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Tascha Punyaneramitdee, Founder of INIT Capital, on DeFi, Liquidity Hook Money Markets, Point Farming in Crypto, and 2024 Trends | Ep. 331
3.5.2024
Tascha Punyaneramitdee, the Core Contributor and Founder of INIT Capital, discusses liquidity hooks and their benefits for users and businesses alike, what protocols must do to ensure they have a long-standing product, the pros and cons of the popular point farming, and her thoughts on DePIN...
Is Optimism Going to Zero? OP Price Drops 4%, While Experts Are Stocking Up On This New GambleFi Token
30.4.2024
The native token for Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solution Optimism (OP) has fallen 4% in the last 24 hours amidst a market-wide pullback that has hit Layer 2 tokens the hardest. Optimism currently trades at a price of $2.39. This is down about 1% in the last hour. It also represents a 3.7% dip both...
Avail integrates leading layer-2 networks to create more cost-efficient chains
25.4.2024
Avail joins forces with leading layer-2 networks for increased Web3 scalability through data availability and rollup unification for a more interconnected blockchain landscape
OKX and Polygon Collaborate to Launch X Layer Public Mainnet
16.4.2024
OKX, in partnership with Polygon, has launched the X Layer public mainnet, a new ZK Layer-2 solution designed to enhance Ethereum-based transactions for OKX’s 50 million users.
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Uniswap Labs Implements Fee Increase to 0.25% on Mainnet and Layer 2 Swaps
14.4.2024
Uniswap Labs, the creator of the Uniswap protocol, has increased the fees charged to users for trading on its interface.
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Ethereum Layer-2 Protocol Starknet Sheds Light On What Caused 4-Hour Block Outage
5.4.2024
Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution, Starknet, is giving insight into why the protocol experienced an estimated four hour outage on April 4. The Block outage marks the latest in a challenging year for the protocol ahead of the April launch of its STRK coin.
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Warning from Emin Gün Sirer: Deceptive Trends Threaten Integrity of Crypto Markets
24.3.2024
Emin Gün Sirer, the co-founder of Avalanche blockchain, has sounded the alarm on deceptive trends infiltrating certain layer-2 (L2) solutions, posing risks to investors.
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Espresso Systems Secures $28 Million in Series B Funding Led by a16z Crypto
22.3.2024
Espresso Systems raises $28 million in Series B funding led by a16z crypto to enhance Ethereum Layer 2 scalability and rollup interoperability through its marketplace.
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Arbitrum to Unlock $2.32 Billion in Vested ARB Tokens on March 16
12.3.2024
Arbitrum, a Layer-2 blockchain network, is gearing up to release $2.32 billion worth of vested Arbitrum ARB tokens on March 16.
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$400 million in ETH Withdrawn from Blast L2 Network Following Mainnet Launch
2.3.2024
Around $400 million in Ether (ETH) has been withdrawn from the Ethereum layer-2 network Blast after the launch of its mainnet.
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Luxury Brand Protocol Arianee Set to Launch New Polygon CDK-Powered Chain
22.2.2024
Arianee, the ownership infrastructure behind a number of global luxury brands, has announced its plans to unveil a brand new layer 2 built on Polygon “to leverage the full potential of digital product passports (DPPs) and engagement tokens at scale,” a Thursday, February 22 press release from...
Kenny Li, Core Contributor of Manta Network, on The Future of Modularity, Decentralization, and More | Ep. 308
13.2.2024
In the latest episode of the Cryptonews Podcast, host Matt Zahab had a wide-ranging discussion with Kenny Li, Core Contributor to the privacy-preserving Polkadot–based protocol and layer-1 blockchain Manta Network. In this exclusive interview, Li talked about: the future of modularity and...
Optimism to Halt ETH Withdrawals for Testing Upgraded Incident Response System
9.2.2024
On February 15, the Optimism network will suspend ETH token withdrawals to test an updated security response system. Withdrawals will not be possible for one hour, the developers said. According to the announcement, ETH withdrawals from Optimism’s Level-2 network to the main Ethereum network...
Manta Pacific Flips Base as Fourth Largest Layer 2 Solution as TVL Surges to $845 Million
16.1.2024
Manta Pacific has moved past Base to become the fourth largest layer 2 scaling solution in the market. The total value locked (TVL) of the network soared past $840 million. Recent data from L2Beat show that Base, an Ethereum layer 2 solution backed by Coinbase, has lost its spot as the fourth...
Manta Network’s Ethereum Layer 2 Blockchain Exceeds $800M in TVL
12.1.2024
Source: Adobe / lumerb Manta Pacific, the native Layer 2 modular blockchain of Manta Network, has witnessed a 65-fold increase in Total Value Locked (TVL) over the last quarter. Launched just under four months ago, in October 2023, Manta Pacific’s TVL started at a modest $10 million. However...
Arbitrum Price Prediction as Network Hit By Partial Outage Amid Traffic Surge – Where Next for ARB?
15.12.2023
ARB, the governance token for the Ethereum layer-2 scaling blockchain Arbitrum, is close to 5% lower on Friday, though is holding above its 21DMA at $1.10 despite news of a partial network outage. The blockchain’s official X account tweeted that its sequencer staled at 10:29 ET due to...
Vitalik Buterin Proposes Enshrined ZK-EVM for Enhanced Ethereum Main Chain Efficiency
14.12.2023
Source: ShutterStock Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum’s co-founder, has introduced a conceptual architecture called the enshrined Zero-Knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (ZK-EVM) to enhance the main chain’s efficiency. According to Buterin’s latest blog, this proposal of the enshrined...
BankSocial’s Crypto-Friendly Credit Union, Seagrass & Hashgraph Association’s Carbon Credit Web3 Identity Wallet + More News
11.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Andrey Popov Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. In this edition: BankSocial Plans to Create a Crypto-Friendly Credit Union Seagrass and The Hashgraph Association Announce...
Today in Crypto: 46.5% of Web3 Fund Loss is Result of Traditional Web2 Security Issues, Investment in Blockchain Gaming Hits $1.5 Billion in 2023
15.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / AhmadSoleh Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. __________ Security news While developers and researchers generally focus on designing and coding the smart contract protocol...
OKX Collaborates with Polygon Labs to Launch Testnet of X1, A High-Performance zkEVM Layer-2 Network
14.11.2023
OKX partners with Polygon Labs to test new layer-2 network X1. Image by AndriiKoval, Adobe Stock. On Tuesday, the sixth largest cryptocurrency exchange OKX announced a partnership with blockchain platform Polygon Labs to launch a test network for X1, a new zkEVM layer-2 solution designed to improve...