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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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From Rollups to Sidechains, L2 Watch Catalogs Dozens of Bitcoin Layer 2 Solutions
23.3.2024
In recent years, attention towards layer two (L2) scaling solutions for Bitcoin has persisted, though bitcoin capacity in the Lightning Network has seen a decline. In recent years, other varieties of L2 solutions have emerged, capturing the attention of the crypto community. On March 19, 2024,...
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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Frax Finance Unveils Roadmap to Reach $100 Billion in Locked Assets on L2 Network by 2026
22.3.2024
DeFi protocol Frax Finance has revealed an ambitious roadmap aimed at increasing the total dollar value of crypto assets locked in its layer 2 blockchain to $100 billion by the end of 2026.
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Espresso Systems Raises $28M in Fresh Funds, Led By A16z Crypto
21.3.2024
The shared sequencer leading firm said that the round would further invests in their products as well as additional hires
Shibarium Sees Transactions Plunge 99%: Challenges Ahead for Shiba Inu’s Layer 2
21.3.2024
Shibarium, an Ethereum Layer 2 network built by Shiba Inu, is up against a significant drop in day-to-day transactions to the extent of 99%. The end of 2023 and the start of 2024 have witnessed increased acceptance of the Shibarium network, due to which daily transactions saw an upward swing...
Morph EVM Raises $20M Funding Led by DragonFly Capital
21.3.2024
Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) Layer 2 firm Morph, has raised $19 million in a seed funding led by DragonFly Capital.
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Enterprise Ethereum Use Cases Expected to Increase in 2024
20.3.2024
Investors are not the only ones interested in Ethereum (ETH). An increasing number of businesses also plan to leverage Ethereum this year. While large companies have previously dabbled in Ethereum, industry experts believe that enterprise Ethereum is finally gaining momentum. Data from layer-2...
Coinbase's Base Chain Warns of 'Stuck' Transactions Amid Traffic Surge
20.3.2024
The Ethereum layer-2 chain's status page warns users of high fees and slowdowns as traders flock to new Base meme coins
Arbitrum Outpaces Ethereum in Daily Transactions Amidst L2 Networks’ Surge
20.3.2024
Recent statistics reveal that the layer two (L2) network Arbitrum has experienced a significant increase in daily transactions. On Tuesday, the network’s daily transactions even exceeded those on the Ethereum platform. Additionally, following Ethereum’s Dencun upgrade, other L2 networks...
Starknet, an Ethereum Layer 2, Plans 'Parallel Execution' to Mimic Solana's Speed Feature
20.3.2024
The new feature, described as "multitasking for rollups," is on Starknet's project road map for the second quarter of 2024, released Wednesday
Optimism Finally Starts Testing 'Fault Proofs' at Heart of Design – and of Criticism
19.3.2024
A version of the new proof system, which will help secure withdrawals from Optimism and other networks based on its tech, will be deployed to Ethereum's Sepolia test network on Tuesday
Jimmy Zhao, Senior Solution Architect at BNB Chain, on DeFi, AI, DePIN, Fully On-Chain Gaming, and One BNB | Ep. 318
19.3.2024
Jimmy Zhao talks about BNB Chain and Binance being separate entities, different layers of BNB Chain coming into a unified platform, shifting to fully on-chain models, bringing 15x lower fees, plans for more Layer-2 innovations, AI and DePIN projects the team's working with, and their focus...
Layer 2 Blockchain Opens New Doors Following Ethereum’s Dencun Upgrade
19.3.2024
An Ethereum layer 2 network, Base, has established user metrics incubated by Coinbase, the popular centralized cryptocurrency exchange, that have surged since the Dencun upgrade was made on Ethereum on 13 March. It lowered transaction fees by almost 98% on layer 2 networks. The Dencun upgrade...
Bitcoin Layer-2 Project BVM Gains Traction With Promise of 'Juicy' Airdrops
15.3.2024
The platform lets users start their own networks on Bitcoin and is offering developers millions of dollars as grant rewards
Possible effect of Ethereum’s Dencun Upgrade on Layer-2 tokens
14.3.2024
Ethereum’s Dencun upgrade is slated to go live in the middle of March 2024. All eyes are on its Dencun Upgrade, which commits to bringing economic cost and efficiency transactions to the native network. Also, there are speculations that layer-2 tokens could get a potential boost from Dencun...
Layer 2 Blockchains Become Cheaper After Ethereum's Dencun Upgrade
14.3.2024
The upgrade allows layer 2 solutions to store data in "blobs" instead of the expensive call data
Layer-2 Blockchain Blast Grinds to a Halt During Ethereum Dencun Upgrade
14.3.2024
A Blast block explorer reported that the Blast network had encountered a disruption in block production due to the Ethereum Dencun upgrade.
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Polygon Developer: Dencun Upgrade Will Hit the Zkevm Testnet in April
13.3.2024
The Ethereum Dencun upgrade is bringing EIP-4844, which introduces efficient data storage to potentially reduce transaction costs on layer-2 solutions like Polygon zkEVM. The upgrade hits testnet in April.
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Ethereum Price Prediction as Dencun Upgrade Successfully Goes Live – Where Next for ETH?
13.3.2024
The Ethereum (ETH) price is consolidating just below $4,000 and close to multi-year highs in wake of the successful implementation of the Dencun upgrade, that, amongst other things, is set to deliver a major boost to the Ethereum ecosystem via delivering a significant reduction in Ethereum layer-2...