The exchange is hosted on a layer two platform and uses Dai for margin. Leverj, a non-custodial derivatives platform based on an Ethereum sidechain, announced on Tuesday their cooperation with leading industry participants to support the launch and marketing of its exchange. The exchange offers perpetual swaps for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH), accepting both […]
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Five price feeds will be directly published on Matic mainnet. Matic Network, a smart contract platform acting as both a layer one and layer two for Ethereum, announced on Thursday the full launch of five Chainlink (LINK) price feeds that are set to power its ecosystem. Though there are many promised or existing Chainlink integrations […]
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The Ethereum 2.0 deposit contract is open. How are things progressing, and what comes next? On Nov. 4, Ethereum (ETH) core developers hit a significant milestone. In a “quick update” on the Ethereum Foundation blog, developer Danny Ryan confirmed the release of the v1.0 specs for the hotly anticipated Ethereum 2.0 upgrade, which includes the […]
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Aztec 2.0 is both a scaling and a privacy solution rolled into one. Aztec, a privacy protocol developing on Ethereum, announced on Monday the launch of its second iteration, promising private transactions and smart contracts while being cheaper than standard transfers. The layer two solution adopted by Aztec relies on zkRollups, similar to Loopring or […]
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The next step of DeFi’s evolution in decentralization is enabling true scalability, interoperability and access to networks beyond Ethereum. As in most technical domains, evolution in the crypto industry moves in waves. The first wave was the building of layer-one blockchain solutions and infrastructures like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). The second wave was the […]
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Ethereum needs to scale with layer-two in the short-term, and ZK Rollups can pick up the slack. Since Ethereum 2.0 is likely to take a few more years to begin increasing the throughput of the network, community focus is centering on layer-two solutions that could take some of the burden in the short-term. Several solutions […]
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Debate over increasing block size for blockchain scalability still goes on, but what are the main arguments from proponents and detractors? The debate is not settled. Despite much of the great work being done, there is no one clear solution for blockchain scaling, and it’s possible there never will be. All of the possibilities explored […]
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Entries to the Reddit Scaling Bake-Off are coming in from several layer-two builders. A number of projects introduced potential scaling solutions prior to Reddit’s July 31 deadline. Most contest participants are existing developers of Layer 2 solutions for Ethereum. The majority of entrants seem to have tweaked their existing technologies to accommodate Reddit’s demands. The […]
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Tokenizing blood may help with supply chain efficiencies, creating a way to trace blood from the donor to the hospital. A system in which health officials would be able to track blood donations from vein-to-vein in real-time, given the complexities of the blood supply chain, may sound impossible. However, using blockchain technology to track and […]
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Pavillion Hub brings blockchain technology to the Steam gaming platform, and 22nd Century Racing Series is a worthy showcase of the possibilities this enables. As blockchain technology continues apace in its quest to infiltrate and improve the gaming sector, multiple platforms have been springing up to vy for your attention. Earlier this month Cointelegraph reported […]
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