layer-2

Optimism, an Ethereum layer-2 network based on optimistic rollup technology, has a new spin on airdrops, governance and incentive alignment

The Ethereum mainnet has become unusable for normal users, but getting them to jump to layer-2 is a challenge

The fresh capital will support the deployment of its StarkNet Layer 2 platform, which will allow anyone to build blockchain applications with its technology.

Blockworks chats with Starkware co-founder Eli Ben-Sasson to get a sense of where things are going in the race to clean up Ethereum’s crowded pipes.

Backers in the latest round include DARMA Partners, Aligned Capital, CMT Digital, the Delta Blockchain Fund, Fourth Revolution Capital and Quantstamp.

Osprey Funds launches fifth product of the year on same day that First Trust and SkyBridge unveil newest offering.

Throughput bottlenecks within layer-2 ecosystem make it unreliable, Multicoin Capital exec says.