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Ethereum Developers Target March 13 for Milestone 'Dencun' Upgrade on Mainnet
8.2.2024
The timing for the long-awaited Dencun upgrade, with its much-touted "proto-danksharding" feature, was announced Thursday on a call with top developers for the Ethereum blockchain
Covalent Awarded $200,000 Ecosystem Grant by Optimism Collective for Multi-Year Support
7.2.2024
  Covalent (CQT), the key ‘data availability’ layer of Web3 ecosystems, proudly announces the culmination of a multi-year collaboration with the Optimism Collective. Covalent’s data and direct impact on cross-chain growth for Optimism is now being recognized with this noteworthy milestone....
Celestia Rival Avail Inks Agreement With Starkware as Blockchain Data Race Heats Up
20.12.2023
Avail's new "data availability" solution, currently in testing, and Madara, which is Starkware's sequencer, are both expected to go live in early 2024. They might be used in conjunction to create new application chains or "appchains."
The Protocol: Crypto Spring Is Airdrop Season With Tokens From Starknet, LayerZero
13.12.2023
In this week's issue of The Protocol newsletter, we're covering Worldcoin's latest update, airdrop season, the new Bitcoin wallet from Jack Dorsey's company and the "data availability" network Celestia's market-moving plan to plug into Polygon's blockchain development kit
Blockchain Developer Lattice Unveils 'Alternative Data Availability' Network for Optimism
15.11.2023
Redstone is operating in testnet, and aims to be cost-effective for on-chain games and decentralized applications
NEAR Foundation rolls out NEAR Data Availability layer
9.11.2023
NEAR Foundation has successfully introduced the NEAR Data Availability (NEAR DA) layer. Being a segment of the NEAR Open Web Stack, NEAR DA is a landmark innovation providing healthy and cost-effective data accessibility with regard to ETH rollups and Ethereum developers. NEAR DA is being delivered...
'Almost All of DeFi Uses the Graph' – Q&A With Edge & Node CEO Tegan Kline
8.11.2023
The CEO of Edge & Node shares how The Graph network is supposed to help organize data for other protocols
Near Foundation Joins Celestia in Race to Provide 'Data Availability' for Ethereum Rollups
8.11.2023
The project's new "NEAR DA" aims to provide an alternate venue that could handle data produced by Ethereum's fast-growing network or auxiliary blockchains or "layer-2 networks."
Avail, Data Availability Solution to Rival Celestia, Unveils 'Incentivized Testnet'
7.11.2023
The announcement comes as Celestia's recent launch and airdrop has kindled interest in "modular" blockchain projects that can relieve the burden on primary networks like Ethereum
Celestia Project Surpasses $370M Market Cap Following Highly Anticipated Launch
1.11.2023
Celestia , a project focused on data availability in blockchain, launched its mainnet on Tuesday. Originating from a 2019 research paper by Mustafa Al-Bassam, the project has seen its market capitalization reach over $370 million overnight. The buildup to Celestia’s mainnet launch was defined...
Celestia’s Mainnet and TIA Token Trading to Commence Tomorrow – Here’s What You Need to Know
30.10.2023
The Celestia mainnet, the first modular data availability network, is set to launch tomorrow (14:00 on October 31 UTC). This will also release its native token TIA for trading with an airdrop of 60 million tokens, 6% of the tokens in circulation, for active users on Ethereum Layer 2s Cosmos...
Goldman Sachs Analysis: Ethereum’s Path to Scalability
27.10.2023
Ethereum (ETH) ‘s upcoming Dencun upgrade, expected in the first quarter of 2024, will play a crucial role in the blockchain’s journey towards scalability as a settlement layer. In a recent note, Goldman Sachs highlighted the primary impact of the Dencun upgrade, which is increasing...
Namesake of Ethereum's 'Danksharding' Says 'Data Availability' Too Confusing a Term
12.9.2023
The Ethereum Foundation's Dankrad Feist says he thinks a lot of people are stumped by the term "data availability," even as the concept gains momentum in blockchain tech circles
What Is Ethereum’s ‘Data Availability' Problem, and Why Does It Matter?
12.7.2023
Separate “data availability” layers could reduce congestion on the Ethereum network by making it easier for ancillary “rollup” networks to verify that transactional details exist and are available to download if needed — without actually downloading them. The concept might offer an alternative...
Polygon spinoff launches testnet bridge to allow for low-cost layer-2s
7.7.2023
Avail launched a bridge to transmit data availability attestations to Ethereum, potentially allowing for lower fees on some L2s
Why ZK rollups need data availability - Polygon co-founder
19.6.2023
Zero knowledge rollups hold great promise for scaling blockchains but the technology requires certain provisions to ensure its success
Rollkit Developers Leverage Bitcoin for Sovereign Rollups, Sparking Criticism from Ethereum Proponents
6.3.2023
The Rollkit development team has announced that Bitcoin has been integrated as a means for sovereign rollups to store and retrieve data. The developers have stated that it is now possible to run the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) on Bitcoin as a sovereign rollup. However, some Ethereum proponents...
Polygon announces scalable data availability infrastructure Avail
28.6.2021
The Polygon team is set to launch a data availability solution for sidechains and layer-two protocols
Study: Smart Contracts Limit Data Availability, But Improve Its Quality
4.2.2020
Research firm Gartner warns blockchain smart contracts could limit the availability of data for enterprises, yet argue their impact would be a net positive