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Bitlayer, a Layer 2 platform on Bitcoin, has raised $9 million in its extended Series A funding round, bringing the…
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Arbitrum and ApeCoin prices will be in the spotlight this week as their networks unlock millions of tokens. ApeCoin (APE)…
Base Blockchain, the layer-2 network launched by Coinbase in 2023, is doing well as the ‘crypto winter’ continues. Nansen data…
Starknet Token Holders Ratify Plan to Implement Staking, in Landmark Decentralized Election
The new mechanism on Starknet means that anyone holding more than 20,000 STRK will be able to stake on the…
Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Amps Up Pressure on Layer-2 Networks to Decentralize Further
In 2022, Buterin proposed a set of stages for rollups, to classify them in their pursuit of decentralization. The criteria…
Snapshot X, the new governance protocol, makes use of storage proofs – a cryptographic feature that StarkWare, the primary developer…
“And then the second one is a means for, effectively, validators to receive emissions,” Boiron added. “Effectively, if you think…
Matter Labs, the key developer behind the Ethereum layer-2 solution ZKsync, has announced it will reduce its workforce by 16%…
Layer 2s are a short-term success story, but the long-term picture appears less rosy.