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Why did Ethereum rebrand ETH 2.0 to “Consensus Layer?”
The Ethereum Foundation is renaming “ETH 1” and “ETH 2.0” to prevent scams.
Oluwapelumi Adejumo 2 min read
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NFTs
Transaction volume up, users down – is OpenSea challenger LooksRare gmi?
After a blasting start, OpenSea challenger LooksRare still boasts high transaction volumes, but are the numbers “real” and is LooksRare gonna make it in the long run?
NFTs
ENS is taking first steps to Ethereum Layer-2 support
ENS, Ethereum Name Service, in collaboration with Chainlink, is taking first steps towards adopting Ethereum Layer-2 support for ENS domain names. ENS aims for optimistic roll-ups.
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Technology
New data shows how Solana transactions compare against Ethereum
Solana’s actual transaction per second stands at actually 3000 which is still very far ahead of Ethereum’s 10.
Mining
How one Ethereum miner earned over $500k in block rewards
An Ethereum miner earned over $500,000 as he single-handedly mined a whole ETH block.
NFTs
The NFT sector defined the market last year with returns of nearly 8,000%
A diverse range of audiences poured more money than ever before into NFTs last year.
NFTs
JPMorgan reveals Ethereum’s main rival for NFTs
Solana-based NFTs have been able to record a total NFT sales of $1 billion.
Analysis
Not so fast, are “Eth killers” as speedy as they claim?
So-called “Eth-killers”, Layer-1 blockchains competing with Ethereum, are supposed to be much faster and much cheaper. While this is true for fees, are Eth-killers really as fast as they claim to be?
NFTs
OpenSea acquires DeFi onramp wallet Dharma Labs
Leading NFT marketplace OpenSea acquires onramp wallet developers Dharma Labs. The Dharma DeFi app will be discontinued over a 30-day “sunset” period.
