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Optimism Foundation Chief Growth Officer Ryan Wyatt (Optimism Foundation)
Technology
Optimism
Is Optimism's 'Superchain' Winning the Ethereum Layer-2 Race?
One of the biggest trends of 2023 among the leading layer-2 projects on Ethereum was the emergence of “blockchain in a box,” where teams encouraged developers to clone their c...
Optimism Foundation Chief Growth Officer Ryan Wyatt (Optimism Foundation)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Nov 6, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Nov 6, 2024
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BOB team (BOB)
Technology
Bitcoin
Leading Bitcoin Layer 2 Picks Optimism's Red-Hot Superchain to Link to Ethereum
BOB, which is trying to make Bitcoin a DeFi hotbed, aims to create bridges between itself and layer-1 blockchains like Ethereum.
BOB team (BOB)
By Jamie Crawley
Oct 30, 2024 at 2:07 p.m. UTC
Oct 30, 2024
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Technology
Optimism
Kraken Picked Optimism's 'Superchain' After Getting a Pile of OP Tokens
CoinDesk is first to report that the crypto exchange Kraken's decision to build on Optimism's OP Stack framework came with a big, previously undisclosed grant from the Optimis...
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By Margaux Nijkerk
Oct 29, 2024 at 1:45 p.m. UTC
Oct 29, 2024
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Kraken founder Jesse Powell (CoinDesk)
Technology
Kraken
Kraken Picks Optimism for New Layer-2 Network, Joining Coinbase's Base on 'Superchain'
The disclosure comes nearly a year after CoinDesk broke the news that Kraken was considering its own layer-2 network, following the runaway success enjoyed by Base after it la...
Kraken founder Jesse Powell (CoinDesk)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Oct 24, 2024 at 1:26 p.m. UTC
Oct 24, 2024
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Uniswap Labs CEO Hayden Adams (Uniswap Labs)
Technology
Uniswap
Uniswap Developer Unveils Own Layer-2 Network, Unichain, Built on Optimism Tech
Uniswap Labs, developer of the top-ranked decentralized crypto exchange, Uniswap, says adding its own network will bring faster, cheaper transactions with more liquidity.
Uniswap Labs CEO Hayden Adams (Uniswap Labs)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Oct 10, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 10, 2024
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Aaron (pictured) and Benjamin Kaplan, Co-CEOs of Prometheum, say their company is now open for crypto securities custody. (Suzanne Cordiero/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Policy
Regulations
Doors Open at Prometheum as Much-Disputed Firm Tests Crypto Tokens as Securities
The controversial company is open for custody of digital securities, adding Optimism and The Graph to its list, though most of the industry disagrees on securities labels for...
Aaron (pictured) and Benjamin Kaplan, Co-CEOs of Prometheum, say their company is now open for crypto securities custody. (Suzanne Cordiero/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
By Jesse Hamilton
Sep 11, 2024 at 12:30 p.m. UTC
Sep 11, 2024
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Startale Labs CEO Sota Watanabe (Startale Labs)
Technology
Layer 2
Sony, Electronics Pioneer Behind Walkman, Starts Own Blockchain 'Soneium'
The new project, "Soneium" will be a layer-2 network atop the Ethereum blockchain, using technology from Optimism's OP Stack.
Startale Labs CEO Sota Watanabe (Startale Labs)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Aug 23, 2024 at 4:00 a.m. UTC
Aug 23, 2024
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Co-founder of OP Labs Mark Tyneway (OP Labs)
Technology
Optimism
Optimism Pushes for 'Interoperability' Between Affiliated Blockchains
Optimism-affiliated networks, including Coinbase's Base, that are part of the Superchain rely on Ethereum to communicate with each other in order to move assets, which tends t...
Co-founder of OP Labs Mark Tyneway (OP Labs)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Aug 12, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 12, 2024
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Worldcoin co-founders Alex Blania and Sam Altman (Marc Olivier/Worldcoin)
Technology
Ethereum
Sam Altman’s Layer-2 Blockchain Project, World Chain, Opens to Developers
This means that select developers can apply to build, test, and give feedback to Tools For Humanity, the developer firm behind Worldcoin, according to a press release shared w...
Worldcoin co-founders Alex Blania and Sam Altman (Marc Olivier/Worldcoin)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jul 9, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 9, 2024
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Technology
The protocol
The Protocol: How Optimism Filled in Its Missing Tooth
In this week's newsletter, we delve into the Ethereum layer-2 network Optimism's delivery of "fault proofs," a piece of functionality that was glaringly missing even though it...
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By Bradley Keoun
Jun 12, 2024 at 6:18 p.m. UTC
Jun 12, 2024
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