We're told constantly that speed is everything. In the cutthroat world of finance, as fast as possible execution, as fast as possible transactions, as high throughput as possible—all the way around—are apparently the goal. Solana, with its blistering speed and impressive TPS numbers, often gets touted as the Ethereum killer,...
The potential of crypto gaming – an exciting escape combined with real ownership thanks to blockchain technology – has entranced a lot of people. Yet, the reality is stark: a significant number of crypto game projects are failing. Anjali Mehra is a DeFi Opinion Columnist at CoinDesk, helping to demystify...
Tether, the issuer of USDT, the world's largest stablecoin, has announced it will discontinue support for USDT on five legacy blockchains: Omni, Bitcoin Cash SLP, Algorand, Kusama, and EOS. This transition is scheduled to begin September 1, 2025. If you have USDT on any of these chains, it is extremely...
Layer 2 solutions such as Optimism, Arbitrum, and Polygon are leading the charge to scale Ethereum and other Layer 1 blockchains. Such technologies increase the speed of transactions, lower costs and make decentralized applications more efficient. At the same time Layer 2 protocols make security and decentralization of Layer 1...
Over 60% of the Layer 2 (L2) market is ruled by Optimism and Arbitrum. Great news, right? Ethereum's scaling! Gas fees are down! But hold on. Before we uncork the champagne, let's talk about the elephant in the room: what are we actually sacrificing for that 60%?Security is a Silent...
We’ve all heard the promises, the hype and too frequently witnessed the implosions. Recall the gold rush mentality around the first wave of early “to-earn” models. It seemed like everyone was out to make a quick buck and the actual technology and community got neglected. Now, in 2025, we’re about...
Let’s face it, the current SocialFi landscape is the Wild West. Day by day, it’s a digital showdown – musicians and performers against machine learning, originality against the spam of AI. You put your blood, sweat, and tears into a post, only to have it lost in the shuffle of...
High gas fees have been a top pain point for anyone interacting with Ethereum for a long time. These costs can make even simple transactions expensive, hindering the widespread adoption of decentralized applications (dApps) and other blockchain-based services. Layer 2 (L2) scaling solutions are changing the game. They do this...
Okay, we admit it, Ethereum’s gas fees deserved to be the butt of that joke. We’re talking a near 99% reduction thanks to Layer 2 scaling solutions. Cue the celebratory tweets, right? Hold your horses. So cheaper transactions are great news, but hold your horses on popping champagne before doing...
Layer 2 solutions are radically changing the blockchain space. These secondary frameworks overlaid on Layer 1 blockchains such as Ethereum and Bitcoin are beginning to tackle some of those damning shortfalls. These innovations are largely aimed at increasing speed, cost-efficiency and scalability.Layer 2 scaling solutions are aimed at solving challenges...
