Ethereum Scaler Arbitrum Is Launching Friday With Developer Support From Alchemy
The rollup platform from Offchain Labs is going live this week, with over 150 projects having requested early access.
SpaceChain Launching a Bitcoin Node into Space
Blockchain infrastructure provider SpaceChain is launching a bitcoin node and an ethereum node into space this summer when SpaceX launches its Falcon 9 rockets. Zee Zhang, CEO of SpaceChain, joined “First Mover” to explain why and the security benefits of doing so.
GameStop Is Hiring for New NFT Platform on Ethereum
The video-game retailer has already created a token for its NFTs on Ethereum.
Polkadot’s Wood Acknowledges Legacy EVM Design’s Role But Ties Future to Upgrades
Speaking at Consensus 2021, Parity Technologies founder Gavin Wood discussed changes to Polkadot, using WebAssembly as a smart contract and how legacy blockchains are not fit for modern day use, though he acknowledged the Ethereum Virtual Machine’s (EVM) pole position in blockchain development today.
Mark Cuban Invests in Ethereum Layer 2 Polygon
"I was a Polygon user and find myself using it more and more," Cuban said in an email.
Sam Bankman-Fried Says Bitcoin Mining Council Opens an ‘Interesting Can of Worms’
Hopefully it will clean up the "stupid dialogue going on about ESG," he said. "Not in the sense that ESG was stupid, but that the dialogue was."
Consensus 2021: 8 Questions for Ethereum's Andrew Keys
"Ethereum is the only blockchain on Earth capable of being the substrate of the digital economy."
Decentralized Prediction Market Augur Launches 'Turbo' Sports Betting Platform
Augur, a decentralized prediction market, is launching its "Turbo" platform Monday, which will run on the Ethereum layer 2 polygon and will be integrated with Chainlink. Tom Kysar of Augur joins "First Mover" to discuss the impact on sports betting.
Ethereum Foundation Says Berlin Hard Fork Addressed 'Clear and Present' Threat
The vulnerability was first discovered in late 2019.
