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Billionaire Tim Draper’s Endorsement Skyrockets Stacks Token by 25%
21.12.2023
Tim Draper. Source: a video screenshot, Anthony Pompliano / YouTube Stacks (STX), the native token of the Bitcoin layer 2 solution Stacks Network, surged by 25% for the day on Wednesday following positive remarks from renowned investor Tim Draper. The boost in the token’s price came as Draper...
Rollups On Bitcoin? BOB Launches Public Testnet For Scaling BTC
20.12.2023
Bitcoin (BTC) layer 2 startup ‘Build on Bitcoin’ (BOB) has announced the launch of its public testnet, which intends to imbue the premiere crypto network with the functionality of Ethereum (ETH), its most popular rival. The protocol is designed as a one-click bridge to Ethereum’s DeFi ecosystem...
Elastos Unveils New Bitcoin Layer-2 Network to Enable Bitcoin Staking
19.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Public blockchain project Elasto has unveiled BeL2, a ‘Bitcoin roll-up’ introducing Bitcoin staking and other comprehensive Layer 2 solutions. BeL2’s Rollup introduces the implementation of smart contracts, enabling irreversible digital agreements between parties...
Elastos Looks to Capture BTC Staking Demand With Bitcoin Layer 2 Offering
19.12.2023
The platform is developing Bitcoin tools as the applications built on the network catch favor with investors
Arbitrum Transactions Reach New All-Time High During Inscriptions Frenzy
18.12.2023
Ethereum layer-2 network Arbitrum (ARB) reached a new all-time high in daily transactions over the weekend, joining Bitcoin under a waterfall of blockchain activity spurred by inscriptions. According to data from crypto market analysis platform IntoTheBlock, the network tapped 5.4 million...
Metis, Ethereum Layer-2 Network, Creates $100M Fund as Decentralized Sequencer Launch Nears
18.12.2023
The distribution of funds is planned for the first quarter of 2024, and supposed to occur a week after Metis' decentralized sequencer will go live
Arbitrum Price Prediction as Network Hit By Partial Outage Amid Traffic Surge – Where Next for ARB?
15.12.2023
ARB, the governance token for the Ethereum layer-2 scaling blockchain Arbitrum, is close to 5% lower on Friday, though is holding above its 21DMA at $1.10 despite news of a partial network outage. The blockchain’s official X account tweeted that its sequencer staled at 10:29 ET due to...
Market Spotlight: The Emerging Challenger Set to Outpace Shiba Inu and PEPE in the Meme Coin Realm
15.12.2023
TLDR Shiba Inu (SHIB) network activity is on the rise due to the popularity of its Shibarium services. PEPE’s market capitalization is also on an impressive increase. NuggetRush’s (NUGX) mining adventure has generated high interest after its 30% presale growth. Demand for Shiba Inu’s (SHIB) layer-2...
Coinbase Reveals ‘Project Diamond’ Initiative, Targets Institutions Issuing Native Digital Assets
15.12.2023
Coinbase, the largest U.S.-based crypto exchange, has revealed Project Diamond, an initiative that seeks to provide the tools for institutions to issue native digital assets. The project, which integrates several technologies, including Coinbase’s layer 2 product Base, the USDC stablecoin...
Chainlink Data Feeds Available on Polygon zkEVM
14.12.2023
Developers building on Polygon’s zkEVM will be able to incorporate these data feeds into their on-chain applications
Arbitrum Throws Hat In Ring for Celo's Migration to Layer-2 Blockchain
14.12.2023
Celo originally planned to build its Ethereum layer-2 network with Optimism's OP Stack. Then Polygon and Matter Labs pitched their stacks. Now, Arbitrum, the biggest layer-2, wants in on the bake-off
Vitalik Buterin Proposes Enshrined ZK-EVM for Enhanced Ethereum Main Chain Efficiency
14.12.2023
Source: ShutterStock Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum’s co-founder, has introduced a conceptual architecture called the enshrined Zero-Knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (ZK-EVM) to enhance the main chain’s efficiency. According to Buterin’s latest blog, this proposal of the enshrined...
Cronos, Partner of Crypto.com, to Start Layer 2 Network With Matter Labs
14.12.2023
The new "Cronos zkEVM chain" is launching initially as a test network, based on Matter Labs’ software tools, which can be used to spin up new layer 2 and layer 3 “hyperchains” atop Ethereum
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
Polygon Adds Data Solution Celestia as Option for New Layer-2 Developers
12.12.2023
The integration means that Celestia will plug into Polygon’s customizable software stack, which is powered by zero-knowledge technology, allowing developers to make use of the data availability solution when launching their own blockchain
KuCoin Labs Invests in BTC Layer 2 Dovi to Advance Bitcoin Ecosystem Development
11.12.2023
Source: KuCoin KuCoin Labs, the corporate VC arm of the KuCoin ecosystem, has announced a strategic investment to further Bitcoin ecosystem development. The KuCoin investment platform is tapping the Bitcoin Layer 2 smart contract platform Dovi, to help it achieve its “pivotal milestones.” “KuCoin...
BankSocial’s Crypto-Friendly Credit Union, Seagrass & Hashgraph Association’s Carbon Credit Web3 Identity Wallet + More News
11.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Andrey Popov Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. In this edition: BankSocial Plans to Create a Crypto-Friendly Credit Union Seagrass and The Hashgraph Association Announce...
Pudgy Penguins Unveils Web3 Game ‘Pudgy World’ Powered by zkSync Era
11.12.2023
Source: pudgypenguins / Twitter Popular NFT project Pudgy Penguins has revealed the upcoming alpha launch of Pudgy World – a Web3 game based on the Ethereum Layer 2 network zkSync Era. According to the press release, the alpha will launch in Q1 of 2024. With it, Pudgy Penguins moves beyond...
Is Celestia Going to Zero? TIA Price Pulls Back 5% as Bitcoin Mining Project Reaches $4.7 Million
4.12.2023
Despite a strong month by the new modular blockchain Celestia, TIA token price has tumbled -5% in pull back from resistance, but could this TIA alternative play offer better returns? This comes following the announcement that the TIA blockchain will integrate a layer-2 solution known as...
Mantle Launches Non-Custodial Liquid Staking Protocol on Ethereum
4.12.2023
Source: Adobe Ethereum layer-2 project Mantle has announced the launch of its new liquid-staking protocol, Mantle LSP. In a Monday post on X (formerly Twitter), the proejct said Mantle LSP will allow users to deposit ETH and participate in network staking through validator nodes. ???? Interact with...