Tag: layer 2
Ethereum Layer-2 Project Starknet to Roll Out Staking Feature Later This Month
StarkWare, the main developer firm behind Starknet, had shared in July that it would introduce a proposal for staking on the blockchain, but had not p [...]
Espresso, Project for Composability Between Blockchains, Pushes Main Product Live
According to the team, the confirmation layer will be a critical piece of infrastructure for composability among layer-2 rollups, allowing for two net [...]
Nansen Expands to Bitcoin Layer 2, Will Provide Analytics for Bitlayer
Nansen, which allows users to see what's happening in blockchain networks in real time, aims to pave the way for more efficient decision-making in Bit [...]
Ethereum’s ENS Identity System Set to Launch Own Layer-2 Blockchain
ENS’ decision to go ahead with ENSv2 follows a series of other announcements of major crypto firms coming out with their own layer-2 projects. Recentl [...]
VC Darling Eclipse Finally Debuts Its Solana-Ethereum Blockchain Hybrid
Like other layer-2 Ethereum rollups, Eclipse lets people transact on Ethereum with faster speeds and lower fees. To accomplish this, it operates as it [...]
Is Optimism's 'Superchain' Winning the Ethereum Layer-2 Race?
One of the biggest trends of 2023 among the leading layer-2 projects on Ethereum was the emergence of “blockchain in a box,” where the teams encourage [...]
BOB Becomes First Bitcoin Layer-2 Project to Join Optimism's 'Superchain'
BOB's aim is to create bridges between itself and layer-1 blockchains like Ethereum, with the ultimate goal of making Bitcoin the center of DeFi. Its [...]
Starknet Claims to Shatter Transaction Speed Record Among Ethereum Layer-2 Networks Including Base
"The stress test was conducted with a game called 'flippyflop,' developed by Cartridge," a press release stated. "The tile game saw users competing ag [...]
Optimism Foundation Agreed to Give Kraken $42.5M of OP Tokens in Layer-2 Deal
Crypto exchange Kraken announced last week that it will build a layer-2 network atop Optimism's OP Stack blockchain framework. CoinDesk is first to re [...]
Chainlink (LINK) Teams Up With Botanix Labs to Expand Into Bitcoin (BTC) for the First Time
Chainlink's service is an established feature of many of the major blockchains as well as Ethereum. These include Solana, BNB Chain, Solana, Fantom an [...]
Kraken Picks Optimism for New Layer-2 Network, Joining Coinbase's Base on 'Superchain'
The disclosure comes nearly a year after CoinDesk broke the news that Kraken was considering its own layer-2 network, following the runaway success en [...]
Scroll's Token Declines 32% as Whales Scoop Up Airdrop
After more than a year of hype and expectation, layer-2 network Scroll's governance token launch is beginning to fall short of expectations after bein [...]
Scroll's SCR Token Debuts at $212M Market Cap in Volatile Trading Session
Layer-2 network Scroll released its long-awaited native governance token on Tuesday. Traders have priced SCR at around $1.10, or a $212 million market [...]
What to Expect Over the Coming Week in Crypto: Scroll Enters the Frame
Scroll was selected by Donald Trump-affiliated project World Liberty Financial to be the layer-2 blockchain of choice, with a planned deployment along [...]
Uniswap Developer Unveils Own Layer-2 Network, Unichain, Built on Optimism Tech
Over the course of the past year, layer-2s have popped up everywhere, and some in the industry have argued there is a growing fatigue, as well as frag [...]