Scaling
Ethereum Rollup Startup StarkWare Closes Series D At $8B Valuation
Even though the price of ETH has fallen by about 50% since early April, Ethereum scaling solutions continue to secure huge amounts of funding to address the bottlenecks that slow down the blockchain and make it expensive to use. On May 25, StarkWare, an Israeli startup building Layer 2 scaling solutions for Ethereum, announced the…
Ethereum Foundation, AMD, Polkadot Launch $7M Competition to Boost Zero-Knowledge Scaling
Leading crypto projects have banded together to offer $7M in prizes to teams innovating using zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs.
Ethereum’s Merge Delayed Despite Successful ‘Shadow Fork’ Test
The most recent test processed mainnet transactions on a “shadow fork” – a subset of proof-of-work nodes that had been merged with the Beacon Chain to process proof-of-stake transactions.
Polygon Taps Zero-Knowledge Proofs For New Identity Service
Polygon Embraces ZK in Anticipation of Ethereum's PoS Shift
Sunflower Game Throws Wrench in Polygon’s Gears
Fees on Ethereum scaling solution Polygon are surging to record highs. The cause? A game. Polygon gas prices spiked to an all-time high of a 410 Gwei average. That’s nearly twice as much as the previous high of 226 posted on Dec. 4, according to Polygon’s block explorer.
Zero-Knowledge Pioneer StarkWare Launches Layer 2 Rollup Network
StarkWare unveiled a new layer 2 rollup network powered by zero-knowledge proofs.
Rising Fees on Avalanche Trigger Scramble for Solutions
Avalanche's transaction fees are rising, triggering a push for solutions and setting up a contest with Ethereum.
Twitter Fight Between VC and Devs Stirs Angst Over Ethereum Gas Fees
A Twitter fight spotlights the simmering tensions over Ethereum's high gas fees and the rise of Layer 2 blockchains.
Polygon Uses Zero-Knowledge Proofs in New Ethereum Virtual Machine Rollup
Polygon has brought out an EVN-compatible rollup that uses Zero-knowledge proofs.
