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Worldcoin co-founders Alex Blania and Sam Altman (Marc Olivier/Worldcoin)
Technology
Ethereum
Sam Altman’s Layer-2 Blockchain Project, World Chain, Opens to Developers
This means that select developers can apply to build, test, and give feedback to Tools For Humanity, the developer firm behind Worldcoin, according to a press release shared w...
Worldcoin co-founders Alex Blania and Sam Altman (Marc Olivier/Worldcoin)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jul 9, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 9, 2024
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Technology
The protocol
The Protocol: How Optimism Filled in Its Missing Tooth
In this week's newsletter, we delve into the Ethereum layer-2 network Optimism's delivery of "fault proofs," a piece of functionality that was glaringly missing even though it...
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By Bradley Keoun
Jun 12, 2024 at 6:18 p.m. UTC
Jun 12, 2024
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Optimism CEO Karl Floersch. (Optimism)
Technology
Optimism foundation
Optimism Finally Gets Its Mission-Critical 'Fault Proofs'
For years, Optimism was missing a core feature at the heart of its design: "Fault proofs." On Monday, that tech is finally here.
Optimism CEO Karl Floersch. (Optimism)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jun 10, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 10, 2024
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Celo Foundation President Rene Reinsberg (Celo)
Technology
Celo
Celo Community Ratifies Plan to Use Optimism's OP Stack for New Layer-2 Chain
The vote passed with overwhelming support, with 65 addresses representing 14.6 million CELO tokens signaling approval for the measure.
Celo Foundation President Rene Reinsberg (Celo)
By Margaux Nijkerk
May 10, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. UTC
May 10, 2024
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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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Technology
The protocol
The Protocol: Analyzing Runes Impact as Bitcoin Fee Bonanza Fades
Last week's Bitcoin halving came and went – just as Satoshi Nakamoto programmed it. But the big surprise was the fast uptake of Casey Rodarmor's new Runes protocol, his second...
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By Bradley Keoun
Apr 24, 2024 at 5:45 p.m. UTC
Apr 24, 2024
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Token unlocks are usually bearish events, increasing a token's supply.(FLY:D/Unsplash)
Markets
Optimism
OP, YGG Feeling Sell-Side Pressure as Unlocks Loom
DYDX also has a large release of tokens scheduled but is not experiencing the same pricing pressure.
Token unlocks are usually bearish events, increasing a token's supply.(FLY:D/Unsplash)
By Sam Reynolds
Apr 23, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Apr 23, 2024
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Celo Foundation President Rene Reinsberg (Celo)
Technology
Optimism
Celo Chooses Optimism, Concluding Bake-Off Among Layer 2s
CLabs officially proposed using Optimism’s OP Stack for the transition. The proposal will be discussed on a couple of community calls and then go to a vote among holders of th...
Celo Foundation President Rene Reinsberg (Celo)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Apr 22, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 22, 2024
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Worldcoin's iris-scanning technology is being questioned by regulators (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Technology
Worldcoin
Worldcoin, Sam Altman's Crypto Project, Is Building a Layer-2 Chain
The human-focused blockchain network will be based on the OP Stack, a framework for building Ethereum-based layer-2 chains.
Worldcoin's iris-scanning technology is being questioned by regulators (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
By Sam Kessler
Apr 17, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 17, 2024
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Technology
Optimism
Optimism Finally Starts Testing 'Fault Proofs' at Heart of Design – and of Criticism
A version of the new proof system, which will help secure withdrawals from Optimism and other networks based on its tech, will be deployed to Optimism's Sepolia test network o...
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By Sam Kessler
Mar 19, 2024 at 4:40 p.m. UTC
Mar 19, 2024
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