LayerZero
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Plus, a $315 million fund eyes crypto and PayPal Ventures uses PYUSD for an investment
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Exclusive: Google Cloud joined more than 65 other operators in the group as the restaking protocol eyes a mainnet deployment for node operators in the first half of 2024
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LayerZero’s omnichain fungible token can move wstETH between Ethereum, BNB Chain, Avalanche and Scroll
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These capabilities will be available initially between Ethereum and Polygon chains, with more to come
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The partnership comes amid speculation that China’s views on crypto may be softening
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A total of 15 different blockchains will be able to rely on Google Cloud oracles for cross-chain interoperability
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Average total transactions per second on layer-2 is now four times greater than that of Ethereum mainnet
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Suggesting that all value will flow through a particular chain is “a really great way to sell a token,” Bryan Pellegrino says, but it’s not realistic
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Auradine and River Financial top big week of raises that included $6 million from Jack Dorsey
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KYC is required for participation, and there are range of rewards available for bug hunters
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Ledger and LayerZero have garnered valuations worth billions of dollars with fresh funding rounds over the past week
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The cross-chain messaging system announced a low-cost, high-security chain based on optimistic rollups
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The project previously raised $2 million in a seed round bringing its total fundraising to $8.3 million to date.
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