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'We Can't Build Something Like This on Ethereum,' Says DYdX Founder as Mainnet Nears
20.9.2023
In an exclusive interview, Antonio Juliano, founder of dYdX (and a former Coinbase software engineer), discusses his project's move to build a new layer-1 blockchain using Cosmos technology
What Are Rollups? Ethereum’s Main Scaling Solution Examined
20.9.2023
Rollups are structures that have been designed as a way of scaling Ethereum’s capacity to process transactions and data. They group a bunch of tasks and compute them offchain, only posting the result of these transactions to Ethereum, allowing more data to be piled up on L1 (layer one)....
Canto, Astar blockchains plan migration to Ethereum ecoystem as layer 2s
19.9.2023
By inheriting Ethereum’s security, Canto will be more decentralized and will enable trustless guarantees when bridging assets over, Polygon Labs said
Idealistic Ethereum community-built zkEVM Scroll launching in weeks
18.9.2023
Scroll co-founder Ye Zhang is aiming for a community-driven decentralized immutable scaling solution for Ethereum
Base Network hits almost 2M transactions in a day, still lags Polygon, BSC
17.9.2023
Base surpassed other layer-2 networks like Optimism and Arbitrum in terms of daily transactions but still lagged behind Polygon and BSC
Astar Partners With Polygon to Target Japan’s Web3 Boom With New Scaling Solution
16.9.2023
At the Token2049 conference in Singapore, Astar Network revealed it is joining forces with Polygon Labs to launch Astar zkEVM, a new Ethereum layer two scaling solution utilizing zero-knowledge proof technology. The collaboration aims to drive greater adoption of Web3 applications in the Japanese...
Coinbase’s Base Blockchain Hits Record High for Daily Transactions, Eclipsing Rivals
15.9.2023
FriendTech, which is only available on Base, is driving a significant portion of the activity, according to IntoTheBlock
BNB Chain Layer 2 Goes Live
15.9.2023
BNB Chain, the Binance-backed decentralized blockchain network, has announced the launch of Opbnb, its expansion layer built using the Optimism OP stack. The new network allows users to enjoy low-fee transactions in a high-throughput, high-speed transactional layer optimized for interactive...
Peter Thiel-Backed Founders Fund Invests in Layer N's Ethereum Scaling Tech
14.9.2023
The new Ethereum scaling network Layer N has raised $5 million in a seed funding round led by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund and investment collective dao5.
The funding round, announced by Layer N on Wednesday this week, also saw participation from several other notable crypto...
Shibarium Layer-2 RPC node breaks barriers for builders
14.9.2023
Shibairum, a layer-2 blockchain solution, has surpassed expectations with its RPC node. At the time of drafting this article, Shibarium had registered over 200k daily transfers, housed more than 2 million crypto wallets, and entered RPC Node by NOWNodes. It largely benefits builders who are looking...
The Protocol: The CFTC Is Cracking Down on Crypto
13.9.2023
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission placed a trio of decentralized crypto platforms into its crosshairs last week. An aggressive set of charges from the CFTC – which zeroed in on how the trading platforms handle certain kinds of third-party token swaps – contrasted with the regulator’s...
Coinbase CEO Confirms Exchange Will Support Lightning, Which Dramatically Speeds Up Bitcoin Payments
13.9.2023
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the crypto exchange will indeed add support for the Lightning Network, one of the biggest endorsements yet for the blockchain that makes bitcoin (BTC) a more realistic option for payments by dramatically speeding up transactions
Today in Crypto: BNB Chain Developers Reveal Public Launch of opBNB's Mainnet, Nansen Launches New AI-Powered Version, Ripple Will do 80% of Hiring This Year Outside the US
13.9.2023
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Coinbase Founder Brian Armstrong Reveals Plans to Integrate Lightning Network
13.9.2023
According to Coinbase founder and CEO Brian Armstrong, Coinbase is actively working on integrating the Lightning Network (LN), the second-layer scaling protocol. Armstrong emphasized that bitcoin “is the most important asset in crypto” and added that the integration of LN would...
BNB Chain Optimism-powered layer-2 opBNB hits mainnet
13.9.2023
Binance’s Ethereum layer 2 scaling platform opBNB is now publicly available, following extensive testing of the OP Stack-based platform
BNB Chain’s Layer 2 Network opBNB Goes Live
13.9.2023
The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible L2 chain scalability solution based on Optimism OP Stack expands the BNB Chain ecosystem to provide cheaper gas fees for projects
Lightspark CEO David Marcus Profiles Bitcoin as Global Payment Network
13.9.2023
David Marcus, CEO of Lightspark and co-creator of Diem, Meta’s failed cryptocurrency project, explained his intentions of turning Bitcoin into a global payments network. Marcus explained that there was no universal protocol for sending value over the internet and that we were still in...
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
Today in Crypto: Elderly Women Accuse US Man's 'Bitcoin Exchange' of Scam, DigiFT Launches 'First Regulatory-Compliant Ethereum Staking Token', Qredo Wallet Integrates USDC
12.9.2023
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Fabian Vogesteller’s Lukso Blockchain Adds ‘Universal Profiles,’ in Push for ‘Fancy’ Ethereum
12.9.2023
The Universal Profiles are a feature, currently in beta, designed to give users a holistic “on-chain identity” that comes with a recoverable crypto account as well as a profile for interacting with decentralized applications