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Zksync era

Avail co-founders Anurag Arjun and Prabal Banarjee (Avail)
Technology
Data availability
Avail Data Availability Integrated by Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, StarkWare, ZkSync
The chains' users will be able to opt in or out to use Avail for data availability, to stash the reams of data produced for all their transactions taking place.
Avail co-founders Anurag Arjun and Prabal Banarjee (Avail)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Apr 25, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 25, 2024
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ZKasino sents $33M to Lido (Carl Raw/Unsplash)
Finance
Casinos
ZKasino Users Plead for Refunds as $33M of Bridged Ether Sent to Lido
Depositors were originally told that bridged ether would be returned once the bridging phase was over.
ZKasino sents $33M to Lido (Carl Raw/Unsplash)
By Oliver Knight
Apr 22, 2024 at 1:46 p.m. UTC
Apr 22, 2024
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Like the suitors courting Penelope in the Odyssey, Ethereum's biggest layer-2 teams are vying to win over the Celo blockchain. (John William Waterhouse, via Wikipedia.)
Technology
Celo
Celo, Shopping for Blockchain Partner, Turns to the Delicate Issue of Money
A standalone blockchain, Celo is looking to migrate to become a layer-2 network atop Ethereum. The months-long selection process has started to look like "The Bachelorette," w...
Like the suitors courting Penelope in the Odyssey, Ethereum's biggest layer-2 teams are vying to win over the Celo blockchain. (John William Waterhouse, via Wikipedia.)
By Bradley Keoun
Jan 25, 2024 at 10:57 p.m. UTC
Jan 25, 2024
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two fingers adding a coin to one pile of coins among many
Technology
Vc
Venture Capital Lightspeed Faction Starts $285M Fund for Blockchain Startups
The new fund will focus mainly on early-stage crypto projects, participating in seed-stage and Series A funding rounds.
two fingers adding a coin to one pile of coins among many
By Aoyon Ashraf
Nov 9, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 9, 2023
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EraLend falls victim to $3.6 million exploit (Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash)
Finance
Defi
ZkSync's Largest Lender Struck by $3.4M Exploit
EraLend said the threat has been contained, but advises against deposits.
EraLend falls victim to $3.6 million exploit (Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash)
By Oliver Knight
Jul 25, 2023 at 1:34 p.m. UTC
Jul 25, 2023
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Projects competing to become the dominant "layer 2" network atop Ethereum are now competing to become networks of networks. (Unsplash)
Technology
Ethereum
Ethereum’s Layer 2 Teams Want You to Clone Their Code
By making their code open source and easy to replicate, projects including Arbitrum, Optimism and zkSync are making it easier for copycat blockchains to steal away their users...
Projects competing to become the dominant "layer 2" network atop Ethereum are now competing to become networks of networks. (Unsplash)
By Sam Kessler
Jun 28, 2023 at 3:59 p.m. UTC
Jun 28, 2023
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Technology
Zkevm
ZkSync Developer Releases Toolkit for Building Ethereum Rollups
The toolkit will make it easier for crypto developers to spin up fast and cheap blockchains powered by zero-knowledge proofs, one of this year’s hottest technologies in the di...
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By Sam Kessler
Jun 26, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 26, 2023
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zkSync Era's TVL hits new record high above $500 million (L2Beat)
Markets
Ethereum
Ethereum Layer 2 Network zkSync Era's Locked Value Surpasses $500M
The total value locked has increased by 12% in one week, according to data source L2Beat.
zkSync Era's TVL hits new record high above $500 million (L2Beat)
By Omkar Godbole
Jun 19, 2023 at 7:54 a.m. UTC
Jun 19, 2023
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Technology
Analysis
How the Hunt for Yet-to-Exist Tokens Is Shaping Ethereum’s Layer 2 Landscape
Token airdrops – and the prospect of them – have become the default customer acquisition strategy for Ethereum's layer 2 scaling projects. But is this strategy sustainable?
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By Sam Kessler
Apr 26, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Apr 26, 2023
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Technology
Ethereum
1inch, Aggregator of Decentralized Crypto Exchanges, to Launch on Ethereum Rollup zkSync Era
The company, which nabbed $175 million in a 2021 series B funding round, is one of the biggest protocols yet to launch on a zero-knowledge EVM.
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By Sam Kessler
Apr 20, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 20, 2023
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