Vitalik Buterin is praising the successes of Ethereum’s Layer 2 protocols in light of the recent Optimism (OP) milestone. As per OP Labs’, Ethereum L2 Optimism has now included fault proofs to its smart contracts. As of right now, Optimism is in what the development team calls “Stage 1” of
Formerly known as OAK Network, Ava Protocol has announced that $10 million in seed investment has been completed. This includes a $5.5 million initial round and a subsequent $4.5 million seed+ round. The funds will go toward helping Ava Protocol develop an Eigenlayer AVS that is intent-centric and event-driven, enabling private autonomous transactions on
As 2024 continues to see positive developments in the crypto space, zkSync, a prominent Ethereum Layer 2 scaler by Matter Labs, has made a significant announcement—plans to airdrop nearly 3.68 billion ZK tokens next week. According to the distribution plan, 89% of the airdrop will be allocated to zkSync users
Digital asset investment products saw an inflow totaling $2 billion in the last week, bringing this recent 5-week of positive inflows to $ 4.3 billion. And trading volumes in exchange-traded products (ETPs) rose to $12.8 billion for the week, 55% up from the week prior, according to the recent report
Several transactions draining $81.5 million from the protocol occurred during the end of 2023 on the cross-chain bridge Orbit Chain, which has significant links to the Klaytn ecosystem. The assets were left undisturbed after the attack until Saturday, when the hacker or group started transferring around $48 million to Tornado
Ethereum has been one of the most talked-about cryptocurrencies this year, especially with its roller-coaster performance and the recent ETF approval green light. Starting the year trading at $2,352, Ethereum saw a significant rise to $4,093 in March, a level not reached since 2021. However, by May 1, the price
While the global crypto market is displaying a sea of red across all the cryptocurrencies, Wormhole (W), the cross-chain messaging protocol, has seen its price climb by over 12.16% in the last 24 hours, rising from $0.6356 to $0.7616. This surge marks the third consecutive day of gains for Wormhole.
In May, the largest amount since February 2022—the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (DeFi) applications—reached $192 billion, according to a report by blockchain analytics company DappRadar. There was a 21% drop in the number of distinct active wallets using DeFi, even though TVL increased. May saw a 17%
According to the Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, the speed with which issuers reply to SEC comments will determine the approval of spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the US. It would seem from Gensler’s remarks that the responsibility for approvals is with the issuers
As the cryptocurrency market continues to exhibit a positive price action, with top altcoins adding significant value to their respective portfolios, the market leader, Bitcoin, has managed to maintain its price above the crucial $71,000 mark. In a similar vein, Ethereum, the leader of altcoins, has displayed a comparable price
