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Base's Meteoric Rise: A 2024 Case Study in Layer 2 Growth

Base's Meteoric Rise: A 2024 Case Study in Layer 2 Growth

Base, Ethereum’s Layer 2 scaling solution, has seen record-breaking successive months of growth all 2024. User activity, transaction volume and total value locked (TVL) exploded on the platform. This immense growth cemented it as the second biggest player in the blockchain space. This growth is largely credited to creative collaborations...

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Modular Blockchain Technology Gains Traction, Over $400 Million in Funding Secured

Modular Blockchain Technology Gains Traction, Over $400 Million in Funding Secured

Modular blockchains are increasingly riding this wave within Web3, advocating decentralization, specialization and open innovation. It’s a very different approach from monolithic blockchains, where every function happens on one chain.Ethereum's "The Merge" upgrade in September 2022 was a pivotal moment, transitioning the network from a Proof-of-Work to a Proof-of-Stake system....

Ethereum Layer-2 Solutions Achieve Decentralization Milestones, Scale Transaction Capacity 17x

Ethereum Layer-2 Solutions Achieve Decentralization Milestones, Scale Transaction Capacity 17x

Ethereum’s Layer-2 solutions have achieved major milestones in decentralization, scaling, and reducing fees by July 2025. Vitalik Buterin spearheads these innovations, with vigorous support coming from the Ethereum Foundation and an array of technical teams. This integration is a significant step in the direction of Ethereum’s future goal of modular...

Ethereum's Layer-2 Scaling Drives Capacity Surge and Cost Reduction

Ethereum's Layer-2 Scaling Drives Capacity Surge and Cost Reduction

Ethereum’s Layer-2 (L2) scaling strategy is clearly picking up serious steam. As Vitalik Buterin describes, it has resulted in over a 17x increase in transaction capacity whilst cutting costs dramatically. This strategic layering approach, intentionally built on L2 networks, frees the mainnet to focus on settlement-first functions. At the same...

Nicholas Otieno Drives Bitcoin DeFi Innovation Through Multi-Chain Solutions

Nicholas Otieno Drives Bitcoin DeFi Innovation Through Multi-Chain Solutions

Nicholas is a fintech writer focused on cryptocurrency markets. Today he’s continuing that crusade by making the Bitcoin experience more inviting in the ever-evolving decentralized finance (DeFi) space. Since 2019, Otieno has focused his writing on helping readers understand cryptocurrency and how it can help create a more prosperous world....

Pantera Capital Predicts Shift to Onchain Finance via Tokenization

Pantera Capital Predicts Shift to Onchain Finance via Tokenization

According to the veteran crypto investment firm Pantera Capital, we’re headed for a massive onchain finance revolution fueled by the growing tokenization of real-world assets. Trend 1—Out with the old In their September blog post “The Great Onchain Migration,” they showcase a key trend. With clear efficiency and accessibility benefits,...

Ethereum Price Soars to New Heights, Outshining Bitcoin Amidst Institutional Interest

Ethereum Price Soars to New Heights, Outshining Bitcoin Amidst Institutional Interest

Ethereum (ETH) has turned into one of the biggest winners in the crypto market. On July 15 it reached an astounding five-month high of $3,418. The Move-to-Earn cryptocurrency held up its own well against the wider market sell-off. As of July 17, Ethereum (ETH) was priced at $3,599.10.This time, driven...

Octo Gaming Leverages Starknet to Enhance Web3 Mobile Gaming Experience

Octo Gaming Leverages Starknet to Enhance Web3 Mobile Gaming Experience

Octo Gaming adds Starknet’s Layer 2 technology to make its social gaming platform even better. This partnership will significantly reduce transaction speeds and processing times. In doing so, it will make for smooth on-boarding of mobile games into the Web3 ecosystem. An exciting new game joining Octo Gaming’s platform is...

BOB Pioneers Hybrid ZK Rollup, Elevating Layer-2 Security and Efficiency

BOB Pioneers Hybrid ZK Rollup, Elevating Layer-2 Security and Efficiency

BOB has achieved one of its most important milestones! It is now the first blockchain to implement Zero-Knowledge (ZK) proofs as fraud proofs inside a hybrid rollup architecture. This gamechanging combo combines the efficiency and scalability of ZK rollups with the low cost and simplicity of optimistic rollups. Together, these...