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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%
StarkNet Aims to Enhance Scalability, Privacy and Security on Ethereum
17.4.2023
One of the first projects to integrate the intriguing new mechanism of Account Abstraction has already gotten Visa on board to secure payments processing for crypto transactions. That’s why StarkNet is a 2023 Project to Watch
Ethereum Layer 2 Network zkSync Era Jumps to Nearly $250M in Locked Value
14.4.2023
More than 7 million transactions have been conducted on the network since launch, which can process 3.5 transactions per second, data shows
3 signs Arbitrum price is poised for a new record high in Q2
13.4.2023
Arbitrum is relatively cheaper versus its top Ethereum L2 rival, Optimism, which may lead to a rise in ARB price over the next few months
Ethereum’s Shapella Upgrade to Enable Staking Withdrawals Set to Go Live on April 12
12.4.2023
The Ethereum blockchain is set to undergo its next major update since the network switched from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake through The Merge. The upcoming upgrade, dubbed “Shapella,” which combines the Shanghai and Capella validator changes, is expected to take place on April...
Sei Labs Raises $30M for Trading-Focused Layer 1 Blockchain
11.4.2023
Investors in the two strategic rounds included Jump Crypto, Distributed Global and Multicoin Capital
AI-Focused Cryptogpt Raises $10 Million in Series A Funding to Expand Into Asian Markets
11.4.2023
A Layer two (L2) project, called Cryptogpt, which leverages ZK-rollup technology and artificial intelligence (AI), has announced that its team has raised $10 million in capital from a Series A funding round. The crypto and AI firm disclosed that the new funds would be used to expand into...
BTCDomain Makes ․btc Happen on BTC Layer 1
9.4.2023
PRESS RELEASE. It truly is time to rejoice now that .btc domains have come to Bitcoin. BTCDomain is a user-friendly domain system built on Bitcoin that allows users to begin registering, trading, and searching .btc domain names. By combining Ordinals and Zero-Knowledge (ZK) technologies, they...
Ethereum's Shanghai Upgrade Will Help Layer 2 Networks, Crypto Investor Says
6.4.2023
Max Williams, chief operating officer at Runa Digital Assets, says secondary blockchains are “already trending well” and the upgrade will spur more activity
Avalanche’s New Subnet to Offer Blockchain Customization for Financial Institutions
6.4.2023
The protocol said the subnet will be a suite of institutional blockchain deployments and tooling specifically designed for financial services
Inventor of Ethereum’s ERC-20 Token Standard Plans New Blockchain ‘LUKSO’ for Creative Types
5.4.2023
Fabian Vogelsteller is launching his new project, a layer 1 blockchain “LUKSO,” and validators will be able to join the network through the Genesis Validator Smart Contract Deposit
Crypto Investors: Why You Need to Understand Layer 1 Protocols
5.4.2023
There’s value in crypto, even if regulators and politicians don’t dig enough to see it
ETH hits 7-month high ahead of Shanghai and Capella upgrades
5.4.2023
Ether has broken the $1,900 resistance level for the first time in months and is currently sitting above $1,911
Cardano Gets Onchain Gaming Boost as Paima Layer 2 Goes Live
4.4.2023
Users can connect and play any on-chain game using ADA tokens directly from their wallets
Polygon introduces Surfaceboard.xyz by Layer-E
31.3.2023
The Polygon NFT community has something to be happy about. Per the announcement by Polygon Labs, Surfaceboard.xyz is now live with three core features. It has been developed by Layer-E to offer a 360-degree view of the NFT ecosystem of Polygon. Other features demonstrate a growing suite of tools...
Injective launches layer-2 testnet for Solana-based apps in Cosmos
30.3.2023
The new testnet is one of the few networks that uses Solana’s Sea Level Virtual Machine (SVM)
Layer-2 project exec zooms in on the capabilities of Ethereum scaling solutions
30.3.2023
Metis co-founder Elena Sinelnikova delves into the world of layer-2 blockchain technology, and its potential to transform how we interact, collaborate and build the decentralized economy of the future
ARB price to $2? Ethereum L2 rival Arbitrum will double in April, fractal suggests
29.3.2023
ARB's price trajectory looks similar to MATIC after its market debut when MATIC rose 1,350% after facing a brutal selloff in its early days of trading
Bitcoin Layer 2 Stacks' Token a Top Performer in March
28.3.2023
STX has gained 23% in March and is up 350% over the past year
ConsenSys Launches zkEVM Public Testnet, Renames It ‘Linea’
28.3.2023
The release comes in the days after competitors, Polygon and Matter Labs, came out with their own zkEVMs