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Layer-2

Ethereum fees are plummeting so fast that Vitalik Buterin says most Layer 2 chains now lack purpose

With Stage 2 still basically empty, Ethereum’s new L2 bar is clearer, but the “same chain everywhere” story is over.

2 months ago

Analysis

Bitcoin uses 56x less energy than classical system

Calculations show that Bitcoin currently spends 56 times less energy than traditional monetary system, while Bitcoin Lightning is 194 Million times more energy efficient.

4 years ago

Adoption

Polygon on way to reaching mass adoption with major partnerships

Some of the biggest brands in the world are adopting Polygon as their blockchain of choice

4 years ago

Tokenization

ApeCoin holders vote to stay on Ethereum blockchain amid community contention

The ApeCoin community voted to stay on Ethereum, but with a close vote, the community remains divided on the future of the token.

4 years ago

Investments

Solana launches $100M fund to attract crypto projects from South Korea

South Korean developers might be unwilling to take the new Solana's fund bait considering the network has suffered seven outages in the last 12 months.

4 years ago

DAOs

Optimism Foundation sends $20M to the wrong wallet – OP drops 36%

In an announcement the Optimism Foundation confirmed that they sent 20M OP tokens to the wrong multi-sig wallet even after completing two test transactions

4 years ago

Layer-2

Uncertainty looms over future of Ethereum layer 2s after Proof-of-Stake goes live

Ethereum is closing on the Merge, marking a major milestone in the path to Proof-of-Stake, and creating uncertainty for the future for ETH layers 2s.

4 years ago

Adoption

The Bitcoin Lightning Network capacity has set an all-time high of 3,915 BTC

The Lightning Network reached a capacity of 3,915 BTC ($113 Million), a new all-time high for the Bitcoin Layer 2 network.

4 years ago

Layer-2

Will Ethereum Layer-2 chains survive after The Merge?

The crypto industry says Ethereum will still need layer-2 chains after The Merge but it's not cut and dry

4 years ago

Has the trilemma been solved by new a Polygon-backed layer 1 blockchain?

Interview 4 years ago

Lens Protocol: A composable decentralized social graph for a web3-ready community

Technology 4 years ago

a16z’s ‘State of Crypto’ report shows crypto is in a really good state

Analysis 4 years ago

Behind zkLend, a dual solution money market protocol for institutions and retail

DeFi 4 years ago

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Layer-2 News

Ethereum fees are plummeting so fast that Vitalik Buterin says most Layer 2 chains now lack purpose

Bitcoin uses 56x less energy than classical system

Polygon on way to reaching mass adoption with major partnerships

ApeCoin holders vote to stay on Ethereum blockchain amid community contention

Solana launches $100M fund to attract crypto projects from South Korea

Optimism Foundation sends $20M to the wrong wallet – OP drops 36%

Uncertainty looms over future of Ethereum layer 2s after Proof-of-Stake goes live

The Bitcoin Lightning Network capacity has set an all-time high of 3,915 BTC

Will Ethereum Layer-2 chains survive after The Merge?

Has the trilemma been solved by new a Polygon-backed layer 1 blockchain?

Lens Protocol: A composable decentralized social graph for a web3-ready community

a16z’s ‘State of Crypto’ report shows crypto is in a really good state

Behind zkLend, a dual solution money market protocol for institutions and retail