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Rollups

Rollup (Bru-nO/Pixabay)
Technology
Ethereum
Nil Foundation Plans New Ethereum Rollup With Zero-Knowledge Proofs, Sharding
The foundation claims that this will be the first ZK rollup that enables sharding, combining two popular scaling technologies.
Rollup (Bru-nO/Pixabay)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Nov 7, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 7, 2023
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Kraken Chairman Jesse Powell (CoinDesk)
Technology
Kraken
Kraken Said to Seek Partner to Help Build It a Layer 2 Blockchain Network
The crypto exchange is still considering which blockchain developer should build its network, with Polygon, Matter Labs and the Nil Foundation in the mix, according to people...
Kraken Chairman Jesse Powell (CoinDesk)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Nov 7, 2023 at 1:16 a.m. UTC
Nov 7, 2023
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Scroll co-founder Sandy Peng (Bradley Keoun)
Technology
Scroll
Scroll Confirms Mainnet Live, as Co-Founder Predicts Speed Gains Over Ethereum
Blockchain data showed that Scroll’s smart contract was deployed on Oct. 8, but the team held off making its official announcement until this week.
Scroll co-founder Sandy Peng (Bradley Keoun)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Oct 17, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 17, 2023
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Manta is the latest blockchain network to reconsider its commitment to OP Labs' OP Stack. (Justin Henry/Creative Commons)
Technology
Manta network
Manta's Layer-2 Blockchain Already Plans to Ditch OP Stack for Polygon
The network, which just went live a couple weeks ago as a so-called optimistic rollup – the core underpinning of OP Stack – will now become a “ZK-rollup,” which is what Polygo...
Manta is the latest blockchain network to reconsider its commitment to OP Labs' OP Stack. (Justin Henry/Creative Commons)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Oct 16, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. UTC
Oct 16, 2023
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Scroll co-founder Sandy Peng (Bradley Keoun)
Technology
Scroll
Scroll zkEVM Launches, Blockchain Data Shows, Competing With Polygon, Matter Labs
The new Ethereum layer-2 network's debut adds to the competition among rival providers of so-called "zkEVMs," including Polygon and Matter Labs.
Scroll co-founder Sandy Peng (Bradley Keoun)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Oct 12, 2023 at 6:52 p.m. UTC
Oct 12, 2023
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Optimism CEO Karl Floersch. (Optimism)
Technology
Optimism
At Last, Blockchain Developer OP Labs Delivers ‘Fault Proofs’ Missing From Core Design
The developer’s OP Stack software, the blueprint for Coinbase’s new Base blockchain, had been criticized for the lack of a crucial security feature – likened to driving a fast...
Optimism CEO Karl Floersch. (Optimism)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Oct 3, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 3, 2023
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Buenos Aires (Unsplash)
Technology
Matter labs
Buenos Aires Releases Blockchain Digital Identity Solution Powered by zkSync's ZK Proofs
Citizens of Buenos Aires can access the identity solution, the QuarkID wallet, where they can store their birth and marriage certificates, according to the city government.
Buenos Aires (Unsplash)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Sep 28, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 28, 2023
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Image tweeted by Celo officials on Monday from conference in Barcelona. (Celo)
Technology
Polygon
Polygon Emerges as Suitor for Celo’s New Layer-2 Blockchain, Competing With OP Stack
Celo, which is ditching its standalone blockchain in favor of a new "layer-2" network atop Ethereum, had originally signaled plans to rely on Optimism's OP Stack, a similar cu...
Image tweeted by Celo officials on Monday from conference in Barcelona. (Celo)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Sep 21, 2023 at 5:06 p.m. UTC
Sep 21, 2023
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Air traffic controller (Beckett P/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
Technology
Analysis
‘Sequencers’ Are Blockchain’s Air Traffic Control. Here’s Why They’re Misunderstood
Leading rollup operators are criticized for using "centralized sequencers" to package transactions and pass them down to Ethereum, but the real risks may lie elsewhere.
Air traffic controller (Beckett P/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
By Sam Kessler
Sep 6, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 6, 2023
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Ethereum fees known as "gas prices" have stayed low despite a recent crypto frenzy that in the past might have caused congestion. (Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk.)
Technology
Analysis
Ethereum Handled Friend.tech Frenzy Without 'Gas Fee' Spike. Why That’s a Big Deal
Friend.tech, Crypto's latest fad, didn't drive up congestion and fees on Ethereum the way frenzies have in the past – possibly a sign that the blockchain's efforts to scale by...
Ethereum fees known as "gas prices" have stayed low despite a recent crypto frenzy that in the past might have caused congestion. (Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk.)
By Lyllah Ledesma
Aug 30, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 30, 2023
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