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Kraken’s L2 network rolls out native INK token to power protocol incentives, allocation

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Ink Foundation announced on June 17 that it would mint 1 billion INK tokens to fund user-run liquidity on Ink, the Ethereum layer-2 network backed by Kraken. The foundation has permanently set the supply cap and will release the mint date and contract address after completing the audits. The end of audits, together with predefined […]

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Polygon’s governance revamp to focus on stablecoin payments and AggLayer

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Polygon’s governance is undergoing a significant transformation, with co-founder Sandeep Nailwal stepping in as the Foundation’s first CEO. In a June 11 post on X, Nailwal said: “As the largest holder of POL and someone who dedicated his life to development and success of Polygon from the very beginning, I have decided to take full

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Coinbase to launch wrapped XRP, ADA, DOGE, and LTC on Base network

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Coinbase is expanding its footprint in the wrapped token space by preparing to release wrapped versions of XRP, Cardano (ADA), Dogecoin (DOGE), and Litecoin (LTC) on its Ethereum Layer 2 network, Base. In a post published on May 13 via its Coinbase Assets X account, the exchange confirmed the upcoming availability of cbXRP, cbADA, cbDOGE,

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Ethereum’s pectra upgrade prompts temporary pause from Binance and Coinbase

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Top crypto exchanges Binance and Coinbase will temporarily pause Ethereum (ETH) deposits and withdrawals in preparation for the network’s upcoming pectra upgrade. Binance stated that ETH and tokens on Layer 2 networks like Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, Scroll, Worldcoin, and zkSync will be affected. The exchange pause starts at 09:45 (UTC). The exchange furthered that while

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Vitalik Buterin highlights risk of weak proof systems in Ethereum Layer-2 rollout

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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has warned that Layer-2 networks should only transition to full decentralization when their underlying proof systems are highly reliable. In a May 5 post shared on X (formerly Twitter), Buterin emphasized that advancing to “stage 2″ of decentralization must be accompanied by solid technical safeguards to avoid introducing unnecessary risks. He

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Base becomes 10th L2 network to reach at least Stage 1 decentralization

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Base has reached “Stage 1 Decentralization” by introducing fault proofs and a decentralized Security Council to its network structure, the layer 2 blockchain announced in a blog post on April 29. Fault proofs allow any participant to propose or challenge claims about Base’s state, with open-source challenger software and financial incentives supporting permissionless dispute resolution.

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Ethereum: Are fundamentals there?

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The following is a guest post and analysis from Shane Neagle, Editor In Chief fromThe Tokenist. Since the fertile but somewhat fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO) frenzy in 2017, Ethereum (ETH) remains second only to Bitcoin, now at 9x lesser market cap. Over the last five years, Ethereum had an average annualized return at nearly

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