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Image tweeted by Celo officials on Monday from conference in Barcelona. (Celo)

Technology

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 customizable kit to Polygon's but using Optimism’s “optimistic” technology.

By Margaux Nijkerk

Sep 21, 2023 at 5:06 p.m. UTC

Sep 21, 2023

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Technology

Polygon

Polygon Releases 'Chain Development Kit' for ZK-Powered Networks on Ethereum

The new software toolkit will allow developers to build their own customizable chains, and connect to each other through a ZK-powered bridge to form a “Value Layer.”

By Margaux Nijkerk

Aug 29, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Aug 29, 2023

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Technology

Starkware

StarkWare’s ‘Starknet Stacks’ Could Add to Growing Field of Blockchain-in-a-Box Offerings

The announcement is part of a growing trend in Ethereum’s layer-2 ecosystem, where developers can create application-specific chains using the blockchain’s native software stack.

By Margaux Nijkerk

Jul 19, 2023 at 4:18 p.m. UTC

Jul 19, 2023

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Muneeb Ali, CEO, Trust Machines, in conversation with CoinDesk reporter Frederick Munawa (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Technology

Bitcoin

Bitcoin Use Cases Are Seeing ‘Explosive Growth,' Trust Machines Says

"Bitcoin is fun again because there's a place to build again," said Muneeb Ali, CEO of Trust Machines and co-founder of Stacks, on StageX at Consensus 2023.

By Frederick Munawa

Apr 28, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. UTC

Apr 28, 2023

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Markets

Stacks

Bitcoin Layer 2 Stacks' Token a Top Performer in March

STX has gained 23% for the month and is up 350% over the past year.

By Lyllah Ledesma

Mar 28, 2023 at 9:20 p.m. UTC

Mar 28, 2023

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Finance

Crypto long & short

Let’s Talk About Crypto Protocol Layers and Why Investors Must Examine Them

They’re the overflow rooms for the bustling Bitcoin and Ethereum ecosystems.

By Glenn Williams Nick Baker

Mar 8, 2023 at 5:07 p.m. UTC

Mar 8, 2023

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Matrixport Researcher on STX Token's Rapid Growth Amid Ordinals Interest

Video

Cdtv

Matrixport Researcher on STX Token's Rapid Growth Amid Ordinals Interest

Stacks STX token is the top performer in the Coin Desk Market Index CMI month to date and the third best performer year to date According to a recent Matrixport report the popularity of Ordinals NF Ts could be the catalyst to push Stacks into a billion dollar token Matrixport Head of Research and Strategy [...]

By CoinDesk Inc

Mar 2, 2023 at 3:25 p.m. UTC

Mar 2, 2023

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Markets

Ren bitcoin

Open-Source Protocol Ren Token Surges 18% Amid Rising Interest in Multichain Projects

In November, following the protocol's loss of funding from Alameda, Ren accelerated its shift from Ren 1.0 to a more efficient, secure version.

By Lyllah Ledesma

Mar 1, 2023 at 8:26 p.m. UTC

Mar 1, 2023

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Podcasts

Crypto Update | Ethereum’s Regens Tend to Ethereum’s Public Goods

With bitcoin, ether and most other top traded tokens in the green, plus a look at Ethereum’s public good, CoinDesk’s “Markets Daily” is back with the latest news roundup.

By Adam B. Levine Adrian Blust

Mar 1, 2023 at 5:48 p.m. UTC

Mar 1, 2023

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