Zero Knowledge Proofs

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Posted by | April 16, 2024
Crypto Exchange OKX’s Polygon-Powered Layer 2, ‘X Layer,’ Hits Public Mainnet

OKX, the fourth-largest crypto exchange , said its new layer-2 blockchain, called X Layer, has gone live on its public mainnet, a continuation in the era of major crypto companies...

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Posted by | April 10, 2024
Alpen Labs Looks to Scale Bitcoin With Zero-Knowledge Proofs Using $10.6M Funding

Alpen Labs has emerged from stealth mode following the $10.6 million funding round led by Ribbit Capital Zero-knowledge technology is more commonly associated with Ethereum and is the sort of...

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Posted by | April 9, 2024
Venture Firm A16z Releases Jolt, a ‘Zero-Knowledge Virtual Machine’

Silicon Valley venture giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) made news last year when it announced that it was wading into deep tech research – switching off its investor cap to become...

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Posted by | March 13, 2024
Ethereum Activates ‘Dencun’ Upgrade, in Landmark Move to Reduce Data Fees

Ethereum, the second-biggest blockchain after Bitcoin, activated its much-anticipated "Dencun" upgrade, a move to spur growth on so-called layer-2 networks like Arbitrum and Polygon, by reducing their data fees. The...

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Posted by | March 5, 2024
Polygon Lands Astar Network as First User of New ‘AggLayer’

Astar, a blockchain network prominent in the Japanese Web3 community, said that its Astar zkEVM will be the first network to fully integrate into Polygon’s new AggLayer, a solution that...

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Posted by | March 2, 2024
Taiko, an ‘Ethereum-Equivalent ZK Rollup,’ Raises $15M

Taiko has raised $15 million in a series A fundraising, bringing its lifetime outside investment total to $37 million. Project claims to be an "Ethereum-equivalent ZK rollup" with "based sequencing"...

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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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Posted by | December 15, 2023
Polygon Stops Work on ‘Edge,’ Used to Build Dogechain, as Focus Turns to ZK

Polygon Labs is deprecating support for Polygon Edge, a blockchain template that predates the project's shift toward zero-knowledge cryptography as a core technology. Dogechain, which was never officially endorsed by...

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Posted by | December 14, 2023
Chainlink Data Feeds Available on Polygon zkEVM

Chainlink, a blockchain data-oracle project, has made their data feeds available to developers using Polygon’s layer 2 zero-knowledge rollup. Data feeds help connect smart contracts to “real-world data such as...

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Posted by | December 14, 2023
Cronos, Partner of Crypto.com, to Start Layer 2 Network With Matter Labs

Cronos Labs, the developer behind the Cronos blockchain , announced Thursday the launch of a new layer-2 network, joining the growing ranks of second-tier projects that have opted to build...

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