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Rollups alone won’t unlock blockchain’s true potential

[Dec 2 8:00 PM] Ethereum’s scalability solution may create more problems than it solves. Here’s why we need to look beyond rollups.

Ethereum Developer Consensys Plots Token Issuance in Sign of Trump Thaw

[Nov 13 8:45 AM] The long-anticipated LINEA token comes as the next U.S. president is expected to usher in a more favorable regulatory environment for cryptocurrency.

Ethereum Layer-2 Project Starknet to Roll Out Staking Feature Later This Month

[Nov 12 4:50 PM] 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 previously fixed the date of the rollout.

Espresso, Project for Composability Between Blockchains, Pushes Main Product Live

[Nov 11 2:00 PM] According to the team, the confirmation layer will be a critical piece of infrastructure for composability among layer-2 rollups, allowing for two networks to read and trust each other's blocks of transaction data.

Is Optimism's 'Superchain' Winning the Ethereum Layer-2 Race?

[Nov 6 11:00 AM] 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 encouraged developers to clone their code to spin up new layer 2s. Now, it appears, one project in…

Kraken Picked Optimism's 'Superchain' After Getting a Pile of OP Tokens

[Oct 29 1:45 PM] 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 report that the deal was reached early this year, involving a grant of 25 million OP tokens, at the…

Kraken Picks Optimism for New Layer-2 Network, Joining Coinbase's Base on 'Superchain'

[Oct 24 1:26 PM] The disclosure comes nearly a year after CoinDesk broke the news that Kraken was considering its own layer-2 network, following the runaway success enjoyed by Base after it launched in mid-2023.

Uniswap Labs Introduces Scalability-Focused Ethereum L2

[Oct 11 10:30 AM] Uniswap Labs has announced Unichain, its Ethereum Layer-2 solution aimed at streamlining the user experience for those leveraging its services. The organization specified that Unichain would be built as part of Optimism’s Superchain, designed…

Uniswap Developer Unveils Own Layer-2 Network, Unichain, Built on Optimism Tech

[Oct 10 1:00 PM] The news is in line with the ongoing trend that's hit the Ethereum scaling world since the end of 2023: giant and familiar crypto exchanges launching their own layer-2 networks.

Polygon to Buy $5M of Servers With Computer Chips Devoted to Zero-Knowledge Cryptography

[Sep 10 1:00 PM] The purchase is part of a deal with hardware maker Fabric, that is also producing custom zero-knowledge chips for Polygon's AggLayer.

Snapshot, Popular DAO Voting Platform, Finally Moves On-Chain, Atop Starknet

[Sep 9 9:30 AM] Snapshot X, the new governance protocol, makes use of storage proofs – a cryptographic feature that StarkWare, the primary developer of Starknet, has helped innovate and embraced.

Polygon Begins Token Swap, in Move to Allow More Issuance

[Sep 4 8:00 AM] The migration from POL to MATIC will also bring in some tokenomics changes with a new emission rate of 2%.

Polygon to Start Much-Awaited Swap of POL Token for Longstanding MATIC

[Sep 3 9:08 PM] The migration from POL to MATIC will also bring in some tokenomics changes with a new emission rate of 2%.

Optimism Finds Vulnerabilities in Fault Proof System, Proposes Upgrade to Patch Them

[Aug 19 11:30 PM] OP Labs, a software development company focusing on the Optimism ecosystem, has proposed an upgrade for the Optimism rollup called Granite, which comes to fix a series of vulnerabilities in the chain’s fault-proof system. While some…

Optimism Pushes for 'Interoperability' Between Affiliated Blockchains

[Aug 12 4:00 PM] Optimism networks that are part of the Superchain rely on Ethereum to communicate with each other in order to move assets, which tends to make such moves slow and expensive. To address that, Optimism is releasing its own interoperability roadmap.

Rollup-in-a-Box Startup Caldera Raises $15M From Peter Thiel's Venture Fund

[Jul 24 7:00 AM] As Ethereum's Layer-2 ecosystem booms, Caldera's "Metalayer" aims to help developers quickly launch applications across multiple networks.

