughly 20 in the medium term, prioritizing talent with engineering capabilities and domain expertise. On the funding front, EthLabs noted its current financing round is nearing completion, having secured early backing from investors including BitMNR, Sharplink, and Ethereum Joseph. It plans to add 1–2 core investors before moving to the next phase.