It’s TGE szn
One I’m particularly looking forward to is Espresso
@EspressoFNDN
announced there’ll be 30 paths leading to
$ESP airdrop eligibility ahead of its token launch..
Each path highlights a different pillar of the ecosystem…
builders, partners, early contributors, and innovators who’ve helped Espresso shape the future of Ethereum.
So far, 12 paths have been revealed.
Let’s walk through 👇🏽
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1️⃣ INSCRIPTIONS
From the Infinite Garden campaign (Nov 2024).
Early supporters inscribed their mark on Espresso mainnet v0.
2️⃣ BUILD
For builders who joined the Build & Brew Hackathon (April 7, 2025).
3️⃣ RARI
RARI Chain, the first rollup to integrate with Espresso mainnet. Home to The Composables, Espresso’s genesis NFT collection.
4️⃣ ACROSS
@AcrossProtocol
partnered during ETH Denver 2024, enabling 10s crosschain bridging between Arbitrum Nova rollups via Espresso’s fast finality.
5️⃣ HYPERLANE
@Hyperlane
integrated Espresso’s confirmation layer into crosschain messaging.
Used during Build & Brew and the upcoming bridgeless minting showcase with RARI Chain and ApeChain.
6️⃣ ALTLAYER
Longtime collaborator and RaaS provider for LogX. Deployed Arbitrum Nitro rollups on Espresso’s testnets “Kyoto.”
7️⃣ MOLTEN
A liquidity-focused partner leveraging Espresso’s BFT sequencing and composability to enhance capital flow efficiency.
8️⃣ CARTESI
Developer of the Linux-based Cartesi VM.
Built their own Espresso integration on the Decaf testnet; active partner since ETHDenver → Devcon.
9️⃣ T3RN
An Arbitrum Orbit L3 enabling universal crosschain execution. Integrated Espresso’s fast finality to make reads/writes across chains near-instant.
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And now, the latest additions 👇🏽
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Path #10 AUTOMATA
“Infrastructure partner, silicon’s guarantee…”
@AutomataNetwork
is an R&D partner and infrastructure provider working with Espresso to secure sequencers through Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs).
Their open-source code powers the TEE setup in Espresso’s Arbitrum Nitro integration,
where a rollup’s batch poster is sealed inside a TEE, ensuring it can only post Espresso-confirmed blocks to Ethereum or other settlement layers.
If you’re among the top users of Automata’s 1RPC service, you might be eligible for the airdrop
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Path #11 LOGX
“Silver medal rollup, early to see…”
@LogX_trade
was the second rollup to integrate with Espresso mainnet (after RARI Chain).
Originally a perpetuals and derivatives platform, LogX is now evolving into a stablecoin exchange, still powered by Espresso’s seconds-fast finality.
Here’s why that matters 👇🏽
→ Certainty in ~6s vs. waiting 12 minutes for Ethereum finality.
→ Crosschain liquidity flows between stablecoins.
→ Protection against sequencer equivocation.
Espresso ensures traders never have to choose between speed and security.
If you were an early or active LogX user, keep your eyes open when claims go live.
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Path #12 LAYERZERO
“Apps speak across fragmented terrain…”
@LayerZero_Core
is a messaging protocol enabling applications to communicate across chains, with over 157 million crosschain messages processed to date.
Espresso and LayerZero share the same mission: solving fragmentation.
But they’re not competitors 👇🏽
→ LayerZero builds the messaging layer that lets apps talk across chains.
→ Espresso provides the confirmation layer that secures those transactions with fast, trust-backed finality.
Together, they strengthen the foundation of interoperability.
If you’re a top user of
@StargateFinance
and holder of
$ZRO, you may be eligible for the airdrop.
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12 paths revealed.
18 more to go.
The Espresso Pathboard keeps filling up 😌
Destination
$ESP.