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Bitcoin layer2 Stacks Network up 50% in 24 hours
Stacks co-founder Muneeb Ali said its STX token is the first-ever token offering qualified by the U.S. SEC.
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Lighting network provider Strike expands to Philippines
The Philippines, with a remittance market of $35 billion, is one of the world’s largest.
Analysis
Optimism (OP) hits new ATH despite 70% transaction volume decline
Optimism's (OP) governance token rose to new all-time high of $2.49 on Jan. 25, according to CryptoSlate data.
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Ethereum mainnet hits record-breaking 32B weekly gas expenditure
Ethereum L2 networks spent a record-breaking 32 billion gas to validate transactions and activate bridges between Jan. 9 and Jan. 15.
Technology
Shiba Inu Shibarium on verge of beta version launch
Shiba Inu calls for patience as Shibarium readies for imminent beta version release expected by Shiba Inu community.
Analysis
New Messari Q3 report on Polygon – bullish on growth of ecosystem
Active addresses increase 180% as Polygon improves scaling solutions
Web3
Algorand CTO responds to criticisms of centralization and permissioned nature of blockchain
John Woods, CTO of Algorand has accepted "It's vital to be able to consider and accept critical views!" while denying that the chain is either centralized or permissioned
Adoption
USDC, Axelar’s new protocol has bridge-free cross-chain swaps; does away with bridged tokens
Cross-chain swaps can now be routed through USDC and transferred via CCTP to a new chain without the need for a traditional web3 bridge
Technology
L2 solution makes Cardano, Algorand network interoperable
Mikomedia is a blockchain interoperability provider which focuses on giving EVM capabilities to smart networks like Cardano, which are originally non-EVM.
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Arbitrium’s Offchain Labs acquires leading Ethereum client
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MicroStrategy seeks to hire Bitcoin Lightning Software Engineer
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Lightning Labs release new update to allow assets to be sent over Bitcoin’s network
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