Arbitrum, the biggest of Ethereum’s popular Layer-2 scaling solutions, is continuing to ride the wave of positive momentum in the blockchain sector. By solving Ethereum’s expensive gas fees and network slowdowns, Arbitrum provides a fast and cheap solution for flourishing decentralized applications. The platform’s cutting-edge approach is amplified by an...
Anjali Mehra is a DeFi contributing columnist who’s deeply passionate about digital inclusion. She demystifies Layer 2 scaling solutions, simplifying them for the layperson. She’s a passionate advocate for fintech literacy, especially as it pertains to the future of decentralized finance. This information is key for helping to bring crypto...
Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency network, is currently experiencing a scalability crisis. Unfortunately, this has meant that users have had to deal with exorbitant transaction fees and delayed processing times. Layer 2 solutions like optimistic rollups and special zkEVMs have been developed as a way to relieve these burdens with quicker,...
Another meme coin, another presale. I know, I know, you’re perspective-shifting right now and none of this sounds new to you. But hear me out. Little Pepe (LILPEPE) is not your normal Shiba-Doge-Elon derivative looking to gamify and enrich themselves with your hard-earned crypto. They raised $2.5M in presale? That's...
I know what you’re thinking, yet another Bitcoin Layer 2 solution that’s gonna deliver everything and more. Bitcoin Hyper (HYPER), with a $1.7m presale raise, is the newest challenger. It’s not a question of whether it’s cool—the question is, can it actually live up to all that hype. And even...
Bitcoin Hyper is bringing a Layer-2 solution that’s all about making the Bitcoin user experience much better. The project has recently finished its presale, raising $1.7 million to bring the project to development and launch. Focused on improving some of Bitcoin’s existing restrictions, Bitcoin Hyper brings high-speed capabilities using its...
The blockchain space is always changing, as new solutions are developed to address long-standing issues such as scalability. In particular, two projects—INK and SOLX—are making waves as potential game-changers in the Layer-2 space. Though both have the same goal of increasing what their respective blockchains can do, they’re tackling that...
$1.6 million. That's a serious chunk of change. Bitcoin Hyper’s presale success may be a siren call of investor interest, but in the wild west of crypto, money may talk, but code walks. Are we witnessing the dawn of a genuine Bitcoin scaling solution, or just another well-marketed mirage shimmering...
Bitcoin flirting with $108,000? That's fantastic. But let's be real, that price tag highlights a glaring problem: Bitcoin, in its current form, is fundamentally broken as a transactional currency. It’s like having a Ferrari but only being able to drive it on Sundays because the toll costs are through the...
Even Bitcoin, the king of crypto, has a scaling problem. Just like real-world transactions, digital transactions can be slow and costly, particularly when the network gets congested. That's where Layer-2 solutions come in. Consider them as auxiliary lanes that relieve congestion on an interstate highway. One such project trying to...
