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First Mover Americas: Coinbase's New Layer 2 Network Off to Shaky Start
24.2.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Feb. 24, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Coinbase Launches Layer 2 Blockchain Base to Offer Fast, Low-Cost and Secure Transactions – Here's What You Need to Know
24.2.2023
The major US-based crypto exchange Coinbase has announced the launch of its own layer 2 blockchain for Ethereum (ETH) called Base.
Base brands itself as a “secure, low-cost, developer-friendly” way to build decentralized applications (dapps), and will serve as a home both for Coinbase’s...
Optimism Price Prediction as Coinbase Launches Layer 2 Network Using Optimism Tech – OP to the Moon?
24.2.2023
The optimism price has shot up by 11% in the past 24 hours, boosted by the news that Coinbase will be launching its own layer-two network for Ethereum using Optimism-based technology. At $3.14, it has risen by 20% in a week and by 58% in the last 30 days, with growing usage of the Optimism network...
Tokens of Optimism Ecosystem Surge as Coinbase Unveils its Layer 2 Base
24.2.2023
Coinbase said Thursday that it is leveraging Optimism's technology to launch an Ethereum layer 2 scaling product, Base
Unrelated BASE Token Jumped 250% After Coinbase Starts Layer 2 Network Base
24.2.2023
As of Friday, Coinbase has explicitly stated it has no plans to launch a token for its new blockchain
Coinbase's New Layer 2 Blockchain, Base, Has Rocky Rollout
24.2.2023
The much-anticipated protocol struggled to process user transactions, then became the target of some Twitter shade for changing some terms of a contribution pledge on the fly
This Ethereum Layer-2 is on Fire – Here’s What That Means for ETH Price
23.2.2023
Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution Arbitrum, which is able to substantially increase transactions per second by batching transactions together off-chain into so-called roll-ups, is seeing explosive growth. Daily fees generated by the protocol on Thursday hit their highest level since June 2022...
Coinbase Joins the Ethereum Layer 2 Rat Race – Can It Grow?
23.2.2023
Coinbase launches its own Ethereum Layer 2 network for building decentralized apps
23.2.2023
The network, known as Base, is designed to be a low-cost, secure, and developer-friendly environment that Coinbase said will serve as a bridge to bring users into the crypto economy
Optimism Token Surges 6.5% as Coinbase Builds Its Layer 2 on the Protocol
23.2.2023
The optimism token (OP) has surged after Coinbase said that it is building its layer 2 blockchain on the OP Stack in collaboration with Optimism
Coinbase Launches Layer 2 Blockchain Base to Provide Onramp for Ethereum, Solana, and Others
23.2.2023
Base is built on Optimism and Coinbase has no plans to issue a new network token
Layer 2 Network Arbitrum Surpasses Ethereum in Daily Transactions
22.2.2023
Arbitrum’s dominance among the layer 2 landscape continues to grow in quarter one of 2023, as the number of unique addresses on Arbitrum reaches an all-time high
Is it Too Late to Buy Stacks? Crypto Experts Give Their STX Price Predictions
20.2.2023
STX, the cryptocurrency that power’s the Stacks protocol, a layer-2 scaling solution built on top of Bitcoin that aims to bring smart-contract programmability to the Bitcoin ecosystem, is pulling back on Monday after seeing a big pump on Sunday. STX/USD was last changing hands around $0.5750, down...
Bitcoin Layer 2 Stacks Network's STX Token Spikes 50% as 'Ordinals' Boom
20.2.2023
Stack Network is a Bitcoin layer 2 for smart contracts aimed at unleashing the world's oldest blockchain's potential as a programmable platform
Bitcoin market cap 'flips' payments giant Visa for the 3rd time
20.2.2023
While the collapse of FTX shaved $100 billion off of BTC's market cap in just four days last year, BTC has managed to fully recover and stack on another $65 billion
Matter Labs Says zkSync 2.0 Entering New ‘Era’ With Re-Brand and Developer Rollout
16.2.2023
Matter Labs has renamed zkSync 2.0, its zero-knowledge rollup platform, to “zkSync Era” and is making its code open-source
Arbitrum Surges Ahead as Ethereum’s Layer 2 Landscape Takes Shape
15.2.2023
Layer 2 rollups now see more transaction volume than Ethereum’s main network
The Graph scales on Layer 2 after integrating on Arbitrum One
15.2.2023
Popular decentralized query and data indexing platform The Graph recently unveiled Layer 2 scaling. Integrating the platform with Arbitrum One will improve its scalability and security. In addition, the integration will boost the cost-effectiveness of the network participants. The Graph released...
Polygon tables late-March launch date for its zkEVM Mainnet Beta
15.2.2023
The Ethereum scaling solutions provider is preparing to launch its long-awaited Ethereum Virtual Machine roll-up technology
Bitcoin could hit $10M in 9 years but more sidechains needed: Blockstream CEO
13.2.2023
If Back and Finney’s $10 million price prediction becomes true, the BTC market cap will reach approximately $200 trillion