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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
DMEX Integrates xDAI for Cheap Decentralized Perpetual Contracts With up to 100x Leverage and No KYC
22.1.2021
PRESS RELEASE. In response to rising gas prices during the last weeks, DMEX has moved its trade processing to xDAI sidechain that allows for much cheaper transaction recording. Customer funds are still stored on an Ethereum smart contract, the trade recording, however, is now performed on xDAI....
Axie Infinity Launches Public Testnet of Ronin Sidechain to ‘Scale Even Faster’
23.12.2020
Axie Infinity has launched the public testnet of its Ronin sidechain with video game giant Ubisoft as an initial validator
Side-Chaining $3 Billion in Value: There’s More Than 141,000 Tokenized Bitcoins Issued on Ethereum
21.12.2020
According to onchain statistics, there is a colossal amount of bitcoin, approximately 141,231 bitcoins or $3.3 billion at the time of publication locked into Ethereum-based tokens. There are roughly seven different wrapped or synthetic bitcoin tokens but the Wrapped Bitcoin project has...
RSK Is Changing How It ‘Pegs’ Bitcoin to Its Sidechain
8.12.2020
Bitcoin sidechain developer RSK is revamping how users swap bitcoin for its network’s tokenized version for the cryptocurrency
RSK launches Powpeg, a trustless Bitcoin bridge architecture
8.12.2020
The pegging process no longer relies on functionaries holding custody of bridged funds
A Guide to Circles, the Project Bringing UBI and FOMO to Ethereum’s xDai Sidechain
22.10.2020
Circles has had its glitches in the early going. Here's what you need to know to get into the newest crypto-powered universal basic income (UBI) project
RSK Bitcoin sidechain ports Dai to connect with Ethereum DeFi
6.10.2020
Interoperable DeFi platforms can help with Ethereum's high transaction fees
Tokenized BTC Crosses $1B Notional: Ethereum Cements Role as Bitcoin’s Main Sidechain
23.9.2020
Years ago when the Bitcoin network started suffering from higher fees and congestion, a number of bitcoiners advocated the use of sidechains in order to relieve the main chain’s duties. However, they didn’t realize that the Ethereum network would solidify its role as Bitcoin’s...
Chainlink lands on Bitcoin sidechain RSK with new integration
31.8.2020
Developers on RSK no longer need to create their own oracle to build their DApps
BitGo Weighs Building a Sidechain for WBTC as Ethereum Fees Climb
25.8.2020
Digital asset trust company BitGo is in the process of “reaching out” to community partners to build an Ethereum sidechain because of rising fees, according to CTO Ben Chan
Blockchain Energy Trading Pilot Using Bitcoin Sidechain Goes Live in LA
7.8.2020
A U.S. startup is setting up a blockchain energy trading pilot in Los Angeles to promote electric van sharing
Federated Sidechains: $8M in BTC Stuck in Limbo, Analyst Says Action ‘Violates Liquid’s Security Model’
28.6.2020
Liquid, the sidechain network developed by the company Blockstream, saw 870 bitcoins ($8 million) frozen in moderation queue due to a seizure from a number of the network’s functionaries. The founder of the Summa project, James Prestwich, explained on Twitter that the emergency 2-of-3...
Yield Farming Pool Concept May Solidify Ethereum’s Role as BTC’s Main Sidechain
26.6.2020
Decentralized finance (defi) applications on the Ethereum chain have been growing wildly during the last two years. Now a number of synthetic versions of bitcoin, that leverage the Ethereum chain, has outpaced offchain solutions like Blockstream’s Liquid and the Lightning Network. Just...
Anomaly on Bitcoin Sidechain Results in Brief Security Lapse
26.6.2020
Blockstream’s Liquid sidechain suffered a security incident where 870 BTC were briefly available to the company’s emergency recovery multisig contract
Ethereum Layer-Two Solutions Lack Real World Usability, Says Skale CTO
9.6.2020
Cointelegraph interviewed Konstantin Kladko, CTO at Skale, to learn about his controversial opinion on why Ethereum layer-two solutions are unlikely to work out