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Kraken eyes DeFi expansion with launch of Ink, its new Ethereum layer-2 network
Kraken's Ink to boost DeFi on Ethereum with Optimism tech.
Oluwapelumi Adejumo 2 min read
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Uniswap introduces Unichain, sparking a 12% surge in UNI token
Uniswap's Unichain promises faster, cheaper transactions compare to Ethereum layer-1 network.
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Ethereum’s Buterin vows to support only highly decentralized Layer-2 projects
Buterin's position comes as the Layer2 networks have faced increasing criticism for their ceentralization.
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Coinbase’s Base network surpasses 1 million daily active addresses, outpaces competitors
The network accounts for 84% of the active addresses on the Uniswap exchange.
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Polygon regains access to Discord server following security breach
A user reported losing $150,000 worth of ETH after interacting with an official announcement from the compromised Discord server.
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Sony Group takes plunge into Web3 with new Ethereum Layer-2 network Soneium
Sony's Soneium aims to bridge Web3 and everyday internet services.
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Ethereum L2 Corn launches with $6.7 million in seed funding, integrates Bitcoin-backed gas
Corn aims to give users the ability to utilize "digital gold" in the long term by leveraging a tokenized version of Bitcoin known as BTCN.
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Vitalik Buterin believes Ethereum Layer-2 networks are close to solving the interoperability problem
Buterin said "people will be surprised" at how soon many of the mainstay challenges will be overcome.
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