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Blockchain Established by Former Meta Employees Off to a Slow Start

Aptos, a new layer 1 blockchain established by former Meta (META) employees that promised extremely fast transaction speeds, isn't living up to those brisk expectations on its...

By CoinDesk Inc

Oct 18, 2022 at 7:56 p.m. UTC

Oct 18, 2022

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Aptos Debuts Its Blockchain, Putting Millions in VC Dollars to the Test

The venture capital darling has been anticipated for months.

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Oct 17, 2022 at 7:26 p.m. UTC

Oct 17, 2022

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Market 'Purgatory' With Layer 1s Even After Ethereum Merge: Analyst

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Market ‘Purgatory’ With Layer 1s Even After Ethereum Merge: Analyst

Rubicon Crypto co-founder and CEO Greg Johnson predicts continued market “purgatory” even after the Ethereum Merge, particularly with other layer 1 protocols.

By CoinDesk Staff

Sep 1, 2022 at 4:12 p.m. UTC

Sep 1, 2022

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Crypto Investment Firm CoinFund Launches $300M Venture Fund For Web3 Development

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Crypto Investment Firm CoinFund Launches $300M Venture Fund For Web3 Development

CoinFund, a crypto-specific investment firm, inaugurated a $300 million venture capital fund to back early-stage blockchain projects including layer 1 blockchains, Web3 infras...

By CoinDesk Staff

Aug 17, 2022 at 6:37 p.m. UTC

Aug 17, 2022

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Three Crypto Regulatory Actions That Need to Be Taken, According to Messari's CEO

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Three Crypto Regulatory Actions That Need to Be Taken, According to Messari’s CEO

Messari Co-founder and CEO Ryan Selkis discusses his take on the crypto regulatory actions that the industry is lacking, which includes clarity on stablecoins, the CFTC’s owne...

By CoinDesk Staff

Aug 16, 2022 at 4:29 p.m. UTC

Aug 16, 2022

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SINO CEO: Layer 1 Will Have Five to Eight Winners and Solana Will 'Probably' Be There

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SINO CEO: Layer 1 Will Have Five to Eight Winners and Solana Will ‘Probably’ Be There

At #Consensus2022, Sino Global Capital CEO Matthew Graham discusses why he thinks Solana could be one of the five to eight winners of Layer 1, and what Solana needs to do to g...

By CoinDesk Staff

Jun 12, 2022 at 3:23 p.m. UTC

Jun 12, 2022

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What Layer 1 Protocols Must Learn From the Telecom Crash

Investments in protocols Solana, Polygon and Avalanche, among others, as well as layer 2 companion protocols, became increasingly profitable in 2021.

By Lex Sokolin

Mar 21, 2022 at 7:41 p.m. UTC

Mar 21, 2022

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Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Explains Why He’s Against Canada Invoking Emergencies Act and Blacklisting Crypto Wallets of Protesters

CoinDesk’s Christine Lee speaks to Vitalik Buterin about the challenges of transitioning into Ethereum 2.0, gas fees, layer 1 competitions as well as his views on the Canadian...

By CoinDesk Staff

Feb 18, 2022 at 11:47 p.m. UTC

Feb 18, 2022

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Axie Infinity’s Gaming Sidechain Reportedly Bigger Than Many Major Layer 1s by Volume

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Axie Infinity’s Gaming Sidechain Reportedly Bigger Than Many Major Layer 1s by Volume

Ronin, a layer 2 product from Axie Infinity developer Sky Mavis devoted solely to the play-to-earn blockchain game, is processing more total transactions than up-and-coming la...

By CoinDesk Staff

Jan 12, 2022 at 2:37 p.m. UTC

Jan 12, 2022