BNB Chain developers today said the opBNB network, a layer 2 based on OP Stack, is going live after months of testing in which no major bugs were encountered, CoinDesk learned. A layer 2 refers to any ...

Ethereum L2 networks evolve beyond scaling into specialized roles, while L1 remains the core settlement and DeFi hub.

Crypto exchange Gate has launched Gate Layer, a proprietary Layer 2 blockchain designed to boost transaction throughput and reduce costs, while simultaneously rolling out a major upgrade to the GT ...

Coinbase has rolled out its Layer 2 network, Base, built on Ethereum. This platform has quickly gained traction with 100,000 users and hosting more than $200 million in assets. The impressive adoption ...

Jeff, the founder of Merlin Chain, argues that Ethereum can handle most of the innovations built on layer-2 networks, but Bitcoin cannot, making layer-2s more important for the Bitcoin ecosystem. Jeff ...

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Ethereum is entering a new phase of scaling, and its relationship with layer-2 networks like Arbitrum, Optimism, and Base must be rewritten. That’s the message from Vitalik Buterin, the $275 billion ...

Ethereum entered the market this year with a growing debate over its future, as early optimism around institutional adoption ...

Cryptocurrency exchange OKX has joined the likes of Coinbase in launching an in-house Ethereum-based layer-2 network to provide lower fees and interoperability for users interacting with decentralized ...

Brian Armstrong, founder of Coinbase, photographed for Forbes by Jamel Toppin in January 2020. Coinbase officially launched the public mainnet for its long-awaited Base layer 2 blockchain network on ...