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How native rollups can make Ethereum great again in 2 years
22.11.2024
Gnosis founder Martin Köppelmann says Ethereum needs to move away from “centralized” L2s like Base and adopt native rollups
Ethereum Layer-2 Project Starknet to Roll Out Staking Feature Later This Month
12.11.2024
StarkWare, the main developer firm behind Starknet, had shared in July that it would introduce a proposal for staking on the blockchain, but had not previously fixed the date of the rollout
Espresso, Project for Composability Between Blockchains, Pushes Main Product Live
11.11.2024
According to the team, the confirmation layer will be a critical piece of infrastructure for composability among layer-2 rollups, allowing for two networks to read and trust each other's blocks of transaction data
VC Darling Eclipse Finally Debuts Its Solana-Ethereum Blockchain Hybrid
7.11.2024
Eclipse raised more than $50 million from investors but has been marred by controversy over the past year
Is Optimism's 'Superchain' Winning the Ethereum Layer-2 Race?
6.11.2024
One of the biggest trends of 2023 among the leading layer-2 projects on Ethereum was the emergence of “blockchain in a box,” where the teams encouraged developers to clone their code to spin up new layer 2s. Now, it appears, one project in particular, Optimism, appears to be pulling away as...
Bitcoin Rollup Citrea Aims to Make BTC a Programmable Asset With ZK Proofs, Raises $14M Series A
31.10.2024
The goal of allowing greater utility on the Bitcoin blockchain is one of almost existential importance, according to Citrea
Optimism Foundation Agreed to Give Kraken $42.5M of OP Tokens in Layer-2 Deal
29.10.2024
Crypto exchange Kraken announced last week that it will build a layer-2 network atop Optimism's OP Stack blockchain framework. CoinDesk is first to report that the deal was reached early this year, involving a grant of 25 million OP tokens, at the time worth roughly $100 million
Astria, Project to Decentralize Crucial Blockchain 'Sequencers,' Goes Live With Main Network
28.10.2024
Kraken Picks Optimism for New Layer-2 Network, Joining Coinbase's Base on 'Superchain'
24.10.2024
The disclosure comes nearly a year after CoinDesk broke the news that Kraken was considering its own layer-2 network, following the runaway success enjoyed by Base after it launched in mid-2023
Coinbase-backed Base to improve decentralization with fault proofs
24.10.2024
Base will implement fault proofs on the mainnet twice as fast as Optimism, which took about six months to upgrade the system from testnet to mainnet
Vitalik Buterin Wants Ethereum to Hit 100K Transaction Per Second With Rollups
17.10.2024
Buterin’s roadmap aims to keep Layer 1 decentralized, ensure Layer 2s inherit Ethereum’s core values, and enhance seamless interoperability across chains
Uniswap Developer Unveils Own Layer-2 Network, Unichain, Built on Optimism Tech
10.10.2024
The news is in line with the ongoing trend that's hit the Ethereum scaling world since the end of 2023: giant and familiar crypto exchanges launching their own layer-2 networks
Rollup Optimism vs. ZK-Rollups: Which is Better for Layer-2 Scaling?
10.10.2024
The need for scalable solutions on the Ethereum network has driven the development of various Layer-2 scaling technologies. Among them, […]
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7 confusing crypto terms (almost) nobody understands
28.9.2024
The crypto world is full of technical terms, some of which are so difficult that almost no one understands them
7 confusing crypto terms (almost) nobody understands
28.9.2024
The crypto world is full of technical terms, some of which are so difficult that almost no one understands them
BOS Open-Sources Zero-Knowledge Protocol, Paving the Way for Advanced Cryptography on Bitcoin
26.9.2024
BitcoinOS (BOS) has open-sourced its BitSNARK verification protocol, marking a significant advancement in blockchain technology. This protocol, which successfully verified the first zk-SNARK proof on the Bitcoin blockchain, enables zero-knowledge cryptography without altering Bitcoin’s core...
Bitcoin Rollup Citrea Deploys BitVM-Based Bridge 'Clementine' on Testnet
24.9.2024
The (Zero-Knowledge Proof) Singularity Is Near
18.9.2024
This month may well be remembered as an inflection point in the acceleration toward real-time proving of transaction validity for blockchains
How zk-Rollups are Revolutionizing Blockchain Scalability?
17.9.2024
Introduction to zk-Rollups and Blockchain Scalability Blockchain technology, while revolutionary, faces a significant challenge in terms of scalability. Traditional blockchain […]
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Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Amps Up Pressure on Layer-2 Networks to Decentralize Further
12.9.2024
In 2022, Buterin proposed a set of stages for rollups, to classify them in their pursuit of decentralization. The criteria is meant to showcase that rollups tend to rely on “training wheels” and deploy their protocols to users before it's ready to fully decentralize