Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin is rethinking the blockchain’s relationship with layer-2 solutions. L2 blockchains such as Arbitrum, Optimism, Starknet, Metis, and Base are built on top of the Ethereum mainnet…
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Stablecoin giant Tether is bringing USDT to the Bitcoin network.
Users will be able to spend their stablecoins on Bitcoin's network via the RGB protocol.
Tether says it wants…
After a blow-out end to 2024 and a roaring start to 2025, the meme coin corner of the crypto world has slowed down. But it’s still a market you can’t…
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Ethereum layer-2 network Linea aims to be the future home to the world's Ethereum capital.
The network unveiled some token details and mechanisms designed to support ETH and LINEA.…
Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk's weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I'm Margaux Nijkerk, CoinDesk’s Tech & Protocols reporter.In this issue:Eclipse Launches $ES Airdrop, Distributing…
As layer-1 networks face pressure to maintain relevance, Ethereum proponents suggest a new path forward: becoming a layer 2 on Ethereum. On Monday, Jason Chaskin, who leads app relations and research…
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Developers can write smart contracts in their preferred programming language using Arbitrum Stylus, Offchain Labs CEO Steven Goldfeder said.
Publishers have the option to release games built on Arbitrum before…
The mainnet of Botanix, a network designed to bring Ethereum-equivalent utility to the Bitcoin ecosystem, has gone live, slashing the time it takes to add new blocks to five seconds…
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Botanix, a layer-2 blockchain built on Bitcoin, launched its mainnet on Tuesday.
The network has touted its decentralization credentials, revealing a federation of notable node operators.
Botanix has launched with a…
In a fresh milestone, Pectra has been activated on Arbitrum, Ethereum’s leading layer-2 network. A new upgrade, ArbOS 40 "Callisto," unlocks powerful new primitives for account abstraction, zk tooling and…