ZKsync Airdrop of 'ZK' Token Puts Initial Market Cap Near $900M

[Jun 17 10:24 AM] The layer-2 blockchain ZKsync, has kicked off its highly anticipated airdrop of its ZK token, with 45% of the tokens already claimed.

Optimism Finally Gets Its Mission-Critical 'Fault Proofs'

[Jun 10 2:00 PM] For years, Optimism was missing a core feature at the heart of its design: "Fault proofs." On Monday, that tech is finally here.

Plume, Layer-2 Blockchain for Real-World Assets, Pulls $10M in Seed Funding from Haun, Galaxy

[May 23 10:00 AM] Plume plans to make it possible for people to easily – and compliantly – bring real-world assets (RWAs) like real estate and collectibles onto blockchains.

What are blockchain rollups?

[Apr 29 2:25 AM] Unlock the full potential of blockchain with rollups, the ultimate scalability solution for faster, more affordable transactions.

Worldcoin, Sam Altman's Crypto Project, Is Building a Layer-2 Chain

[Apr 17 9:00 AM] The human-focused blockchain network will be based on the OP Stack, a framework for building Ethereum-based layer-2 chains.

Crypto Exchange OKX's Polygon-Powered Layer 2, 'X Layer,' Hits Public Mainnet

[Apr 15 8:00 PM] The news about X Layer comes as other major cryptocurrency exchanges, like Coinbase and Kraken, have also pursued their own layer 2 networks over the last year.

Vitalik Buterin Explores Blobs and Parallelization in L2 Rollup Analysis

[Mar 29 4:35 PM] In a recent deep dive into Ethereum’s future scalability and infrastructure, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin discusses the latest introduction of blobs and their significant role in the evolution of layer two (L2) rollups. This pivotal…

Espresso Systems Raises $28M in Fresh Funds, Led By A16z Crypto

[Mar 21 10:00 AM] The leading shared sequencer firm said it would further invest in its products as well as additional hires.

Ethereum Finalizes 'Dencun' Upgrade, in Landmark Move to Reduce Data Fees

[Mar 13 7:58 AM] A key element of the upgrade is to enable a new place for storing data on the blockchain – referred to as "proto-danksharding," which gives room for a dedicated space that is separate from regular transactions, and at a lower cost.

Ethereum Plans For Dencun Upgrade: Is This The End Of Roll-Ups?

[Mar 6 8:00 PM] Ye Zhang, the co-founder of Scroll, a layer-2 project using zero-knowledge proof, is cautiously optimistic about the upcoming Dencun upgrade. In a post on X, Zhang pointed out Dencun’s potential benefits, particularly the low transaction…

StarkWare Unveils New 'Stwo' Cryptographic Prover That's 'Blazingly Fast'

[Feb 29 5:35 PM] The upgraded prover should lead to faster and cheaper transactions, according to StarkWare. The news comes just a week after StarkWare and Polygon announced Circle STARKS, a new type of cryptographic proof.

Polygon Releases 'Type 1 Prover,' Claiming Milestone Set by Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin

[Feb 8 12:00 PM] The announcement means that existing EVM chains or optimistic rollups can connect to the prover without modification, then plug into Polygon’s newly released Aggregation layer, providing access to "all of the liquidity and value on Ethereum…

Ethereum Developers Target March 13 for Milestone 'Dencun' Upgrade on Mainnet

[Feb 8 8:30 AM] The timing for the long-awaited Dencun upgrade, with its much-touted "proto-danksharding" feature, was announced Thursday on a call with top developers for the Ethereum blockchain.

Ethereum's Dencun Upgrade Reaches Final ‘Holesky’ Testnet, Starting Countdown to Data 'Blobs'

[Feb 7 6:12 AM] The test simulated “proto-danksharding,” a technical feature aimed at reducing the cost of transactions for rollups as well as making data availability cheaper.