Starknet launches phase 1 staking on Ethereum layer 2
Starknet launched staking with a 20,000 STRK minimum requirement for solo staking while enabling delegation for broader participation. Go to Source
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Starknet hits record 857 TPS, averages 127.5 in stress test
Starknet’s new TPS record hints at scaling potential for Ethereum but raises key questions about real-world scalability. Go to Source
Ethereum, L2s to reach over 100K TPS with ‘The Surge’ — Vitalik Buterin
Some of the “key goals” of The Surge are to achieve over 100,000 TPS across Ethereum and its layer 2s and to increase interoperability, says Vitalik Buterin. Go to Source
Linea receives first contributor for open-source L2 rollup
Status partners with Linea, marking the beginning of a significant contribution to Linea’s zkEVM-powered L2 rollup as part of a broader decentralization effort. Go to Source
StarkWare launches $1M research fund for ZK Bitcoin scaling
StarkWare’s fund seeks to promote research into OP_CAT and demonstrate its potential to unlock and benefit Bitcoin and the blockchain community in general. Go to Source
Starkware Plans to Open Source Key Tech Linked to Starknet Prover
At the Starkware Sessions 2023 event, held at the Cameri Theatre in Tel Aviv, Israel, Starkware co-founder Eli Ben-Sasson informed the audience that the company intends to open source “key tech” linked to the Starknet Prover. During the event, the co-founder of the Ethereum scaling project stated that this marks a “significant step for scaling … Read more
SHIB Community Members and Countdown Clock Hint Shibarium Launch Is Imminent
According to a myriad of social media posts, the meme crypto project Shiba Inu is planning to launch the highly anticipated Shibarium, a layer two (L2) project that was supposed to launch this year in the third quarter. Shiba Inu supporters believe the Shibarium launch is imminent as a number of community members have been … Read more
FTX Pay Integrates With Reddit’s Arbitrum Nova-Powered Community Points System
FTX has announced that FTX Pay’s infrastructure has integrated with the social media and news aggregation forum Reddit’s Community Points system. The integration has been rolled out in the U.S., EU, Australia, and other countries worldwide. FTX Pay will also join Infura, P2P, Google Cloud, and other companies and projects in order to create a … Read more
Polygon Announces Zero-Knowledge Identity Platform for Web3
On March 29, Polygon, the layer two (L2) scaling solution that runs parallel with the Ethereum blockchain, has announced a new identity platform called Polygon ID. While the protocol is is still under development, Polygon ID is powered by zero-knowledge (ZK) cryptography and Polygon expects a public version of the ID wallet app and software … Read more
Polygon Raises $450 Million From Sequoia Capital India, Softbank, Shark Tank’s Kevin O’leary
The blockchain project Polygon announced it has raised $450 million on Monday in a fundraising round led by Sequoia Capital India with participation from more than 40 venture capital firms. Polygon says that the money will allow the team to help scale Ethereum and bolster the mass adoption of Web3 applications. Sequoia Capital India and … Read more
