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Lightspark CEO David Marcus States Building on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Is ‘Incredibly Complex and Hard’
1.8.2023
David Marcus, CEO of Lightspark, a company that builds business-grade solutions to facilitate payments on top of the Lightning Network, shared his experience in developing on top of the Bitcoin scaling layer. Marcus stated that it is “incredibly complex and hard to build software around this...
Worldcoin Migrates to Optimism
24.7.2023
Worldcoin, the decentralized ID and wallet protocol, has migrated its operations to Optimism, an Ethereum L2 scaling layer. With this move, Worldcoin aims to prepare for its future launch, taking advantage of the scalability features that its deployment on Optimism brings, including migrating user...
Binance Integrates Lightning Network Deposits and Withdrawals
18.7.2023
Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume traded, has announced it has completed the integration of the Lightning Network, a BTC scaling layer, on its platform. Now users can execute bitcoin deposits and withdrawals using the network, taking advantage of lower fees. Binance Completes...
Mantle’s MNT Token Outpaces Rival Layer 2 Blockchains Over Past 24 Hours
18.7.2023
After launching its mainnet on Monday, Mantle’s utility and governance token has jumped roughly 4%, more than the native tokens of Arbitrum and Optimism over the past day
Healthy competition welcome - Polygon zkEVM lead
18.7.2023
Prominent Ethereum development firms have rolled out varying zero-knowledge scaling solutions that are driving healthy competition in the ecosystem
Binance Successfully Integrates Bitcoin Lightning Network for Faster and Cheaper Transactions
17.7.2023
Crypto exchange giant Binance has completed the integration of the Bitcoin Lightning Network, enabling its users to deposit and withdraw the world's number one crypto through this popular Layer 2 (L2).
Bitcoin Lightning Network is a second-layer solution that addresses scalability issues. It uses...
Ethereum scaling protocols drive zero-knowledge proof use: Finance Redefined
14.7.2023
The top 100 DeFi tokens had a mixed week, with most of the tokens trading in a narrow range before surging on July 13 courtesy of Ripple’s partial win in its court battle with the SEC
Ethereum scaling protocols drive zero-knowledge proof use in 2023
13.7.2023
Ethereum scaling remains the primary use case behind zero-knowledge proofs according to a report from ZKValidator
Is It Too Late to Buy Polygon? MATIC Price Rallies Up 5% in 24 Hours as Green Crypto Chimpzee Sails Past $800,000 Milestone
11.7.2023
The price of MATIC, the native token of Ethereum’s largest layer-2 scaling protocol by market capitalization Polygon, is up over 5% in the last 24 hours, as per CoinGecko.
MATIC was last trading just above $0.74 and to the north of its 50-Day Moving Average (DMA) for the first since April, as...
ConsenSys launches Linea zkEVM to further scale Ethereum
11.7.2023
ConsenSys rolls scaling network Linea, which delivered faster throughput and 15 times lower transaction costs than Ethereum’s layer 1
Starknet Plans ‘Quantum Leap’ Upgrade Next Week After Testnet Version Deployed
5.7.2023
The upgrade will increase the number of transactions per second the blockchain can handle as well as reduce the time-to-inclusion
Blockchain Scaling: Near Sharding versus Ethereum Layer-2s
5.7.2023
Blockchain technology is here to stay; implementing scalable solutions is the only option. Now, there are two separate approaches gaining traction in the current times. One deals with Near sharding, and another deals with Ethereum Layer-2. Both have a substantial fanbase to their names; however...
Account abstraction will drive a billion users from Asia to Web3: ConsenSys exec
5.7.2023
In addition to “smart accounts” Ethereum adoption will be boosted by Web3 gaming along with zkEVM scaling and security, says Laura Shi
zkSync unveils new network of ‘Hyperchains’ — Testnet by end of year
26.6.2023
zkSync Era’s new ZK Stack will use recursive scaling and “hyperchains” to create an ecosystem of interoperable protocols and sovereign chains
Binance's BNB Chain introduces layer-2 testnet powered by Optimism
20.6.2023
The Binance-founded blockchain has introduced a new layer-2 chain opBNB, though some suggest there are other ways to scale the network
Bitcoin-Based Strike Debuts Lightning Network Cross-Border Payments in Mexico – Crypto Adoption on the Rise
15.6.2023
Bitcoin payments firm Strike has extended the reach of its cross-border payments service to Mexico, as the company aims to leverage the country’s expansive remittances market.
As of June 14, 2023, the company has introduced its 'Send Globally' service to the third largest country in Latin America....
Bitcoin and select altcoins show resilience even as the crypto market sell-off continues
12.6.2023
Regulatory enforcement against the crypto sector has spooked investors, but the total crypto market capitalization continues to hold above $1 trillion
Ethereum’s Buterin Releases Roadmap Addressing Scaling, Privacy, Wallet Security
9.6.2023
In his blog post, Buterin shares that the network needs to address these components simultaneously, otherwise the blockchain fails
Circle Set to Launch USDC Stablecoin on Ethereum Scaling Solution Arbitrum – Stablecoin Adoption on the Rise?
2.6.2023
Circle, the US-based payments firm which issues the USD coin (USDC) stablecoin, is set to launch its coin natively on Arbitrum, an Ethereum (ETH) scaling solution, with the kick off scheduled for June 8.
In a statement released on June 1, Arbitrum Foundation said that USDC issued by Circle is...
Germany's Deutsche Telekom plugs in as Polygon validator
1.6.2023
The German telecommunications firm looks to leverage its infrastructure in Web3, plugging in as a network validator for Ethereum scaling protocol Polygon