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Venture Firm a16z Dives into ZK Technology Research with 'Jolt' and 'Lasso' Projects
11.8.2023
Prominent VC firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has unveiled two open-source software projects focused on zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs.
These projects aim to accelerate the core technology behind ZK proofs, a promising type of cryptography that can help scale blockchains by increasing transaction...
Base’s Rapid Ascent: 136,000 Daily Users and $175 Million TVL in Ethereum’s L2 Defi Space
11.8.2023
Base, the Ethereum layer two (L2) scaling solution supported by Coinbase, has experienced over $175 million funneled into its decentralized finance (defi) protocol since its creation. The majority of value locked comprises 75,244 ether and nearly $26 million worth of the USDC stablecoin....
3 reasons why Ethereum price is still pinned below $1,900
10.8.2023
PayPal’s stablecoin announcement and a handful of Ether ETF applications are bulls’ biggest hopes for a price trend reversal
PancakeSwap Deploys on Ethereum Scaling Network Arbitrum in Expansion Drive
10.8.2023
The decentralized exchange has expanded to several networks this year in the search for new users and revenue streams
Mantle Introduces New Governing Body for Treasury Management
7.8.2023
The new layer 2 network passed a governance vote that establishes the Mantle Economics Committee as well as introduces more liquid staking into the ecosystem by authorizing liquid staking protocol Mantle LSD and the allocation of 40,000 ETH from its treasury to stETH
Base Opens Ethereum Bridge, Mainnet to Launch August 9
5.8.2023
Base, the Ethereum L2 (layer 2) scaling layer backed by Coinbase, has opened bridging for selected assets from Ethereum. In a blog post, the protocol also announced that the Base mainnet deployment was slated for August 9, allowing free access to developers to launch their apps on top of it. Base...
16 tips for managing the business development side of scaling
1.8.2023
To successfully scale, crypto and blockchain companies need to know as much about business development as they do about their technology
Lightspark CEO David Marcus States Building on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Is ‘Incredibly Complex and Hard’
1.8.2023
David Marcus, CEO of Lightspark, a company that builds business-grade solutions to facilitate payments on top of the Lightning Network, shared his experience in developing on top of the Bitcoin scaling layer. Marcus stated that it is “incredibly complex and hard to build software around this...
Worldcoin Migrates to Optimism
24.7.2023
Worldcoin, the decentralized ID and wallet protocol, has migrated its operations to Optimism, an Ethereum L2 scaling layer. With this move, Worldcoin aims to prepare for its future launch, taking advantage of the scalability features that its deployment on Optimism brings, including migrating user...
Binance Integrates Lightning Network Deposits and Withdrawals
18.7.2023
Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume traded, has announced it has completed the integration of the Lightning Network, a BTC scaling layer, on its platform. Now users can execute bitcoin deposits and withdrawals using the network, taking advantage of lower fees. Binance Completes...
Mantle’s MNT Token Outpaces Rival Layer 2 Blockchains Over Past 24 Hours
18.7.2023
After launching its mainnet on Monday, Mantle’s utility and governance token has jumped roughly 4%, more than the native tokens of Arbitrum and Optimism over the past day
Healthy competition welcome - Polygon zkEVM lead
18.7.2023
Prominent Ethereum development firms have rolled out varying zero-knowledge scaling solutions that are driving healthy competition in the ecosystem
Binance Successfully Integrates Bitcoin Lightning Network for Faster and Cheaper Transactions
17.7.2023
Crypto exchange giant Binance has completed the integration of the Bitcoin Lightning Network, enabling its users to deposit and withdraw the world's number one crypto through this popular Layer 2 (L2).
Bitcoin Lightning Network is a second-layer solution that addresses scalability issues. It uses...
Ethereum scaling protocols drive zero-knowledge proof use: Finance Redefined
14.7.2023
The top 100 DeFi tokens had a mixed week, with most of the tokens trading in a narrow range before surging on July 13 courtesy of Ripple’s partial win in its court battle with the SEC
Ethereum scaling protocols drive zero-knowledge proof use in 2023
13.7.2023
Ethereum scaling remains the primary use case behind zero-knowledge proofs according to a report from ZKValidator
Is It Too Late to Buy Polygon? MATIC Price Rallies Up 5% in 24 Hours as Green Crypto Chimpzee Sails Past $800,000 Milestone
11.7.2023
The price of MATIC, the native token of Ethereum’s largest layer-2 scaling protocol by market capitalization Polygon, is up over 5% in the last 24 hours, as per CoinGecko.
MATIC was last trading just above $0.74 and to the north of its 50-Day Moving Average (DMA) for the first since April, as...
ConsenSys launches Linea zkEVM to further scale Ethereum
11.7.2023
ConsenSys rolls scaling network Linea, which delivered faster throughput and 15 times lower transaction costs than Ethereum’s layer 1
Starknet Plans ‘Quantum Leap’ Upgrade Next Week After Testnet Version Deployed
5.7.2023
The upgrade will increase the number of transactions per second the blockchain can handle as well as reduce the time-to-inclusion
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...
Account abstraction will drive a billion users from Asia to Web3: ConsenSys exec
5.7.2023
In addition to “smart accounts” Ethereum adoption will be boosted by Web3 gaming along with zkEVM scaling and security, says Laura Shi