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Layer 2 tokens have outperformed bitcoin and ether so far this year. (Getty Images)
Markets
First mover
First Mover Americas: Layer 2 Tokens Take Lead
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 27, 2023.
Layer 2 tokens have outperformed bitcoin and ether so far this year. (Getty Images)
By Lyllah LedesmaOmkar Godbole
Jan 27, 2023 at 1:05 p.m. UTC
Jan 27, 2023
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The price of Optimism’s OP token jumped in January. (Denny Luan/Unsplash)
Markets
Optimism
Optimism’s OP Token Hits All-Time High as Layer 2 Adoption Interests Grow
The OP token has surged 140% this year, surpassing bitcoin and ether.
The price of Optimism’s OP token jumped in January. (Denny Luan/Unsplash)
By Jocelyn Yang
Jan 26, 2023 at 10:08 p.m. UTC
Jan 26, 2023
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Tech
Bitcoin
Step Aside, Ethereum: Blockchain Project Stacks Wants to Bring Smart Contracts to Bitcoin
The project claims its Bitcoin sidechain can unlock “hundreds of billions of dollars” in DeFi on bitcoin.
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By Frederick Munawa
Dec 29, 2022 at 6:52 p.m. UTC
Dec 29, 2022
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Technology
Valid points
Ethereum’s 2022 in Review: The Merge, MEV and Mayhem
Ethereum’s year was marked by reductions to energy costs and improved scalability, but it was also racked by hacks and “censorship.”
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By Sam Kessler
Dec 28, 2022 at 12:25 p.m. UTC
Dec 28, 2022
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Learn
Dogecoin
Dogechain: Dogecoin’s Tag-Along Sidechain
They may be nominally related, but Dogechain is a different breed altogether.
Portrait Of Shiba Inu Dogs Traveling In Car (Getty Images)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Nov 29, 2022 at 9:49 p.m. UTC
Nov 29, 2022
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AltLayer aims to offer roll-ups-as-a-service for Web3. (Unsplash modified by CoinDesk)
Finance
Layer2 scaling solution
Blockchain Company AltLayer Appoints Amrit Kumar as COO
AltLayer is a layer 2 scalability product built on the Ethereum blockchain.
AltLayer aims to offer roll-ups-as-a-service for Web3. (Unsplash modified by CoinDesk)
By Will Canny
Nov 15, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Nov 15, 2022
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Polygon Co-Founder on Ethereum Merge: It’s the ‘First Major Step'
Video
Cdtv
Polygon Co-Founder on Ethereum Merge: It’s the ‘First Major Step’
The long-awaited Ethereum Merge has been completed early Thursday morning, shifting the network from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake. Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal joins...
Polygon Co-Founder on Ethereum Merge: It’s the ‘First Major Step'
By CoinDesk Staff
Sep 15, 2022 at 3:07 p.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2022
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How THNDR Games Is Bring Play-to-Earn to Bitcoin
Video
Bitcoin
How THNDR Games Is Bring Play-to-Earn to Bitcoin
THNDR Games CEO & Co-founder Desiree Dickerson discusses building play-to-earn games like SATSSS and Thunder Bay on the Bitcoin blockchain using the layer 2 Lightning Network....
How THNDR Games Is Bring Play-to-Earn to Bitcoin
By CoinDesk Staff
Apr 25, 2022 at 8:34 p.m. UTC
Apr 25, 2022
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ZK rollups take a major step forward (Andrew Haimerl/Unsplash)
Technology
Ethereum
Ethereum Gets an Upgraded Scaling Testnet – And It's Actually Years Ahead of Schedule
The zkEVM test network will be the first of its kind and could change the Ethereum scaling landscape in the near future.
ZK rollups take a major step forward (Andrew Haimerl/Unsplash)
By Edward Oosterbaan
Feb 24, 2022 at 11:07 p.m. UTC
Feb 24, 2022
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White hat hackers play a vital role. (pawel szvmanski/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Optimism
Why White Hat Hackers Are Vital to the Crypto Ecosystem
Jay Freeman stopped a potential $750 million vulnerability from being exploited on three of Ethereum's layer 2 networks.
White hat hackers play a vital role. (pawel szvmanski/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
By Edward Oosterbaan
Feb 23, 2022 at 11:02 p.m. UTC
Feb 23, 2022
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