Base Layers

The new competitive arena in the so-called scaling wars is between Ethereum enhancers, not Ethereum killers.

By Matthew Finestone

Oct 14, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. UTC

Oct 14, 2020

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Finance

Tokens

Polkadot Projects Will Be Able to Mint Their Own Tokens in 2021

A token minting system is coming to the Polkadot blockchain ecosystem, promising to be a leaner, meaner version of Ethereum’s ERC-20 standard.

By Ian Allison

Sep 16, 2020 at 1:56 p.m. UTC

Sep 16, 2020

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Finance

Chia

Chia Network Raises $5M to Rival New Crop of DeFi-Friendly Base Layers

Chia Network, led by BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen, just raised another $5 million in an equity round led by Slow Ventures.

By Leigh Cuen

Aug 11, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

Aug 11, 2020

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Tech

Blockchain

Base Layer Wars Heat Up With Another $12M Committed to AVA Labs' Avalanche Blockchain

AVA Labs has closed a $12 million private token sale. The funding round – co-led by Galaxy Digital, Bitmain, Initialized and others – comes weeks before an anticipated mainnet launch.

By William Foxley

Jun 25, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

Jun 25, 2020

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Tech

Infrastructure

NEAR Protocol Enlists Bison Trails for Validator Support as It Heads Toward Full Mainnet

Bison Trails will help host the NEAR Protocol’s early validator set, currently consisting of over 150 nodes including some 40 of the project’s investors.

By William Foxley

Jun 9, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

Jun 9, 2020

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