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Uniswap v3 looks set for layer-two scaling on both Arbitrum and Optimism
27.5.2021
Uniswap is now planning layer-two deployments on both Arbitrum and Optimism
Mark Cuban Reveals Stake in Ethereum Layer 2 Scaling Solution Polygon
27.5.2021
Famed American entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban has divulged a strategic investment in Polygon, highlighting his own use and embrace of the protocol’s multi-chain approach to Ethereum. Investment Accompanies Release of the Polygon SDK As major names line up behind Ethereum, notably...
Edward Snowden Knocks Alex Gladstein’s Crypto Critique- ‘Worst Part of Dragon-Level Wealth Is People Devolve Into Dragons Themselves’
9.5.2021
On Saturday evening, the privacy advocate and well known whistleblower, Edward Snowden, spoke out against some criticism stemming from the Human Rights Foundation’s Alex Gladstein. Snowden attacked the tribalism taking place in the crypto space and said that some people “lose sight...
Polygon’s New $100M Fund Aims to Attract Next Million Defi Participants
29.4.2021
As part of its ongoing efforts to make the decentralized finance ecosystem more accessible through infrastructure development, this layer2 scaling solution has introduced a $100 million fund designed to lower the barriers to entry for yield farming and lending. #Defiforall to Support Development...
Miners Remind the Community: Scaling the Bitcoin Block is Important
24.4.2021
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How was your recent Bitcoin transaction? Too expensive or too slow? That's why you should care!
Some select miners are reminding the community that the Bitcoin block is still very much in need of scaling....
Hermez Lists on AscendEX
30.3.2021
PRESS RELEASE. AscendEX, formerly BitMax, an industry-leading digital asset trading platform built by Wall Street quant trading veterans, has announced the listing of the Hermez Network Token (HEZ) under the pair USDT/HEZ on Mar 29 at 1:00 p.m. UTC. Hermez is a zk-rollup that allows for scaling...
No Optimism For Ethereum In March - L2 Scaling Solution Delayed
26.3.2021
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After ignoring requests to comment on their progress by Cryptonews.com, the team behind Ethereum (ETH) scaling solution, Optimism, finally confirmed that the network's mainnet public launch is not happening in March. Their new "rough estimate" for the launch...
Double jump.tokyo signs up to layer-two scaling solution for NFTs
25.3.2021
The alpha release will launch this month for Gods Unchained, opening up to double jump.tokyo and several other developers
Layer-two scaling solutions solve enterprises’ public blockchain challenges
19.3.2021
Will layer-two scaling solutions solve all the challenges that enterprises face with public blockchains?
Ethereum’s Buterin Highlights Layer-Two Rollups as Potential Scaling Solution
12.3.2021
As questions circle about the network’s capacities following surging transaction costs and accelerating activity in the decentralized finance (defi) arena, Ethereum’s founder Vitalik Buterin opines that layer-2 solutions could help the network scale by a factor of 100x in mere months...
A dark horse in the Ethereum scaling wars? Chainlink’s oracles find fertile ground on xDai
4.3.2021
Chainlink is rolling out support for xDai, a layer-two sidechain whose perceived centralization hasn’t stopped major DApp players
Enjin New Solutions 'Bring Scaling to Ethereum, Remove Fees, Support NFTs'
3.3.2021
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Ecosystem of blockchain software products Enjin (ENJ) has announced today a set of scaling solutions which they claim "remove gas fees from any blockchain" - the first of which is planned for launch early next month.
According to the team, this...
Vitalik proposes solution to link certain layer-two scaling projects
3.3.2021
L2 DeFi protocols currently cannot communicate with each other, so Vitalik has proposed a fix
BTC Downturn, ETH Scaling, Coinbase Listing and 20 Crypto Jokes
27.2.2021
Welcome! Let's do a short recap of what happened in the crypto week behind us. Coin Metrics said there's little reason to believe that Bitcoin miners are responsible for downturns in BTC’s price, Kraken’s CEO Jesse Powell said that “extreme” ethereum selling caused Monday’s flash crash to USD...
'Scaling Coming to Ethereum in March', Optimism Announces Mainnet Launch
25.2.2021
Ethereum (ETH) fans are celebrating the news that Ethereum scaling solution, Optimism, is now set to launch on the network's mainnet next month, ahead of schedule. But what does this mean both for Ethereum and its users?
"Mainnet in March. Scaling is coming to Ethereum," commented...
Andreessen Horowitz leads $25m round for Optimism's L2 scaling solution
25.2.2021
Optimism has been on a hiring spree and plans to expedite its mainnet launch after securing backing from Andreessen Horowitz
How Bitcoin’s Taproot Upgrade Will Improve Technology Across Bitcoin’s Software Stack
3.2.2021
Scaling, privacy and custody software will all benefit from Bitcoin’s biggest upgrade in years
Reddit partners with Ethereum Foundation to boost scaling and resources
28.1.2021
The social media network says the aim of the partnership is to bring Ethereum to "Reddit-scale" production
Reddit Joins With Ethereum Foundation to Build Scaling Tools
27.1.2021
The social media firm will dedicate developer resources to support scaling efforts for Ethereum
OKCoin to Integrate Bitcoin’s Lightning Network in Q1
22.1.2021
The feature, added to alleviate fee pressure during Bitcoin’s bull market, could be live within a month's time