StarkWare Calls Starknet L1 Shift Its 'Clearest Path Forward'
Starknet still settles on Ethereum, and its official account described an L1 move as 'a question, not a decision' a day earlier.
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STRK Jumps 30% as Starknet Weighs Layer 1 Shift
The token’s rally outpaced bitcoin and ether, while daily trading on Starknet’s decentralized exchanges rose to about $33.7 million.
Alcor Bridge
Light-client bridge between Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon and the Antelope chains (Telos, WAX). Assets are locked in a vault on each EVM chain and minted 1:1 on Telos and WAX
Ethereum L2 Starknet Jumps 20% After Saying It Wants to Become an L1
Starknet is "actively considering" becoming its own blockchain, a move it says would make it the first fully quantum-resistant network by 2027.
AI Threatens Crypto Security
📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- Could AI break crypto before quantum does? Ryan and David unpack Justin Drake’s “bunker mode”...
Starknet Weighs Layer 1 Shift to Pursue Quantum Security by 2027
An independent chain would let Starknet control security upgrades rather than wait for Ethereum, says StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson.
Starknet Weighs Becoming an L1 to Chase Quantum Resistance
StarkWare’s Eli Ben-Sasson floats making Starknet an L1 for “post-quantum agility,” citing AI and quantum threats.
Blast L2 Winds Down, Sets Oct. 26th Withdrawal Deadline
Blast is sunsetting its Ethereum L2 after costs outran revenue.
viem@2.57.2
Patch Changes #5157 bc45023eb72279e225ed924ac93e4aae1589356c Thanks @myfxpaddy! - Added CRYMAD Chain and CRYMAD Chain L2 chains. #5162 cf4591306183f1622b376115cd4ed077b8fffb34 Thanks...
Variational Wants to Build the Robinhood of Onchain Trading
📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium --- What if the next major onchain trading platform looks less like a crypto exchange and more like...
viem@2.57.0
Minor Changes #5138 6599af365a27476c9f9b7b6f2950941709807393 Thanks @jxom! - Added createClientResolver to lazily resolve and cache typed clients across configured chains using a...
🟢 LIVE: Can RobinHood Chain Take This Boom? w/ ARB's Steven Goldfeder
LIVE — Today at 3PM EST Robinhood is surging on Arbitrum's stack, and today we're joined by ARB co-founder Steven Goldfeder to break down the boom. On this stream we discuss: Does the...
Aave secures emergency hearing to void ‘catastrophic’ restraining order
An emergency hearing on Wednesday could determine whether the relatives of a slain minister are entitled to $71 million in crypto that was nearly stolen by North Korean hackers last...
Hegseth recasts Bitcoin as national security asset amid Russia, China expansion
Bitcoin just got a war upgrade. On Thursday, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told Congress that Bitcoin projects inside the Pentagon are “classified and ongoing,” while stressing that...
Vitalik-backed MegaETH sees token fall 55% on first day trading
MegaETH’s token is off to a shaky start. On Thursday, the layer 2 blockchain, which lists Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin among its early investors, launched its MEGA token,...
Bitcoin traders flip bullish on price ahead of Powell’s final FOMC as Fed chair
Bitcoin is holding firm near $77,000 ahead of Jerome Powell’s final press conference as Federal Reserve chair. Now, traders’ risk appetite is back, Split Research founder Zaheer Ebtikar...
Aave-led 'DeFi United' campaign raises $300m to address Kelp DAO breach
A version of this story appeared in The Decentralised newsletter on April 28. Sign up here. There’s been a silver lining to this month’s devastating Kelp DAO/LayerZero hack: DeFi...