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Blast From the Future: Can You Plagiarize Something Meant to Be Copied?
1.2.2024
Devs for the Blast L2 are accused of stealing open-source code that’s available to all. Is that cheating, or a sincere form of flattery?
As Blockchains Push Toward Decentralization, These People Serve as Ultimate Guardians
29.1.2024
The goal of these "protocol councils,” sometimes called “security councils,” is to nudge these nascent networks toward increasing decentralization, by gradually removing them from under the control of their original developers. How are they different from boards of directors?
Celo, Shopping for Blockchain Partner, Turns to the Delicate Issue of Money
25.1.2024
A standalone blockchain, Celo is looking to migrate to become a layer-2 network atop Ethereum. The months-long selection process has started to look like "The Bachelorette," with teams behind the Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon and zkSync networks all vying to win the technology mandate
Blockchain Tech Predictions for 2024, From Experts at Ripple, Coinbase, a16z, Starknet
20.12.2023
We assembled 10 new year's predictions for blockchain tech trends and developments, from the experts. They might be right
Ethereum's Buterin Floats Prospect of Taking Some Layer-2 Functions Back on Main Chain
13.12.2023
Vitalik Buterin, a member of the Ethereum Foundation's executive board, once pushed "layer-2" networks as a way to provide faster and cheaper transactions. Now he's got ideas for "enshrining" some of those functions on the main chain
Logik: Tieshun 'Pacman' Roquerre 'Knows His S--t'
4.12.2023
The artist made an NFT of the Blur and Blast founder for our Most Influential package
Rebecca Rose: 'What Goes on Inside That Brain' of Jesse Pollak's?
4.12.2023
The artist made an NFT of the Base leader for our Most Influential package
BNB Chain’s OpBNB Developers Look to More Than Double Speed in New Roadmap
29.11.2023
The roadmap paves the way for heightened performance for the layer-2 blockchain developed by BNB Chain
The Protocol: Ethereum Layer-2s Keep Coming as OKX Apes In
15.11.2023
In this week's edition of The Protocol newsletter, we share a few trends stand out to close 2023: the proliferation of Ethereum layer-2 networks, the ascendancy of zero-knowledge cryptography and the appearance of tokens, smart contracts and now file hosting on the Bitcoin blockchain
Blockchain Startup Kinto Plans 'First KYC'd' Ethereum Layer-2 Network After Raising $5M
15.11.2023
The Kinto network, built with the Optimism's OP Stack, features native know-your-customer (KYC) checks and investor accreditation mechanism to help onboard regulated financial institutions
Ethereum layer 2’s will continue to have diverse approaches to scaling - Vitalik Buterin
31.10.2023
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin pens an analysis of Ethereum’s layer 2 ecosystem, highlighting the diverse approaches to scaling the smart contract blockchain
Starknet Foundation Showers STRK Tokens on Contributors, Though They're Not Trading Yet
30.10.2023
The foundation, formed in November 2022 after the initial developer StarkWare minted 10 billion STRK tokens, is now awarding early contributors to the Ethereum layer-2 network – even though they're locked for trading at least until next April
Celestia’s Mainnet and TIA Token Trading to Commence Tomorrow – Here’s What You Need to Know
30.10.2023
The Celestia mainnet, the first modular data availability network, is set to launch tomorrow (14:00 on October 31 UTC). This will also release its native token TIA for trading with an airdrop of 60 million tokens, 6% of the tokens in circulation, for active users on Ethereum Layer 2s Cosmos...
Ethereum's New Low-Fee Regime May Put Its 'Ultra Sound Money' Thesis to Test
13.10.2023
The Ethereum network's revenue from fees dropped to its lowest level since April 2020 as speculative activity disappeared and users migrated to layer 2s, IntoTheBlock said
Understanding the Economics of Ethereum Layer 2s
20.9.2023
Explosive Ethereum growth is on the way, with layer 2s like Arbitrum, Optimism and now Base paving the way, Michael Nadeau of The DeFi Report writes
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
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
Polygon makes new sidechain developer stack opensource, supporting ZK-powered Layer 2s on Ethereum
1.9.2023
Polygon’s Chain Development Kit allows developers to freely build, customize and deploy layer 2 chains connected to the wider Ethereum ecosystem
Ethereum Handled Friend.tech Frenzy Without 'Gas Fee' Spike. Why That’s a Big Deal
30.8.2023
Friend.tech, Crypto's latest fad, didn't drive up congestion and fees on Ethereum the way frenzies have in the past – possibly a sign that the blockchain's efforts to scale by fostering supplemental "layer-2" networks, like Coinbase's new Base, are bearing fruit
The Protocol: Coinbase Blockchain's Viral Use Case Puts Focus on Optimism's Tech
23.8.2023
The week in blockchain tech: Crypto-fueled social marketplace Friend.tech goes viral on Coinbase's new Base blockchain, Shiba Inu community's "Shibarium" network aims for fresh start, and Ethereum experts handicap the competition between leading technologies for layer-2 networks