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Decentralized Betting Protocol Thales’ Staking Model Deploys to Arbitrum
By expanding to the largest layer 2 scaling solution, Thales aims to become more resilient and encourage protocol usage.
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Upcoming Upgrades That Will Shape the Ethereum Ecosystem
Here are some approaching dates and launches that Ethereum followers and observers should keep an eye on.
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Optimism DEX Velodrome Generates Record Weekly Fees Following Coinbase Announcement
Coinbase said last week it is launching Base, another layer two network built using Optimism technology.
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Tokens of Optimism Ecosystem Surge as Coinbase Unveils Its Layer 2 Base
Coinbase said Thursday that it is using Optimism's technology to launch an Ethereum layer 2 scaling product called Base.
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Coinbase's New Layer 2 Blockchain, Base, Has Rocky Rollout
The much-anticipated protocol struggled to process user transactions, then became the target of some Twitter shade for changing some terms of a contribution pledge on the fly.
Coinbase Cryptocurrency Exchange Website (Chesnot/Getty Images)

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Collab.Land to Airdrop Token to Over 2M Wallets on Optimism
The automated management tool for on-chain asset verification and token gating is growing its ecosystem by establishing a decentralized autonomous organization governed by COLLAB.
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Optimism Token Up 6.5% as Coinbase Builds Its Layer 2 on the Platform
The layer 2 network, called Base, won't have a native token.
Optimism surges 6.5% (Cryptowatch)

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War of Words Over zkEVMs Might Portend Long Struggle to Tech Maturity
As Polygon and Matter Labs race to bring their zkEVMs to market, both will need to make compromises in the name of security.
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Ethereum Layer 2 landscape
Arbitrum Surges Ahead as Ethereum’s Layer 2 Landscape Takes Shape
Layer 2 rollups now see more transaction volume than Ethereum’s main network.
Ethereum Layer 2 landscape