Ethereum takes a significant step towards a layer-2 centric future after the Dencun hard fork, leading Vitalik Buterin to call for a shift in mentality.
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681Ethereum’s next set of hard forks is anticipated to benefit layer-2 scaling protocols significantly by reducing storage costs.
10618Manta’s Kenny Li argues that only blockchains with a “modular” approach stand a chance of survival, but critics say the whole debate is just a marketing stunt.
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5303A newly developed zkEVM prover is set to allow EVM chains to become zero-knowledge proof-powered layers 2s in the Ethereum ecosystem.
4861The lack of selling pressure from miners will be one of the main catalysts boosting ETH's price to unprecedented highs in the current bull cycle.
9460The solutions floated by Buterin and the Ethereum Foundation revolve around increasing the cost of calldata and raising block gas limits.
4658If successful, the Dencun upgrade will enhance scalability and significantly reduce transaction costs on layer-2s through a new process called proto-danksharding.
6557Bitcoin Virtual Machine, SatoshiVM, Spiderchain and BitVM are among those that recently emerged with the aim of expanding the functionality of Bitcoin.
7408AltLayer has already gone live with its $100 million token airdrop to early users, while two other protocols are planning even bigger drops in the coming days.
15266The technology aims to optimize the performance of ZK-proof generation, which has become a key component of Ethereum layer 2 scaling platforms.
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