The SYS Labs team, responsible for the Ethereum layer-2 solution Rollux, has unveiled a range of new offerings to enhance interoperability and overall DeFi operations within its combined Bitcoin and Ethereum consensus framework.

Presently, Rollux boasts a total value locked (TVL) of $560,381, with the bulk of this sum stemming from the decentralized exchange PegaSys v3, as per DeFiLlama's data.

The forthcoming developments for Rollux aim to stimulate increased DeFi engagements on the platform. New DeFi platforms like Chainge, a cross-chain decentralized exchange; Agave, a DeFi lending service; and the liquidity solution Gamma, are among the anticipated additions. Moreover, SYS Labs plans to collaborate with LayerSwap, a cross-chain gateway, to facilitate transactions between centralized exchanges and DeFi platforms.

An Oct. 18 press statement highlighted these new protocols, but according to DeFiLlama, only Gamma is operational as of this past Friday. Interestingly, even as an Ethereum layer-2 solution, Rollux employs Bitcoin’s proof-of-work (PoW) mechanism to ensure security and enhance scalability.

Bradley Stephenson from the Syscoin Foundation informed Blockworks that by utilizing Syscoin, Rollux can benefit from the PoW sourced from Bitcoin mining and also attain proof-of-stake (PoS) completion.

Stephenson further mentioned that the discussion between PoW and PoS is not only technical but also philosophical in nature.

Syscoin has also implemented a mechanism known as proof of data availability (PoDA), aimed at offering layer-1 security for the network.

Stephenson elaborated that the PoDA mechanism operates on Syscoin’s merge-mined layer-1 chain. While there are parallels between PoDA and Ethereum's proto-danksharding method, significant distinctions exist.