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Markets
Opinion
Why Base Chain Has Potential to Lock the Next Generation of Crypto Users
The next era of Web3 will be defined by the ability of projects to attract and retain users, says Kelly Ye of Decentral Park Capital. Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer 2 is showing th...
Santa Monica Pier
By Kelly Ye
Apr 24, 2024 at 4:05 p.m. UTC
Apr 24, 2024
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Celo Foundation President Rene Reinsberg (Celo)
Technology
Optimism
Celo Chooses Optimism, Concluding Bake-Off Among Layer 2s
CLabs officially proposed using Optimism’s OP Stack for the transition. The proposal will be discussed on a couple of community calls and then go to a vote among holders of th...
Celo Foundation President Rene Reinsberg (Celo)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Apr 22, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 22, 2024
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STX's price. (CoinDesk)
Markets
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Layer 2 Coins, STX, ELA, SAVM, Outperform BTC After Halving
Top Bitcoin Layer 2 coins have risen 5% to 20% since halving, leaving BTC behind, according to data source CoinGecko.
STX's price. (CoinDesk)
By Omkar Godbole
Apr 22, 2024 at 6:27 a.m. UTC
Apr 22, 2024
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Avail co-founders Anurag Arjun and Prabal Banarjee (Avail)
Technology
Avail
Avail Confirms Token Airdrop Plans, a Week After Leaked Screenshots
Avail shared in a blog post that 354,605 wallet addresses are eligible to claim the 600 million tokens in their “unification drop.”
Avail co-founders Anurag Arjun and Prabal Banarjee (Avail)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Apr 18, 2024 at 7:38 p.m. UTC
Apr 18, 2024
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Worldcoin's iris-scanning technology is being questioned by regulators (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Technology
Worldcoin
Worldcoin, Sam Altman's Crypto Project, Is Building a Layer-2 Chain
The human-focused blockchain network will be based on the OP Stack, a framework for building Ethereum-based layer-2 chains.
Worldcoin's iris-scanning technology is being questioned by regulators (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
By Sam Kessler
Apr 17, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 17, 2024
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OKX Chief Marketing Officer Haider Rafique (OKX)
Technology
Okx
Crypto Exchange OKX's Polygon-Powered Layer 2, 'X Layer,' Hits Public Mainnet
OKX's comes as other major cryptocurrency exchanges, like Coinbase and Kraken, have also pursued their own layer 2 networks over the last year.
OKX Chief Marketing Officer Haider Rafique (OKX)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Apr 16, 2024 at 1:40 p.m. UTC
Apr 16, 2024
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Technology
Bitcoin
Alpen Labs Looks to Scale Bitcoin With Zero-Knowledge Proofs Using $10.6M Funding
Alpen Labs has emerged from stealth mode following the funding round, having spent the last year developing Bitcoin rollup infrastructure to bring smart contract functionality...
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By Jamie Crawley
Apr 10, 2024 at 3:11 p.m. UTC
Apr 10, 2024
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Finance
Fundraising
Bitcoin Layer 2 Mezo Emerges From Stealth With $21M Raise Led by Pantera
Mezo is a permissionless Bitcoin economic layer that uses a neutral smart contract infrastructure to offer a wide range of applications.
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By Will Canny
Apr 9, 2024 at 11:47 a.m. UTC
Apr 9, 2024
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Markets
Ethereum
Ethereum Layer 2s Could Rocket to $1T Base Valuation by 2030, VanEck Says
The valuation is based on the future expected usage of several layer 2 networks across usecases such as metaverse, banking and gaming.
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By Shaurya Malwa
Apr 4, 2024 at 7:57 a.m. UTC
Apr 4, 2024
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Technology
The protocol
The Protocol: Meme Coins (and Pepe's Best Friend) Swarm Coinbase Layer 2 Chain
The meme coin frenzy that drove up activity – and failed transactions – on Solana appears to have quickly migrated to Base, Coinbase's six-month-old layer-2 blockchain. Who is...
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By Bradley Keoun
Mar 27, 2024 at 7:22 p.m. UTC
Mar 27, 2024
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