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Blast token rallies 40% after $2B airdrop debut
27.6.2024
The native token of the Ethereum layer-2 Blast has rallied following an airdrop in which 17% of the supply was sent to eligible users
Blast airdrop to launch June 26, distributing 17% of supply to early users
25.6.2024
The Blast team announced that its token airdrop would commence on June 26 and that users who bridged assets to the network or used its apps would receive tokens
Alex Lab points to Lazarus Group after last month's $4M exploit
25.6.2024
After being exploited for $4.3 million in May, Alex Lab reveals they have since found “substantial transaction evidence” pointing the attack to North Korea’s Lazarus Group
Bitcoin Lightning hacker Burak introduces new layer 2 ‘Brollups’
24.6.2024
The Bitcoin developer says Brollups can support more than 90% of decentralized finance use cases, from NFT sales to token orders on DEXs
Layer-2 rollups must decentralize sequencers or face the consequences
23.6.2024
Centralized sequencers achieve higher throughputs and performance, but they also create severe security risks — illustrated by a $2.6 million exploit on Linea
Hashing It Out: Layer-2 challenges and enterprise adoption with LightLink CEO
20.6.2024
Roy Hui, co-founder and CEO of LightLink, breaks down what it takes to build a layer-2 platform in a very competitive field — from airdrops to developer engagement and adoption
BNB Chain activates hard fork, reduces fees
20.6.2024
BNB Chain activates the Haber hard fork with BEP-336, introducing blob-carrying transactions to optimize data storage and processing
Marathon's Layer-2 Chain, Anduro, Plugs In 'Portal to Bitcoin' for Atomic Swaps
19.6.2024
The publicly-traded bitcoin miner Marathon began incubating Anduro in February as a "platform built on the Bitcoin network that allows for the creation of multiple sidechains."
Layer 1 news: BlockDAG’s 30,000x ROI captivates investors amid Monero & Notcoin’s market struggles
19.6.2024
As the cryptocurrency sector sees fluctuating trends, Monero displays modest gains while Notcoin grapples with market pressures affecting its trading volume. Amidst this, investors are shifting focus to newer, promising projects. BlockDAG, a premier layer-1 initiative, has captivated many with...
Ronin to scale Web3 games with new zkEVM
18.6.2024
Sky Mavis co-founder Jeff Zirlin told Cointelegraph that the company is preparing for a future when it will have to handle 400 million to four billion transactions
Sonic, Gaming-Focused Layer-2 Chain on Solana, Raises $12M
18.6.2024
ZKsync Airdrop of 'ZK' Token Puts Initial Market Cap Near $900M
17.6.2024
The layer-2 blockchain ZKsync, has kicked off its highly anticipated airdrop of its ZK token, with 45% of the tokens already claimed
The biggest conference dedicated to Layer 2s at EthCC!
13.6.2024
Join the biggest conference dedicated to Ethereum Layer 2 Scaling solutions during EthCC. Gain insights into recent technological updates, explore in-depth case studies, and discuss practicals in ETH Layer 2 Scaling. Web3 developers, founders, researchers, and enthusiasts are welcome! What...
TON flips ETH in daily active users, but that’s not the full picture
13.6.2024
TON has seen more daily active addresses than Ethereum in 10 of the last 11 days — however, that figure doesn’t include Ethereum layer 2s
Co-Creator of Ethereum thrilled with layer 2 protocol OP mainnet
12.6.2024
The Co-Creator of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, is thrilled with layer 2 protocol OP mainnet and considers it a significant landmark. He used the occasion to showcase the many success stories of Ethereum’s upgrading services. OP Labs, the firm responsible for building the Optimism protocol,...
‘Bitcoin Layer 2’ sidechains aren’t really L2s: There is a better way
12.6.2024
Money has pumped into 73 Bitcoin ‘Layer-2’ scaling solutions this year. But many are just insecure sidechains. There is a better way
Every Layer of Animal Well (And How To Solve It), Explained
11.6.2024
Animal Well, Shared Memory’s excellent metroidvania, is a natural conversation starter, thanks in no small part to its “layers” of progression. The term at least partially stems from this list of tips from the game’s developer Billy Basso, in which Basso discloses that “Animal Well is designed with...
Crypto Mixers, Privacy Coins, Layer 2s Complicate Tracing for Law Enforcement, EU Innovation Hub Says
11.6.2024
Separately, France's markets regulator said crypto remains a high risk for money laundering
MultiversX boosts layer-2 transaction speed with Sovereign Chains
11.6.2024
Existing L2 networks can increase their transaction and smart contract throughput by 100 times by utilizing Sovereign Chains
Biconomy introduces AI agents for on-chain transactions
11.6.2024
Biconomy’s Delegated Authorization Network (DAN) will serve as an authorization layer for autonomous on-chain transactions