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Matter Labs unveils "ZKsync 3.0" and introduces their "Elastic Chain" aimed at connecting multiple chains within in own network. (Unsplash)
Technology
Ethereum
ZKsync Developer's New 'Elastic Chain' Could Compete With Polygon's AggLayer
This Elastic Chain is composed of multiple chains in the ZKsync ecosystem, but users will feel like they are using a single chain.
Matter Labs unveils "ZKsync 3.0" and introduces their "Elastic Chain" aimed at connecting multiple chains within in own network. (Unsplash)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jun 25, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. UTC
Jun 25, 2024
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A C-17 Globemaster III from the 437th Air Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., air delivery pallets of water and food to Mirebalais, Haiti, Jan 21, 2010 to be distributed by the members of the United Nations. Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the city on Jan. 12, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)
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Matter labs
ZKsync Airdrop of 'ZK' Token Puts Initial Market Cap Near $800M
The layer-2 blockchain ZKsync, has kicked off its highly anticipated airdrop of its ZK token, with 45% of the tokens already claimed.
A C-17 Globemaster III from the 437th Air Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., air delivery pallets of water and food to Mirebalais, Haiti, Jan 21, 2010 to be distributed by the members of the United Nations. Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the city on Jan. 12, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jun 17, 2024 at 8:33 p.m. UTC
Jun 17, 2024
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ZKsync will airdrop its ZK token "next week" (ian dooley/Unsplash)
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Zk rollup
ZKsync’s ZK Airdrop Is Coming ‘Next Week,’ Here's What to Expect
According to the plan released Tuesday, 17.5% of ZK's 21 billion total token supply will be airdropped to users beginning "next week."
ZKsync will airdrop its ZK token "next week" (ian dooley/Unsplash)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jun 11, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. UTC
Jun 11, 2024
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(jean wimmerlin/Unsplash/PhotoMosh)
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The protocol
The Protocol: Another Episode in the Layer-2 Teams Drama
We take a look at what unfolded after Matter Labs’ planned to trademark the term “ZK.”
(jean wimmerlin/Unsplash/PhotoMosh)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jun 5, 2024 at 8:33 p.m. UTC
Jun 5, 2024
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Ethereum Name Service Founder Nick Johnson (ENS)
Technology
Ethereum
Ethereum-Based Domain Protocol ENS Seeks Own L2, Possibly With ZK Rollups
ENS’s proposal, dubbed “ENSv2,” will completely overhaul the network’s registry system, and transform it into a layer 2.
Ethereum Name Service Founder Nick Johnson (ENS)
By Margaux Nijkerk
May 28, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
May 28, 2024
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ZkSync's token airdrop is one of the most highly anticipated of the year. (ian dooley/Unsplash)
Finance
Airdrop
ZkSync, Ethereum Layer-2 Network, Hints at Airdrop By End of June
ZkSync wrote on X that "handing over governance" is expected by the end of June.
ZkSync's token airdrop is one of the most highly anticipated of the year. (ian dooley/Unsplash)
By Oliver Knight
May 17, 2024 at 4:11 p.m. UTC
May 17, 2024
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Art installation reminiscent of digital ecosystems
Finance
Real world assets
Sygnum Tokenizes $50M of Fidelity International Fund as Matter Labs Moves Reserves to Blockchain
The move was part of zkSync developer Matter Labs' long-term goal to move its treasury reserves to a blockchain.
Art installation reminiscent of digital ecosystems
By Krisztian Sandor
Mar 19, 2024 at 4:39 p.m. UTC
Mar 19, 2024
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Like the suitors courting Penelope in the Odyssey, Ethereum's biggest layer-2 teams are vying to win over the Celo blockchain. (John William Waterhouse, via Wikipedia.)
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Celo
Celo, Shopping for Blockchain Partner, Turns to the Delicate Issue of Money
A standalone blockchain, Celo is looking to migrate to become a layer-2 network atop Ethereum. The months-long selection process has started to look like "The Bachelorette," w...
Like the suitors courting Penelope in the Odyssey, Ethereum's biggest layer-2 teams are vying to win over the Celo blockchain. (John William Waterhouse, via Wikipedia.)
By Bradley Keoun
Jan 25, 2024 at 10:57 p.m. UTC
Jan 25, 2024
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Cronos Labs Managing Director Ken Timsit (Ken Tismit)
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Cronos
Cronos, Partner of Crypto.com, to Start Layer 2 Network With Matter Labs
The new "Cronos zkEVM chain" is launching initially as a test network, based on Matter Labs’ software tools, which can be used to spin up new layer 2 and layer 3 “hyperchains”...
Cronos Labs Managing Director Ken Timsit (Ken Tismit)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Dec 14, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Dec 14, 2023
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin (Bradley Keoun/modified by CoinDesk)
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Ethereum
Ethereum's Buterin Floats Prospect of Taking Some Layer-2 Functions Back on Main Chain
Vitalik Buterin, a member of the Ethereum Foundation's executive board, once pushed "layer-2" networks as a way to provide faster and cheaper transactions. Now he's got ideas...
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin (Bradley Keoun/modified by CoinDesk)
By Bradley Keoun
Dec 13, 2023 at 7:56 p.m. UTC
Dec 13, 2023
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