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Former Microsoft Engineer Predicts a Gradual Shift in Blockchain Development Focus Toward Vertical Scaling
23.6.2024
While wrapped digital assets have enabled the bridging of assets and expanded their utility, their perceived need for custodianship reintroduces centralization risks and trust dependencies. This contradicts the decentralized ethos of blockchain technology, according to Chris Li, founder and CTO...
Eclipse Labs Raises $50M for Blockchain Scaling Solution Ahead of Mainnet Launch
11.3.2024
Eclipse Labs, a multilayered blockchain builder, has raised $50 million in funding to fuel the launch of its innovative solution for scaling the Ethereum network. The announcement was made on March 11 via the X (formerly Twitter) handle, just weeks before the highly anticipated mainnet launch.
The...
How To Stop Criminals From Exploiting DeFi, According To Polygon Labs
29.1.2024
Polygon Labs – the main developers behind the blockchain scaling network Polygon – published a research paper on Monday explaining how the government should go about regulating the DeFi industry. From the Treasury Department to the U.S. Senate, politicians have been loudly criticizing crypto’s...
Vitalik Buterin Debates Over Blockchain Scaling Terminology
18.1.2024
Amid the rapidly evolving Ethereum ecosystem, Vitalik Buterin has rejoined the debate on the classification of layer-two scaling solutions, putting the spotlight on the security and scalability trade-offs between rollups and validiums. Vitalik Buterin Weighs in on Ethereum Layer-Two Inclusion...
NEAR brings together monolithic and modular blockchain scaling
3.1.2024
NEAR has announced that it is combining the capabilities of monolithic and modular blockchain scaling. Both are different when it comes to performing a set of four functions. Identified as vital functions, they must be performed to keep the ecosystem running. These are data availability, execution...
Vitalik Buterin Touts Plasma Technology; OMG Token Briefly Skyrockets 16%
17.11.2023
Source: youtube/ VICE News Ethereum founder, Vitalik Buterin, touted emerging Plasma technology in a new blog post this week, prompting the Plasma-supported OMG Network’s native token to skyrocket by 16%. A unique scaling solution “Plasma is a class of blockchain scaling solutions that allow...
Celestia's TIA Token Rises 200% Since Debut Despite Muted On-Chain Activity
15.11.2023
Newly-launched modular blockchain Celestia has experienced a slow start in terms of on-chain activity, but that hasn't reduced the appetite of traders who have spurred a speculative rally to $6.30, 200% higher than when it debuted at around $2.10 two weeks ago
Blockchain Scaling: Near Sharding versus Ethereum Layer-2s
5.7.2023
Blockchain technology is here to stay; implementing scalable solutions is the only option. Now, there are two separate approaches gaining traction in the current times. One deals with Near sharding, and another deals with Ethereum Layer-2. Both have a substantial fanbase to their names; however...
8 smart strategies for effectively explaining a blockchain scaling solution
11.5.2023
Non-experts are much more likely to grasp the value of a scaling solution if it’s related to something they already understand
ARB price to $2? Ethereum L2 rival Arbitrum will double in April, fractal suggests
29.3.2023
ARB's price trajectory looks similar to MATIC after its market debut when MATIC rose 1,350% after facing a brutal selloff in its early days of trading
Chainlink oracle, data feeds coming to StarkNet ecosystem
6.2.2023
StarkWare is set to partner with Chainlink Labs to integrate oracle services and data feeds to the StarkNet testnet
It’s time to own your digital identity
6.2.2023
As we emerge into the world of Web3 and the metaverse, we are starting to see methods of data retention where the web user has full visibility and control of this — specifically through digital identities
Blockchain Scaling Project Sovereign Labs Raises $7.4 Million in Seed Round
30.1.2023
The fundraise was led by Haun Ventures and included Maven 11, 1KX, Robot Ventures and Plaintext Capital
Polygon Deploys Custom Blockchain Scaling Solution 'Avail'
29.6.2022
The scaling solution allows developers to launch application-specific blockchains on the Polygon network
Top Crypto Trends to Watch in 2022, According to Pantera’s Paul Veradittakit
18.1.2022
With 2022 already underway and the crypto market still sliding lower, it's an excellent time to take a look at what expectations industry insiders have for the crypto landscape in the year before us.
To help you get some insight into what to expect for the year, we took a look at the main...
Bloxroute Releases Blockchain Distribution Network for Ethereum and Bitcoin Cash
15.12.2019
On December 3, the crypto software firm Bloxroute’s cofounder, Eyal Markovich, announced the launch of the startup’s Blockchain Distribution Network (BDN) Version 1. Markovich explained that the BDN V1 release is a milestone for the company and the scalability service aims to enable...
Vertical and Horizontal Blockchain Scaling, Explained
20.10.2019
Here’s what you need to know about vertical and horizontal scaling
Smart Contract Blockchains Are Struggling to Scale
17.10.2019
Second generation blockchains were presented as being faster, cheaper, and more scalable than Bitcoin. Third generation chains (basically anything that came after Ethereum) promised even greater optimizations. In the event, these networks have run into the same difficulties as Bitcoin, with...
LiquidApps Releases Horizontal Blockchain Scaling Solution
14.10.2019
LiquidApps has released vCPU, a solution that can purportedly scale blockchain processing power horizontally
Three Very Different Paths to Blockchain Scaling
11.5.2019
How do you scale a blockchain so that it can process hundreds or even thousands of transactions per second – but without compromising on decentralization? It’s a question that has kept some of the brightest minds in the space awake at night, and some of the more ardent crypto factions...