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starkware-unveils-new-‘stwo’-cryptographic-prover-that’s-‘blazingly-fast’
Posted by | February 29, 2024
StarkWare Unveils New ‘Stwo’ Cryptographic Prover That’s ‘Blazingly Fast’

DENVER, COLORADO – StarkWare, the developer firm behind layer-2 network Starknet, announced on Thursday at ETHDenver that it is building a new cryptographic prover, called Stwo. A prover is a...

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coinbase-adds-‘smart-wallet’-feature,-so-lengthy-seed-phrases-aren’t-needed
Posted by | February 29, 2024
Coinbase Adds ‘Smart Wallet’ Feature, So Lengthy Seed Phrases Aren’t Needed

Coinbase, the publicly traded U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, is coming out with two new wallet solutions that are supposed to make the onboarding of new users into crypto easier. The features,...

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avail,-an-ethereum-data-network-to-rival-celestia,-raises-$27m-in-seed-round
Posted by | February 26, 2024
Avail, an Ethereum Data Network to Rival Celestia, Raises $27M In Seed Round

Avail, among a handful of new "data availability" blockchain projects designed to handle transaction data produced by the increasingly sprawling networks, announced on Monday a $27 million fundraising led by...

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polygon,-starkware-tout-new-‘circle-starks’-as-breakthrough-for-zero-knowledge-proofs
Posted by | February 21, 2024
Polygon, StarkWare Tout New ‘Circle STARKs’ as Breakthrough for Zero-Knowledge Proofs

"Circle STARKs," the new cryptographic proofs, are supposed to make transactions faster than cheaper than under the current technology. The revelation marks a collaboration for Polygon Labs and StarkWare, typically...

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starknet-blockchain-plans-much-awaited-airdrop-of-new-strk-tokens-next-week
Posted by | February 14, 2024
Starknet Blockchain Plans Much-Awaited Airdrop of New STRK Tokens Next Week

Starknet Foundation announced on Wednesday that STRK, the native token for the Ethereum layer-2 blockchain Starknet, will be airdropped on Feb. 20, with roughly 1.3 million wallets eligible to receive...

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Posted by | February 8, 2024
Layer-2 Blockchain Developer StarkWare Plans ‘Cairo’ to Verify Layer-3s

StarkWare, the developer behind the Starknet blockchain, announced on Thursday the launch of a new “Cairo Verifier” in the next few weeks, opening the door to layer-3 application-based chains on...

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Posted by | February 8, 2024
Polygon Releases ‘Type 1 Prover,’ Claiming Milestone Set by Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin

The "Type 1 prover" has been cast as a technological feat that essentially makes layer-2 networks nearly equivalent to main "layer-1" blockchains like Ethereum. Polygon is betting that more networks...

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Posted by | January 29, 2024
As Blockchains Push Toward Decentralization, These People Serve as Ultimate Guardians

That principle stands at the core of a new trend in the blockchain industry, where overseers of various networks are establishing groups of people to help steer protocol changes and...

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Posted by | January 25, 2024
Ethereum Developers Set Timeline for Final ‘Dencun’ Testnet Upgrades

Ethereum developers planning for the blockchain's biggest upgrade in a year, known as Dencun , have confirmed in a blog post the dates for making the changes on two key...

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Posted by | January 25, 2024
Axiom, Protocol for Historical Ethereum Data, Raises $20M, Led by Paradigm, Standard Crypto

Axiom, a protocol that allows smart contract developers to access historical data from Ethereum and then perform intensive computations off-chain, has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round...

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