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Kraken Launches Ink Layer-2 Network Ahead of Schedule
Kraken, a prominent cryptocurrency exchange, has announced the launch of its layer-2 rollup network, Ink, built on the Ethereum blockchain. The network utilizes the OP stack, a customizable framework that enables developers to create their own rollups using Optimism's technology. Initially, the team had planned for Ink to go live in early 2025, but the launch is now ahead of schedule. As part of …
Dec. 18, 2024, 5:41 p.m.
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WBTC Incident Exposes Persistent Distrust of Centralized Custody Solutions Among Bitcoin Holders
In a notable development earlier this year, users of wrapped bitcoin (wBTC) were taken aback upon learning that its issuer, BitGo, had entered into a custody arrangement with BiT Global, a Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency custodian with ties to TRON founder Justin Sun. This revelation did not expose novel vulnerabilities but rather "reopened old wounds" stemming from past failures of centralized cu…
Dec. 18, 2024, 3 p.m.
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Runes Trading on Stacks Gets a Boost with New Automated Market Maker
The Bitcoin ecosystem has introduced a new and potentially faster, cheaper, and safer way to trade Runes, often referred to as the Bitcoin equivalent of memecoins. An automated market maker for the Runes protocol has been launched on Stacks, a Bitcoin layer-2 network, marking the first AMM for such tokens on the platform. This development follows the recent unveiling of Stacks' native BTC-backed …
Dec. 18, 2024, 2 p.m.
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Ethereum's ENS Adopts Consensys' Linea Technology for its Layer-2 Network
The company behind the Ethereum Name Service, ENS Labs, has announced that it will be using Linea's technology to develop its layer-2 network, known as Namechain. Linea, a zero-knowledge rollup developed by Consensys, is the seventh-largest rollup network, with over $1 billion in its ecosystem. The decision to use Linea was based on two key factors: shared values and speed. Rollups are a type of …
Dec. 17, 2024, 2 p.m.
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Avalanche Blockchain Unveils Its Most Significant Upgrade Yet: Avalanche9000
Avalanche, a prominent layer-1 blockchain that has risen to become the tenth-largest in terms of total value locked, has successfully activated its highly anticipated Avalanche9000 upgrade. This significant milestone marks the largest technical overhaul in the ecosystem's history. Following months of preparation, the network has introduced a slew of new features designed to reduce transaction c…
Dec. 16, 2024, 3:56 p.m.
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Solana Attracts Most New Crypto Developers in 2024, According to Electric Capital
The cryptocurrency developer community experienced a period of stability in 2024, with the total number of developers worldwide remaining relatively unchanged, according to a report by Electric Capital. The total number of developers decreased by a statistically insignificant 7% from the previous year, with 23,613 monthly active developers in November. However, the Solana ecosystem witnessed subs…
Dec. 12, 2024, 10:09 p.m.
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Shayne Coplan: The Pioneer Who Brought Prediction Markets to the Mainstream
For years, prediction markets were considered a niche concept, but in 2024, Shayne Coplan, the founder of Polymarket, transformed them into a multibillion-dollar industry and a widely recognized barometer of political trends, cited by prominent figures such as Donald Trump and CNN. By doing so, he showcased a practical application of cryptocurrency in the real world, which contributed to his incl…
Dec. 10, 2024, 3:48 p.m.
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Pioneering the Intersection of Cryptocurrency and Artificial Intelligence: Illia Polosukhin
Unlike many newcomers to the Web3 space, Illia Polosukhin has been involved in AI for a long time. Prior to co-founding the decentralized application blockchain protocol NEAR, Polosukhin worked as an AI researcher at Google and co-authored the groundbreaking 2017 paper 'Attention is All You Need', which laid the foundation for the 'transformer' technology used in popular large language models lik…
Dec. 10, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
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Revitalizing Bitcoin: Eric Wall, Udi Wertheimer, and Francisco Alarcon Introduce Covenants
Following a successful $7.5 million seed funding round in 2024, Taproot Wizards, a collection of 2,108 Bitcoin-inscribed JPEGs using the Ordinals protocol, witnessed the sale of Quantum Cats, a vibrant digital art collection, which generated 300 BTC, valued at over $13 million at the time and more than double that now. Founded by Eric Wall, Udi Wertheimer, and Francisco Alarcon, Taproot Wizards s…
Dec. 10, 2024, 3:17 p.m.
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Steve Yun: Pioneering Web3 Growth Through Telegram
A unique convergence of hamsters, cryptocurrency, and Iran's military has sparked intrigue. The summer of 2024 witnessed the immense popularity of Hamster Kombat, a Telegram 'mini-game' that allegedly drew 300 million users, prompting Iran Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari to accuse Western forces of attempting to disrupt elections by diverting Iranian voters' attention with the game, deemed part o…
Dec. 10, 2024, 3:16 p.m.