rollups
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The industry-first general purpose zk programmable blockchain charts a fresh course
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Espresso sequencing marketplace will enable efficient coordination and fast transaction finalization across multiple Ethereum layer-2s
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The funding round was led by a16z crypto, and will be used by the team to continue product development and team scaling
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Fault proofs are a critical security measure to ensure transactions are valid on optimistic rollups
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Blast encouraged users to deposit into its multisig. Now they can finally exit
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Ethereum Dencun will enable Ethereum transactions to be submitted as blobs, potentially alleviating the costs of posting data on the blockchain
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They may use different cryptographic techniques, but all privacy-centric L2s hope to be the first on Ethereum
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The thesis that more activity begets lower proving costs passes a real-world test
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Cronos Labs launches testnet for the Cronos zkEVM Chain, the first “hyperchain” using zkSync’s ZK Stack
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Data availability solutions are launching, but Ethereum remains the most popular blockchain for developers to post data
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Ethereum users have layer-2 rollups to thank for saving them from high fees and long wait times
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Following a $7 million fundraise, Fhenix outlines its design for a fully homomorphic encryption rollup
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Celestia is a modular layer that uses data availability sampling to increase throughput and reduce transaction costs
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Arbitrum is an Ethereum scaling solution and is one of the largest chains by TVL today
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The latest system will comprise three components, a fault-proof program, a fault-proof virtual machine and a dispute game protocol
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The successful launch of layer-2 chains like Base has “increasingly validated” the modular blockchain thesis, Celestia’s Nick White says
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Although more rollups are joining the L2 race, optimistic rollups still possess the greater share of total value locked
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