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Coinbase Exec: ‘There’s No Playbook’ for Public Company Launching Blockchain
9.8.2023
As Coinbase, the big U.S. crypto exchange, plans to launch its new Base blockchain on Wednesday, CoinDesk interviewed Jesse Pollak, who’s leading the effort. Here’s an excerpted version
Is Bitrock Price Going To Zero? Down 80%, New ERC-20 Token Launches This Week
8.8.2023
After a stratospheric run-in mid-July that saw the Bitrock (BITROCK) nearly 8000x from its decentralized exchange (DEX) launch price of $0.000037 to reach highs of around $0.30 per token, the token has come under massive sell pressure.
BITROCK was last trading slightly below $0.06, more than...
Mantle Introduces New Governing Body for Treasury Management
7.8.2023
The new layer 2 network passed a governance vote that establishes the Mantle Economics Committee as well as introduces more liquid staking into the ecosystem by authorizing liquid staking protocol Mantle LSD and the allocation of 40,000 ETH from its treasury to stETH
Base Opens Ethereum Bridge, Mainnet to Launch August 9
5.8.2023
Base, the Ethereum L2 (layer 2) scaling layer backed by Coinbase, has opened bridging for selected assets from Ethereum. In a blog post, the protocol also announced that the Base mainnet deployment was slated for August 9, allowing free access to developers to launch their apps on top of it. Base...
Polygon Claims Matter Labs Copied Its Code Without Attribution
3.8.2023
In a blog post, Polygon shared that Matter Labs had copy-pasted part of the code from their Plonky2 library
Google Cloud Partners with Celo Network as Validator, Facilitating Ethereum Layer 2 Migration
3.8.2023
Google Cloud has partnered with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible blockchain network Celo (CELO), and is already running a Celo network validator, according to an announcement.
The initiative builds on a collaboration between the two sides that was originally announced in April, when...
Coinbase Layer 2 Base Mainnet Launch Date Announced - Here's What You Need to Know
3.8.2023
Coinbase, the largest publicly traded crypto exchange based in the US, revealed its plans to open mainnet for the public, starting August 9.
Built on the OP stack in partnership with Optimism, Base is a layer-two scaling solution for Ethereum (ETH).
“Over the next week, you’ll begin to see Dapps...
Coinbase Sets Public Launch of ‘Base’ Layer 2 Blockchain for Next Week
3.8.2023
Users will be able to bridge their ETH starting Thursday, with the official launch of the main network for Aug. 9
Lightspark CEO David Marcus States Building on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Is ‘Incredibly Complex and Hard’
1.8.2023
David Marcus, CEO of Lightspark, a company that builds business-grade solutions to facilitate payments on top of the Lightning Network, shared his experience in developing on top of the Bitcoin scaling layer. Marcus stated that it is “incredibly complex and hard to build software around this...
$31,000 Per Reported Bug Up For Grabs In Swisstronik’s New Bug Bounty Program
31.7.2023
PRESS RELEASE. Swisstronik, the layer-1 network for developing scalable dApps which safeguard and maintain privacy for users’ data while remaining regulatory compliant, is excited to announce the launch of its first testnet. Swisstronik Testnet 1.0 is now available, offering dApp developers...
Celo Proposal to Migrate to Ethereum Layer 2 Passes
31.7.2023
The change seeks to simplify liquidity sharing between Celo and Ethereum while boosting security
Ethereum upgrade to offer revenue sharing for Layer 2 developers
31.7.2023
Developers of Ethereum have a proposition for scaling that will offer dApps the opportunity for revenue sharing in terms of transaction fees that they create on Layer 2. EIP-6968 has plans to introduce a kind of token that offers contract-secured revenue (CSR). This will provide the opportunity...
Memecoin mania hits Base: Obscure tokens skyrocket amid rug pulls and FOMO
31.7.2023
Memecoin traders have been buying up obscure tokens such as Bald and Based, which have each seen staggering price gains despite questionable utility
Worldcoin’s Launch Propels Optimism to Record-Breaking Daily Transaction Volume
28.7.2023
With the recent launch of Worldcoin’s token, worldcoin (WLD), Optimism has experienced a surge in daily transactions, reaching an all-time high on July 27. Data reveals that 944,000 Optimism transactions were processed on Thursday, with WLD transfers closing in on 1 million. WLD Token Arrival...
Optimism transaction volumes surpass Abitrum’s for the first time in six months
27.7.2023
Optimism lost the top spot to Arbitrum in January, after the end of its season one “quest," but has regained it after Worldcoin launched on July 25
NFT-optimized Palm Network to become a Polygon ZK Supernet
27.7.2023
The Ethereum sidechain will transition to a proof-of-stake network this August and become a full-fledged layer 2 based on Polygon’s zero-knowledge protocol in 2024
Animoca Brands Invests $30 Million in Crypto Payments Application Hi
27.7.2023
In order to perform KYC on its users, hi will soon utilize a Proof of Human Identity solution that helps prevent bots from transacting on its layer 2 network
Binance Research's H1 2023 Report: A Positive Note in Challenging Times for Crypto
25.7.2023
Binance's 120-page "Half-Year Report 2023 July 2023," released on July 20, provides insights into the current state of the crypto market, almost two years after its peak in late 2021.
Despite facing challenges in the first half of the year, the crypto industry has demonstrated resilience, with...
Worldcoin Migrates to Optimism
24.7.2023
Worldcoin, the decentralized ID and wallet protocol, has migrated its operations to Optimism, an Ethereum L2 scaling layer. With this move, Worldcoin aims to prepare for its future launch, taking advantage of the scalability features that its deployment on Optimism brings, including migrating user...
Shared Web3 user base could power new social app integrations — Aave CEO
20.7.2023
Web3 social layer Lens Protocol aims to power seamless connectivity of applications across blockchain and non-blockchain platforms