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Coinbase to Shift USDC Accounts to Its Layer Two Blockchain Base
27.3.2024
Coinbase plans to transition more customer and corporate Usd coin (USDC) stablecoin accounts to Base, its Ethereum layer two blockchain, aiming for reduced fees and quicker settlement times, as announced by Coinbase VP Max Branzburg. The move is seen by some in the crypto industry as a positive...
Stacks Accelerates Toward Mainnet With Strategic Nakamoto Testnet Rollout
26.3.2024
The layer two (L2) project Stacks has officially released its public Nakamoto Testnet, offering a refined testing ground for developers and signers ahead of the mainnet launch. Stacks Introduces Nakamoto Testnet for Comprehensive Pre-Mainnet Testing In a significant step forward for the Stacks...
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,...
Bitfrost and Stacks Foundation Team up to Enhance Bitcoin Utility
14.3.2024
In a recent development, the Bitfrost Foundation has allied with the Stacks Foundation to explore new opportunities within the Bitcoin ecosystem. This partnership is dedicated to harnessing Bitcoin’s potential by introducing innovative use cases and improving interoperability with assets...
Optimism Foundation Executes $89 Million OP Private Token Transaction
8.3.2024
The Optimism Foundation recently sold approximately 19.5 million OP tokens, valued at nearly $90 million, to an unnamed buyer, with these tokens being sourced from the unallocated segment of their OP Token treasury initially set aside as working capital. This sale is part of the foundation’s...
Marathon Announces Anduro Layer Two Platform to Advance Bitcoin’s Capabilities
2.3.2024
Marathon Digital Holdings, one of the world’s largest public Bitcoin mining companies, has announced its work on Anduro, a multichain, layer two platform on top of Bitcoin. With Anduro, Marathon proposes the creation of several sidechains designed to expand Bitcoin’s standard...
Justin Sun Unveils Tron-Based Bitcoin Layer Two Roadmap
17.2.2024
Tron is embarking on an ambitious journey to transform the Bitcoin ecosystem, as announced by its founder, Justin Sun. Through the integration of Bitcoin Layer two solutions, Tron seeks to decentralize and interconnect a variety of token types, including major stablecoins, with the Bitcoin network....
Ethereum to Launch Dencun Upgrade March 13, Introducing ‘Blobs’ for Layer Two Scaling
10.2.2024
The Ethereum network is set to roll out the Dencun upgrade, aiming to significantly enhance data storage and transaction efficiency through the implementation of EIP-4844, known as “Proto-Danksharding.” Ethereum Set to Undergo Major Upgrade With Dencun Rollout on March 13 The Ethereum mainnet...
Starkware to Launch ‘Cairo Verifier’ for Improved Layer 3 Scalability
10.2.2024
Starkware, in a collaboration with Herodotus Dev, is poised to launch the ‘Cairo Verifier,’ a system designed to verify cryptographic proofs on Starknet’s Layer two. This innovation aims to circumvent the Ethereum mainnet, offering a solution to the comparatively costly and slow...
Is Manta Network Going to Crash? MANTA Price Drops 5% as New Cloud Mining Project Lures Global Investors
31.1.2024
The Manta price has dived by 10% in the past 24 hours, falling to $3.17 as the wider crypto market endures a 2.5% loss today. Despite this fall, MANTA remains up by 13% in the past week, as well as 57% up since the layer-two coin listed earlier in the month. Yet it has lost […]
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Is Mantle Going to Crash? MNT Price Falls 5% as New Mining System Receives $9.8 Million in Funding
30.1.2024
Mantle has gained by a modest 0.4% today, with the MNT price rising to $0.6034 in the past 24 hours, as the wider market increases by 2.5%. MNT is now flat in the past week and down by 17% in the last 14 days, with the layer-two token also having fallen by 8% in a […]
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Report: Bitcoin and L2 Networks Lead Fee Generation Surge in Blockchain Landscape
29.1.2024
The PWN DAO Foundation, linked to the peer-to-peer lending protocol PWN, has released a comprehensive report analyzing user-incurred onchain fees within major blockchain networks and decentralized applications (dapps) for the past year. The 2023 analysis examines Ethereum, BNB Chain, Bitcoin,...
Polymer Labs Secures $23 Million to Build Ethereum’s ‘Interoperability Hub’
25.1.2024
Polymer Labs, the inter-blockchain communication (IBC)-based networking layer two (L2), recently disclosed that it had raised $23 million via a Series A funding round. Polymer said only Ethereum and all chains under the IBC control will initially be compatible with its interoperability solution....
L2 Protocol Manta Network Suffers DDoS Attack, Project Leaders Face Money Laundering Allegations
21.1.2024
Manta Network, a modular layer two (L2) protocol, said a distributed denial-of-service attack on Jan. 18 resulted in the network accumulating a large queue of recent transactions. The attack, which occurred during a token-issuing event, is believed to have severely limited communication between...
Spartan Group’s Report Reveals Bitcoin’s Untapped Potential via Emerging Layers
20.1.2024
A new report details how Ordinals and other layer-two innovations can reshape Bitcoin’s role in the digital economy, moving it beyond just a store of value. New Report Outlines How Bitcoin Can Evolve to a Multi-Layered Ecosystem The “Bitcoin Layers” report, produced by...
Vitalik Buterin Debates Over Blockchain Scaling Terminology
18.1.2024
Amid the rapidly evolving Ethereum ecosystem, Vitalik Buterin has rejoined the debate on the classification of layer-two scaling solutions, putting the spotlight on the security and scalability trade-offs between rollups and validiums. Vitalik Buterin Weighs in on Ethereum Layer-Two Inclusion...
Vitalik Buterin’s Endorsement Leads to ENS Token Surge
4.1.2024
The ENS token’s recent price surge is attributed to Vitalik Buterin’s public support, who stated the need for ENS to be available on all layer two networks. Vitalik Buterin’s Social Media Post Ignites ENS Token Rally The Ethereum Name Service (ENS) token experienced an unexpected...
STX20 Protocol Demonstrates Potential for Scaling Bitcoin Ordinals on an L2 Network
4.1.2024
According to developers behind the project, the debut of the STX20 protocol on Stacks’ Bitcoin layer two (L2) has marked a pivotal moment for Ordinals-style assets. Amid growing demand for innovative use cases in the Bitcoin ecosystem, the Stacks team believes the STX20 test has shown significant...
L2 Protocol Blast Soars Past $1 Billion in Locked Crypto Value
28.12.2023
Statistics reveal that the Ethereum layer two (L2) platform Blast now secures over $1 billion within its protocol. The total value locked (TVL) in Blast has expanded more than twelvefold since its launch in late November. Blast’s TVL Hits $1 Billion Initially, on Nov. 22, 2023...
Bitcoin L2 Solutions Witness Decline, Lackluster Demand Despite Surging Transaction Fees
17.12.2023
On Saturday, December 16, the cost of transacting in bitcoin eclipsed its previous peak from May 8, 2023, surging past $40 per transaction. The trend of escalating onchain fees began on the final day of October, steadily increasing thereafter. Numerous crypto proponents foresaw this spike...