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Blockstream’s Liquid Sidechain Criticized Over Long Outage — Block Signing Issue Related to Upgrade
6.10.2021
On Tuesday, cryptocurrency supporters on social media and forums discussed Blockstream’s Liquid sidechain product as block signing had been down for over 20 hours. While Blockstream had noted the sidechain was undergoing a hard fork upgrade planned for October 5, a number of crypto...
3 reasons why Polkadot is en-route to a new ATH even after a 256% rally
14.9.2021
Steady development and strong fundamentals suggest that DOT's rally toward a new all-time high is in the making
ETH Compatible BCH Sidechain Smartbch Successfully Launches Three Nodes
31.7.2021
The day before the fourth Bitcoin Cash anniversary, the Smart Bitcoin Cash team (Smartbch), announced the project has launched three nodes as genesis validators. Smartbch disclosed that Btc.com, Viabtc, and Matrixport are participating and the project has officially started its voting period....
Stacks AMM Revealed, Native Bitcoin Swaps Executed With Proof-of-Transfer Protocol
27.7.2021
According to a recent report, the first trust-less swap between the Bitcoin blockchain and Stacks protocol has been executed. The co-founder of the Stacks protocol, Muneeb Ali tweeted about the native bitcoin swap and said the progress is a big deal. Trust-less Native Bitcoin Swap Executed With...
Karura launches decentralized exchange on Polkadot and Kusama
23.7.2021
Karura Swap has opened trading for the Kusama/Karura — KSM/KAR — pair as the platform becomes one of the first DEXs to launch on Polkadot and Kusama
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
Another first for Polkadot as Kusama council approves first parachain slot auction
15.6.2021
The first Kusama parachain slot auction will now commence and is set to run for the next week
Polkadot creator Gavin Wood proposes June 15 for first Kusama parachain auction
8.6.2021
The first Kusama parachain auction could happen by mid-June if the council votes in favor of a recently released tentative schedule
There’s Close to 300,000 Bitcoin-Pegged Tokens Hosted on ETH and BSC, Value Exceeds $12 Billion
19.5.2021
For quite some time now cryptocurrency traders have been leveraging bitcoin-based assets tethered to alternative blockchains. Mid-May statistics show there’s more than 299,000 bitcoin, worth over $12.8 billion today, tied to wrapped or synthetic bitcoin projects hosted on Ethereum or...
Axie Infinity (AXS) rallies 80% following migration to Ronin sidechain
5.5.2021
AXS and SLP price surged following the project’s successful migration to the Ronin sidechain on the Ethereum network
The Benefits of Coupling Ethereum With Bitcoin Cash: Smartbch Sidechain Testnet Is Now Public
30.4.2021
On Thursday, the Smart Bitcoin Cash team announced the launch of the Smartbch testnet explaining that developers and decentralized app makers can now experiment and develop with the high-performance, EVM-compatible Bitcoin Cash sidechain. Further, Bitcoin.com News spoke with Wang Kui the lead...
Maximizing TPS: Smartbch Developer Explains Project’s Potential, Metamask Capabilities Seen in the Wild
15.4.2021
During the first week of April, Bitcoin.com News reported on the sidechain project Smart Bitcoin Cash Project (Smartbch), as the community has been very excited about this new venture. Smartbch aims to connect Ethereum’s EVM and Web3 APIs to a smart sidechain built using the Bitcoin Cash...
Bitcoin-Pegged Token Crafted by Binance Swells, BTCB Now Commands $2.3 Billion Market Cap
7.4.2021
Over the last twelve months wrapped or synthetic bitcoin projects have swelled a great deal. The digital token called wrapped bitcoin, for example, has 141,503 WBTC in circulation today, but the token called the Bitcoin BEP 2 (BTCB) has gathered some steam. Currently, there are 39,719 BTCB out...
The Power of ETH and BCH: Smart Bitcoin Cash Project Highlights Innovative Sidechain
2.4.2021
On Thursday, Bitcoin Cash proponents were introduced to a new website that features a project called Smart Bitcoin Cash or Smartbch for short. Essentially, the project is a sidechain for Bitcoin Cash that is compatible with Ethereum’s EVM and Web3 API, which means people will soon be able...
DeFi platforms Zapper and Aave announce Polygon sidechain integrations
31.3.2021
Two DeFi heavyweights will be integrating the one-time Ethereum competitor
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
An Ethereum and Web3-Compatible Sidechain Is Coming to Bitcoin Cash
2.3.2021
On March 2, 2021, the average fee on the Ethereum network costs around 0.0083 ETH in gas or around $12.89 per transaction. Transaction fees of this caliber have dampened Ethereum-based decentralized finance (defi) applications and Web3 platforms. On February 23, however, crypto proponents were...
Axie Infinity escapes Ethereum gas fees as Ronin sidechain goes live
1.2.2021
The increasingly popular blockchain game will encourage users to migrate land and items early with a limited edition NFT gift
RSK users won’t have to pay transaction fees with new integration
28.1.2021
IOVLabs wants to improve on Ethereum's meta-transaction adoption