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Tech

Matter Labs Says zkSync 2.0 Entering New ‘Era’ With Re-Brand and Developer Rollout

Matter Labs has renamed zkSync 2.0, its zero-knowledge rollup platform, to “zkSync Era” and is making its code open-source.

Now is the time to consider more cash-like privacy-focused CBDC solutions, John Kiff, research director at the Sovereign Official Digital Association and Dr. Jonas Gross, chairman of the Digital Euro Association, write. (israel palacio, Unsplash)

Tech

Polygon Exploring Use of ZK Technology for Main Chain, Co-Founder Bjelic Says

In an interview with CoinDesk, Polygon’s Mihailo Bjelic shared the progress the blockchain is making on becoming a ZK-secure ecosystem.

Polygon co-founder Mihailo Bjelic (Polygon)

Finance

OP Token Falls After Surprise Optimism Airdrop

The token’s value has fallen as more supply hits the market. 

ParaSwap is parachuting onto the Avalanche blockchain. (Tomas Sobek/Unsplash)

Finance

StarkWare Partnering With Chainlink for StarkNet Growth

The provider of blockchain scaling products will integrate the data provider’s price feeds.

StarkWare co-founders CEO Uri Kolodny (left) and President Eli Ben-Sasson (Natalie Schor/StarkWare)

Tech

Options Automated Market Maker Lyra Deploys to Arbitrum Network

With the Newport upgrade, Lyra is now integrated with GMX perpetuals, allowing users to benefit from improved capital efficiency and user experience.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: Layer 2 Tokens Take Lead

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 27, 2023.

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Markets

Optimism’s OP Token Hits All-Time High as Layer 2 Adoption Interests Grow

The OP token has surged 140% this year, surpassing bitcoin and ether.

Bitcoin jumped to $23,500 Wednesday shortly after the release of the U.S. CPI for July. (Denny Luan/Unsplash)

Tech

Step Aside, Ethereum: Blockchain Project Stacks Wants to Bring Smart Contracts to Bitcoin

The project claims its Bitcoin sidechain can unlock “hundreds of billions of dollars” in DeFi on bitcoin.

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Tech

Ethereum’s 2022 in Review: The Merge, MEV and Mayhem

Ethereum’s year was marked by reductions to energy costs and improved scalability, but it was also racked by hacks and “censorship.”

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Learn

Dogechain: Dogecoin’s Tag-Along Sidechain

They may be nominally related, but Dogechain is a different breed altogether.

Portrait Of Shiba Inu Dogs Traveling In Car (Getty Images)