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Lightning Network Protocol Stacks Completes Nakamoto Upgrade With Defi Features

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The Bitcoin Lightning Network’s Stacks protocol has completed its Nakamoto upgrade, finalizing a series of enhancements that began in April 2024. This latest phase, delivered on August 28, 2024, introduces stronger transaction finality guarantees, reduces miner extractable value (MEV) opportunities, and improves network resilience. Additionally, the upgrade prepares the network for the introduction of sbtc, … Read more

Stacks Launches Nakamoto Upgrade to Enhance Bitcoin L2 Functionality

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Stacks has initiated the rollout of its Nakamoto upgrade introducing improvements to its Bitcoin layer two (L2) solution. The upgrade aims to bolster transaction speed and security, potentially revitalizing interest in Bitcoin’s extended capabilities. Stacks Initiates Nakamoto Upgrade, Targets Enhanced Bitcoin Scalability Stacks, an L2 protocol addressing Bitcoin’s scalability challenges and expanding its blockchain functionalities, … Read more

Stacks Accelerates Toward Mainnet With Strategic Nakamoto Testnet Rollout 

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The layer two (L2) project Stacks has officially released its public Nakamoto Testnet, offering a refined testing ground for developers and signers ahead of the mainnet launch. Stacks Introduces Nakamoto Testnet for Comprehensive Pre-Mainnet Testing In a significant step forward for the Stacks ecosystem, the Nakamoto Testnet has been introduced, providing a formal and public … Read more

Polygon Launches zkEVM Testnet — Defi Projects Uniswap, Lens, Aave Join Testing

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The blockchain project Polygon has announced the launch of the zkEVM public testnet, a layer two (L2) scaling solution announced in July that aims to reduce fees and inherit the security of the Ethereum blockchain. Polygon considers the testnet “the first open-source zkEVM network,” and developers are encouraging people to join the testnet, report bugs, … Read more