Global, May 2025: In a decisive move that underscores Ethereum’s rapid evolution, the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) has officially abandoned its planned Namechain Layer 2 rollup. This surprising pivot comes directly in response to Ethereum’s own core network achieving a staggering 99% reduction in gas costs, rendering the separate scaling layer unnecessary for ENS’s upcoming […]
Global, May 2025: In a crucial intervention that has sent ripples through the cryptocurrency development community, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has issued a stark warning against blockchain projects that cultivate “fake connections” to the Ethereum ecosystem. His critique focuses on Layer 2 (L2) scaling solutions that leverage optimistic bridges and marketing hype without delivering substantive […]
Global, April 2025: A significant capital reallocation is underway within the cryptocurrency sector. As growth metrics for established Layer 1 blockchains show signs of plateauing, a cohort of institutional and sophisticated retail investors is increasingly directing attention—and capital—toward foundational infrastructure layers. Specifically, zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) technology, backed by over $100 million in recent dedicated venture […]
Global, May 2025: Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has outlined a pivotal new strategic direction for Ethereum’s Layer 2 (L2) scaling ecosystems. This proposal arrives at a critical juncture, as long-anticipated improvements to Ethereum’s base layer, known as Layer 1 (L1), begin to materially reduce network congestion and transaction costs. Buterin’s core argument urges L2 developers […]
Global, April 2025: The Bitcoin ecosystem has reached a significant technical milestone with the Citrea mainnet launch. This event marks the operational debut of a zero-knowledge (ZK) rollup designed as a native Layer 2 for Bitcoin. According to a report by The Block, the network’s activation enables developers to build and deploy sophisticated financial applications […]
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