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Could 'Based Rollups' Solve Ethereum's Layer-2 Problem?
As layer-2 chains continue to proliferate, some Ethereum developers are pushing rollup tech that takes a new approach to interoperability: “based rollups.”
Uniswap Labs Officially Launches Layer-2 ‘Unichain’
Powered by Optimism's OP stack, Unichain—like other layer-2s on Ethereum—offers faster and cheaper transactions compared to Ethereum's mainnet.
Sony’s Layer-2 Blockchain 'Soneium' Goes Live
The 78-year-old technology giant is the latest big name company to release a blockchain using Optimism's OP Stack.
Ethereum Developer Consensys Plots Token Issuance in Sign of Trump Thaw
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
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
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.
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.
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.