Avail, a flexible blockchain solution aimed at enhancing data availability for rollups, has revealed its collaboration with five Layer 2 projects — Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, StarkWare, and zkSync — to integrate with its Data Availability (DA) layer.

With the imminent launch of Avail’s mainnet expected in the coming weeks, these integrations are poised to empower developers in constructing more scalable, cost-effective, and adaptable chains, as per a statement provided to The Block.

Avail recently unveiled Turing, its final pre-mainnet testing environment, concentrating on assessing deployments, stress resilience, and scalability. Additionally, the project initiated an airdrop of 600 million AVAIL tokens last week.

DA layers are instrumental in facilitating the efficient and secure operation of Layer 2 scaling solutions, ensuring transparent access to all transaction data. This transparency safeguards transaction security and accuracy, thwarting fraud and facilitating dependable operations beyond Ethereum's primary blockchain.

Anurag Arjun, the former co-founder of Polygon, leads Avail. Avail DA represents the initial segment of Avail's comprehensive architecture, complemented by the interoperability tool Nexus and the multi-asset staking feature Fusion.

Layer 2 Integration Plans
Avail is actively collaborating with OP Labs, a core contributor to Optimism, to facilitate integration with its ecosystem.

In the case of Arbitrum, Orbit chain builders will have the option to employ Avail DA instead of relying on AnyTrust's external Data Availability Committee for data publication. This flexibility broadens the scope of options for Orbit developers, empowering them to select the most suitable solution for their requirements.

Avail DA will also become part of the Polygon Chain Development Kit (CDK), augmenting the developer experience within Polygon's interoperable AggLayer network.

StarkWare's collaboration will enable integration with the Starknet-powered Madera rollup framework, enhancing throughput and scalability while mitigating the fragmentation experienced across different platforms.

Similarly, Avail DA will integrate with zkSync's ZK Stack, simplifying the customization and deployment of interoperable ZK-powered blockchains for developers.

Ramon Canales, Head of Product at zkSync developer Matter Labs, emphasized the crucial role of data availability solutions like Avail in overcoming one of the major obstacles hindering blockchain's mainstream adoption. Avail's un-opinionated base layer addresses the issue of limited data availability, offering support for any blockchain and paving the way for limitless scaling.