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Will the next crypto bull run be dominated by L1s, L2s or something else?
6.11.2023
This latest report from Cointelegraph Research dives into the tsunami of solutions coming onto the market that improve security, privacy and speed from existing protocols
Ethereum futures premium hits 1-year high — Will ETH price follow?
1.11.2023
ETH rallied alongside Bitcoin as new spot ETF news emerged, and the altcoin could benefit from the failure of its layer-1 competitors
Arbitrum Foundation Eyes Japanese Market for Ethereum Layer 2 Expansion
29.9.2023
Today, the Arbitrum Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting Arbitrum, an Ethereum Layer 2 network, announced a strategic partnership with protocol studio Fracton Ventures.
The collaboration seeks to establish Arbitrum's footprint in Japan, an outcome to be achieved through the launch...
‘Massive’ crypto use cases to surface by 2030 — Coinbase exec
26.9.2023
Cointelegraph talks with Coinbase protocols lead and Base creator Jesse Pollak about the company’s new blockchain, which is already a force to be reckoned with
Matter Labs steps back as zkSync launches ecosystem portal managed by DappRadar
14.9.2023
The launch brings Matter Labs one step closer to its goal of complete decentralization for the zkSync protocol
Manta Network’s L2 hits mainnet to drive ZK-enabled DApp development
12.9.2023
Manta Network has launched its zero-knowledge proof layer-2 scaling network, which promises lower fees and higher throughput for developers looking to deploy decentralized applications
Consensus 2024 by CoinDesk
18.8.2023
Shibarium denies bridge issues, calls it FUD
17.8.2023
Shytoshi Kusama, co-founder of the Shiba Inu ecosystem, blamed a massive influx of transactions and user activity for technical difficulties in Shibarium
Shiba Inu’s Shibarium Ethereum L2 blockchain goes live on mainnet
16.8.2023
Shibarium’s beta phase saw a total of 21 million wallets on the L2, driving the interest of users months before the launch
Everything to know about Shib SSI, Shiba Inu’s Layer2 solution
7.8.2023
Shiba Inu users are set to witness a busy month with the altcoin prepared to make multiple launches. According to a previous notice by Shiba Inu, the Ethereum-based altcoin will launch the Shibarium mainnet in August. While users were primarily excited about the much-anticipated mainnet, Shiba...
opBNB associates with COMBO unlocks Layer2 potential
4.8.2023
opBNB, which is a Layer 2 solution, has formed an exclusive association with COMBO, a top gaming-oriented Layer 2 technology. Together, they will be setting off a cross-chain activity, the focus remaining on uninterrupted interactions in terms of on-chain assets. They will be leading in matters...
Base launches mainnet bridge UI for end-users, sets Aug. 9 for official launch
3.8.2023
Coinbase's Base network began onboarding end-users through a bridge UI, and the team announced Aug. 9 as the platform's official launch date
Bitcoin Lightning on Coinbase agenda, Brian Armstrong tells Jack Dorsey
2.8.2023
Armstrong confirmed that Coinbase was looking into adding support for Bitcoin Lightning while reassuring his support for Bitcoin payments
Celo blockchain proposes return to Ethereum ecosystem, transition to L2
16.7.2023
According to cLabs, the Celo transition would include leveraging OP Stack as the architecture to become an Ethereum L2 blockchain
Vitalik Buterin wants Bitcoin to experiment with layer2 solutions just like Ethereum
10.7.2023
Buterin also lauded the recent rise of Ordinals and believes it has brought the builder culture back to the Bitcoin ecosystem
Shakeup at Polygon Labs: President will step down and chief legal officer will become CEO
7.7.2023
The change in leadership came as the platform has been preparing a set of upgrades branded “Polygon 2.0”
Rising BTC transaction fees are a good thing, Bitcoin educator shares
22.5.2023
Dan Held, the chief marketing officer at Trust Machines, believes that rising Bitcoin transaction fees may encourage users to look at other layer-2 solutions
Thirteen years after first Bitcoin purchase, layer-2 solutions struggle to gain traction
22.5.2023
In an interview with Cointelegraph, Trust Machines CEO Muneeb Ali explains how Ordinals’ hype could support Bitcoin by attracting more developers and capital to layer-2 solutions
Coinbase’s Base network gets OpenZeppelin security integration
19.4.2023
Contract upgrades, admin changes and protocol tweaks can now be made using standard APIs that were previously unavailable on Base
Ethereum layer 2 bridging up sixfold year-on-year in Q1 — Alchemy
18.4.2023
Layer 2s also saw increased development activity, with year-over-year smart contract deployment increasing by 160%