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Why White Hat Hackers Are Vital to the Crypto Ecosystem

Jay Freeman stopped a potential $750 million vulnerability from being exploited on three of Ethereum's layer 2 networks.

White hat hackers play a vital role. (pawel szvmanski/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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DeFi’s 1inch Network Launches on Ethereum Scaling Platform Optimism

The DEX aggregator is making a big bet on Ethereum scaling projects, with other networks under consideration.

Left to right: 1inch co-founder Anton Bukov, co-founder Sergej Kunz and smart contract developer Mikhail Melnik.

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Some of DeFi’s Leading Investors Are Backing a New Options Protocol

Framework Ventures and ParaFi Capital are leading the round in a bid to see if DeFi options trading can finally click.

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DeFi Startup Optimism Launches Alpha of Its Uniswap Layer-Two Solution

Transaction capacity on Optimistic Ethereum should be on par with that of the base layer but will be confirmed instantly, the startup said.

DeFiance Capital's Arthur Cheong is raising a new liquid venture capital fund.

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Alchemy Supports Another Ethereum Scaling Solution. This Time It’s Optimism

The blockchain developer platform is set to offer devs access to multiple layer 2 solutions.

Optimism co-founder Jinglan Wang

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Venture-Backed Ethereum Project Optimism Delays Launch

The throughput-boosting Layer 2 project said rushing its mainnet launch could have consequences for unprepared projects.

Optimism co-founder Jinglan Wang

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Venture Capital Titan Andreessen Horowitz Is Making a Big Bet on Ethereum With 'Optimism' Investment

"The Hash" panel discusses why news of VC firm Andreessen Horowitz's big $25 million investment in Optimism is significant for the Ethereum network.

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Andreessen Horowitz Leads $25M Round in Ethereum Scaling Solution

The titan of Silicon Valley VC is leading a major round in Optimism.

Optimism co-founder Jinglan Wang

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Optimism ‘Soft Launches’ Ethereum Throughput Solution With DeFi’s Synthetix

A potential fix for Ethereum's costly congestion problems.

Members of the Synthetix team

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Ethereum's Top Dapps Are Increasingly Turning to 'Rollups': Here's Why

A majority of the top Ethereum-based decentralized applications (dapps) are switching to rollups, a layer 2 for increasing throughput.

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