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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.
Oluwapelumi Adejumo 1 min read
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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
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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
Offchain Labs said the move to onboard Prysmatic Labs finds root in their shared commitment to scale Ethereum.
People
MicroStrategy seeks to hire Bitcoin Lightning Software Engineer
The software engineer will work with the team to build out its Lightning Network-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform.
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Lightning Labs release new update to allow assets to be sent over Bitcoin’s network
When completed, the Taro protocol will allow users to issue and mint assets such as stablecoins on Bitcoin and transfer them via Lightning Network.
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White hat hacker grumbles over Arbitrum bounty reward after saving network from $475M loss
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Binance, Crypto.com to support for BNB beacon chain upgrade
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