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Data Ownership Protocol (DOP) Partners With Bitcoin.com to Pioneer Data Sovereignty in Crypto

19.4.2024
Integration Promises Enhanced Privacy for Bitcoin.com Wallet Users Bitcoin.com, a leading platform for cryptocurrency users, announces its strategic partnership with the Data Ownership Protocol (DOP) to empower users with unprecedented control over their data within the Bitcoin.com ecosystem...

Crypto Exchange OKX's Polygon-Powered Layer 2, 'X Layer,' Hits Public Mainnet

16.4.2024
The news about X Layer comes as other major cryptocurrency exchanges, like Coinbase and Kraken, have also pursued their own layer 2 networks over the last year

Alpen Labs Looks to Scale Bitcoin With Zero-Knowledge Proofs Using $10.6M Funding

10.4.2024
Alpen Labs has emerged from stealth mode following the funding round, having spent the last year developing Bitcoin rollup infrastructure to bring smart contract functionality to the network

Venture Firm A16z Releases Jolt, a 'Zero-Knowledge Virtual Machine'

9.4.2024
The release is the product of a16z's first foray into deep tech research

‘Garbled Circuits’ Enable Transactional Confidentiality, Encourage Enterprise Web3 Adoption — COTI Co-Founder

9.4.2024
According to Shahaf Bar-Geffen, CEO of the privacy-centric Layer 2 network COTI, enterprises and mainstream organizations are not yet fully convinced of the benefits of complete privacy or true anonymity in any system. Bar-Geffen said the primary reason for this is that such systems often...

Japanese Crypto Influencer Calls Ethereum Improvement Proposal 4844 a ‘Layer 1 Middle Ground’

24.3.2024
According to Mai Fujimoto, a Japanese crypto influencer and co-founder of Intmax, the Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 4844 – also known as proto-danksharding – have emerged as a solid solution for addressing the Ethereum network’s scalability challenges. The EIP 4844 is also significant...

Succinct Labs Raises $55M to Propel Zero-Knowledge Proofs Into Mainstream Development

22.3.2024
On Thursday, Succinct Labs, a startup dedicated to democratizing zero-knowledge proofs, unveiled that it had secured $55 million in funding through both seed and Series A rounds. Paradigm took the lead in this financial boost, with additional support from entities like Robot Ventures, Bankless...

Optimism Finally Starts Testing 'Fault Proofs' at Heart of Design – and of Criticism

19.3.2024
A version of the new proof system, which will help secure withdrawals from Optimism and other networks based on its tech, will be deployed to Ethereum's Sepolia test network on Tuesday

Ethereum Activates 'Dencun' Upgrade, in Landmark Move to Reduce Data Fees

13.3.2024
A key element of the upgrade is to enable a new place for storing data on the blockchain – referred to as "proto-danksharding," which gives room for a dedicated space that is separate from regular transactions, and at a lower cost

Polygon Lands First User of New 'AggLayer,' Inking Deal With Astar Network

6.3.2024
By plugging into the AggLayer, Astar users will have access to the liquidity in the Polygon ecosystem, allowing cross-chain transactions between Astar and Polygon zkEVM, making the experience feel like a single chain

Taiko, an 'Ethereum-Equivalent ZK Rollup,' Raises $15M

2.3.2024
The Taiko project, distinguished for its "based sequencing" architecture, is one of several competing for relevance among a deep field of Ethereum layer-2 networks

LBank Labs Invests in QED: Unleashing Bitcoin’s Full Potential with Zero-Knowledge Proofs

1.3.2024
PRESS RELEASE. LBank Labs has achieved a new milestone by participating in the $3 million funding round for QED. This innovative venture is poised to revolutionize the Bitcoin ecosystem with its groundbreaking zk-Native blockchain protocol. The funding round, spearheaded by Arrington Capital,...

StarkWare Unveils New 'Stwo' Cryptographic Prover That's 'Blazingly Fast'

1.3.2024
The upgraded prover should lead to faster and cheaper transactions, according to StarkWare. The news comes just a week after StarkWare and Polygon announced Circle STARKS, a new type of cryptographic proof

QED Secures $3 Million in Funding to Propel Fully Trustless Zero-Knowledge Applications Across the Bitcoin Ecosystem

27.2.2024
PRESS RELEASE. HONG KONG —February 26, 2024 – QED, the world’s first zk-Native blockchain protocol, announced today it has raised $3 million in a funding round led by Arrington Capital with participation from several prominent venture capital firms and companies including Paper...

Avail, an Ethereum Data Network to Rival Celestia, Raises $27M In Seed Round

26.2.2024
The funds will be used to build out its three core products, "Avail DA," "Nexus," and "Fusion Security."

Future AI Models Will ‘Know Users Better Than They Know Themselves’ – Calanthia Mei

26.2.2024
The rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) models in recent years is contributing to the escalating problem of personal data harvesting, or “grabbing,” by major tech companies, Calanthia Mei, the co-founder of the data marketplace Masa, has argued. Mei, a Web3 builder...

Wormhole and AMD Forge Alliance to Revolutionize Blockchain Interoperability

21.2.2024
On Wednesday, the blockchain interoperability platform Wormhole revealed it is collaborating with the American multinational semiconductor company AMD (Advanced Micro Devices). Wormhole plans to utilize AMD’s Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) technology in order to bolster cross-chain...