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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 enjoyed by Base after it launched in mid-2023.
Uniswap Developer Unveils Own Layer-2 Network, Unichain, Built on Optimism Tech
Uniswap Labs, developer of the top-ranked decentralized crypto exchange, Uniswap, says adding its own network will bring faster, cheaper transactions with more liquidity.
Layer-2 Scroll Shares Plans for SCR Token Airdrop
The team said that the SCR token would be the first step in its roadmap to decentralization.
Avalanche Unveils $40M Grant Program Ahead of 'Avalanche9000' Upgrade
The program, called Retro9000, is supposed to encourage developers to build on Avalanche ahead of a much-anticipated upgrade known as Avalanche9000.
Blockchain Data-Availability Project Celestia's Foundation Raises $100M
The news comes as as Celestia's native token, TIA, had fallen 54% since the beginning of 2024.
DeFi Lender Sky Ratifies Plan to Offboard Wrapped Bitcoin, Due to Sun Concerns
The matter has been closely followed in crypto markets, since the Sky platform has $200 million of loans collateralized by the token, and since WBTC is one of the biggest cryptocurrencies, with nearly $10 billion outstanding.
Ethereum Developers Confirm Plan to Split 'Pectra' Upgrade In Two
The decision to split up the upgrade wasn't unexpected. Developers had discussed that Pectra was becoming too ambitious to ship all at once, floating the idea of splitting it up to minimize the risk of finding bugs in the code.
Ethereum Devs Poised to Split Blockchain's Next Big Upgrade, 'Pectra,' in Two
On Thursday, Ethereum developers will decide if Pectra will be split into two forks. If developers agree on the split, the first package could come in 2025, as early as February.
Starknet Token Holders Ratify Plan to Implement Staking, in Landmark Decentralized Election
The new mechanism on Starknet means that anyone holding more than 20,000 STRK will be able to stake on the network, from the fourth quarter of this year.
Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Amps Up Pressure on Layer-2 Networks to Decentralize Further
In 2022, Buterin proposed a set of stages for rollups, to classify them in their pursuit of decentralization. The criteria is meant to showcase that rollups tend to rely on “training wheels” and deploy their protocols to users before it's ready to fully decentralize.
