Scaling


Tech

6 Flagship Dapps Set to Go Live on Ethereum Scaling Project SKALE

The firm behind the scaling network has “hand-selected” a half-dozen projects to debut this summer.

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Tech

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.

Arbitrum's co-founders

Markets

Polygon's Ethereum Scaling Project Is Never Complete: Sandeep Nailwal

Polygon's co-founder and COO says he works 18-19 hours a day, helping to build a project that will grow alongside Ethereum.

The Polygon team

Tech

Bitcoin's Lightning Network Now Has 10K Active Nodes and $69M in Locked Value

The network has quietly grown by a factor of two over the past year, with everyday users and major exchanges embracing the scaling technology.

A visualization of all public node connections on the Lightning Network.

Tech

Venture-Backed Ethereum Project Optimism Delays Launch

The throughput-boosting Layer 2 project said rushing its mainnet launch could have consequences for unprepared projects.

Optimism co-founder Jinglan Wang

Tech

Ethereum Rollup Hermez Network, to Be Used by Tether, Goes Live

Tether and Hermez announced mutual support in January to address the problem of historic Ethereum transaction fees.

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Finance

USV Leads Round in Matter Labs as Ethereum Scaling Wars Intensify

The round was joined by a host of cryptocurrency projects that are considering adding zkSync, including Coinbase, Aave and Curve Finance.

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Finance

Andreessen Horowitz Leads $25M Round in Ethereum Scaling Solution

The titan of Silicon Valley VC is leading a major round in Optimism.

Optimism co-founder Jinglan Wang

Tech

How Bitcoin’s Taproot Upgrade Will Improve Technology Across Bitcoin’s Software Stack

Scaling, privacy and custody software will all benefit from Bitcoin’s biggest upgrade in years.

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