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Optimism, Scaling Solution for Ethereum, Sets June Date for Biggest Ever Upgrade, ‘Bedrock’
The upgrade, a hard fork proposed earlier this year and approved by the Optimism community in April, is supposed to bring a “new level of modularity, simplicity and Ethereum equivalence.”
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Projects To Watch: StarkNet
StarkNet Aims to Enhance Scalability, Privacy and Security on Ethereum
One of the first projects to integrate the intriguing new mechanism of account abstraction has already gotten Visa on board to secure payments processing for crypto transactions. That’s why StarkNet is a 2023 Project to Watch.
Projects To Watch: StarkNet

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Matter Labs Opens zkSync Era to Users, Claiming First in ‘Zero Knowledge’ Tech on Ethereum
After zkSync Era was launched only for developers last month, the project took the additional step Friday of opening to general users. The latest push comes just days ahead of the rival Polygon system’s planned rollout Monday of its own “zero knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine.”
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DO NOT USE: Arbitrum will airdrop its ARB token on Thursday, Mar. 23 (Dall-e/CoinDesk)
Arbitrum to Airdrop New Token and Transition to DAO
The long-awaited ARB token will grant holders the ability to vote on changes to the leading Ethereum layer 2 network.
DO NOT USE: Arbitrum will airdrop its ARB token on Thursday, Mar. 23 (Dall-e/CoinDesk)

Mihailo Bjelic (Polygon)
Polygon Exploring Use of ZK Technology for Main Chain, Co-Founder Bjelic Says
In an interview with CoinDesk, Polygon’s Mihailo Bjelic shared the progress the blockchain is making on becoming a ZK-secure ecosystem.
Mihailo Bjelic (Polygon)

OP token's price chart (CoinDesk/Highcharts.com)
OP Token Surges 25% as Optimism Foundation Proposes 'Bedrock' Upgrade
Layer 2 scaling system Optimism's governance token, OP, has chalked up a 200% rally in four weeks, outperforming market leaders bitcoin and ether by a big margin.
OP token's price chart (CoinDesk/Highcharts.com)

CDCROP: Rolled up paper (Unsplash modified by CoinDesk)
Blockchain Scaling Project Sovereign Labs Raises $7.4M in Seed Round
The fundraise was led by Haun Ventures and included Maven 11, 1KX, Robot Ventures and Plaintext Capital.
CDCROP: Rolled up paper (Unsplash modified by CoinDesk)

DO NOT USE: CDCROP: Chicago Boardroom Ethereum (Sam Ewen/Midjourney/CoinDesk)
What Ethereum Tech Trends Are Weathering the Bear Market?
Zero-knowledge, staking and MEV are among the core tech concepts that have continued to attract attention amid the market slump.
DO NOT USE: CDCROP: Chicago Boardroom Ethereum (Sam Ewen/Midjourney/CoinDesk)

CDCROP: The co-founders of Offchain Labs, the firm behind Arbitrum.
Arbitrum Founder Dismisses Launch of First Mainnet zkEVM
Arbitrum co-founder Steven Goldfeder has said that a zkEVM is "not 12 days away from mainnet."
CDCROP: The co-founders of Offchain Labs, the firm behind Arbitrum.

CDCROP:  Huge Pipes running through forest (Muhammad Iswahyudi/Pixabay)
Ethereum Layer 2s Could Take Revenue From the Blockchain as They Become More Competitive: Coinbase
For now, transacting on the base blockchain provides a solution for users who need or value security over speed, the report said.
CDCROP:  Huge Pipes running through forest (Muhammad Iswahyudi/Pixabay)