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Ethereum Pioneer's New 'Time Machine' Makes Transactions Conditional on Future Events
The new platform, called the “Ethereum time machine,” extends Ethereum’s programming capabilities by allowing smart contracts to execute transactions based on uncertain or not-guaranteed future events.
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 previously fixed the date of the rollout.
Top Ethereum Researcher's Dramatic Proposal Draws Standing-Room-Only Crowd in Bangkok
The Beam Chain groups a number of big-ticket upgrades, including native zero-knowledge proof support and fast finality, into a single Ethereum upgrade. Just don't call it "Ethereum 3.0."
Espresso, Project for Composability Between Blockchains, Pushes Main Product Live
According to the team, the new "confirmation layer" will be a critical piece of infrastructure for composability among layer-2 rollups, allowing two networks to read and trust each other's blocks of transaction data.
Ethereum's ENS Identity System Set to Launch Own Layer-2 Blockchain
"Namechain" will use a zero-knowledge rollup for scaling and is likely to go live around the end of 2025.
Ethereum Foundation's Treasury Shrunk 39% Over 2 1/2 Years to $970M
The foundation has spent roughly $240 million since March 2022, and holds most of its treasury in ether, which has slid roughly 22% since the last financial report.
In Win for Polygon's AggLayer, Magic Labs Unveils Chain Unification Network 'Newton'
Newton will allow for wallet solutions to plug into the AggLayer, which is a Polygon-backed effort to connect affiliated chains and allow tokens to freely move between them. Magic Labs claims its the first dedicated network for wallet solutions and chain unification.
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 teams encouraged developers to clone their code to spin up new layer 2s. Now, one project in particular, Optimism, appears to be pulling away as the clear leader.
Kraken Picked Optimism's 'Superchain' After Getting a Pile of OP Tokens
CoinDesk is first to report that the crypto exchange Kraken's decision to build on Optimism's OP Stack framework came with a big, previously undisclosed grant from the Optimism Foundation – of 25 million OP tokens, worth about $42.5 million at the current price.
Polymarket Is a Success for Polygon Blockchain – Everywhere But the Bottom Line
One of the major breakout successes this year for the team behind layer-2 blockchain Polygon is Polymarket. But according to data, Polymarket has only brought in about $27,000 of transaction fees for Polygon PoS in 2024.
