PANews August 15 news, Ronin tweeted that it will upgrade from the Ethereum sidechain to Ethereum L2. Ronin is a game-focused public chain that was established four years ago to provide a faster and more efficient network for Axie Infinity. At that time, Ethereum's scalability roadmap was still in its infancy. Now, Ethereum's transaction costs and speeds are better than ever. This upgrade also introduces a distributed proof (Proof-of-Distribution), which is an innovative mechanism aimed at rewarding long-term developers. The management validation nodes are reviewing the upgrade plan, and the final hard fork for the Ronin L2 upgrade is expected to be completed between the first and second quarters of 2026.