Solana has been on a downward trend over the past week, following a surge from multi-year low levels. The token suffered when its biggest promoter, crypto exchange FTX, fell, but the ecosystem continued to thrive, leading to the high timeframe recovery. As of this writing, Solana’s native token SOL trades at $87 with a 2%…
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The Aave community has overwhelmingly approved a proposal that will set the ball rolling for deploying Aave V3 on Solana, a smart contracts platform. The motion, put forward by the Neon Foundation and the Aave Chan Initiative (ACI), passed with a majority vote of 83% based on results posted on January 21. Aave TEMP CHECK voting…
Polygon (formerly Matic Network) is a game-changing Layer 2 scaling solution that addresses Ethereum’s scalability challenges. It empowers developers to create and deploy scalable, interoperable decentralized applications (dApps) by utilizing sidechains, plasma chains, and innovative scaling techniques. If you’re unfamiliar, sidechains are unique blockchains that are bound to the main Ethereum blockchain and are effective…
The Arbitrum (ARB) network is a Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum that aims to address the scalability and high transaction fees. It is developed by Offchain Labs and utilizes a technology called Optimistic Rollups to achieve its objectives. Optimistic Rollups work by processing most transactions off-chain and then periodically submitting a summary of those…
Optimism (OP) is a Layer 2 network that solves Ethereum’s scalability issues, bringing low fees and faster transactions to users. Scalability and low gas fees have always been Ethereum’s major problems. This is because, amid the trilemma of crypto, where security, decentralization, and scalability are not equal, Ethereum chose more security than decentralization and more…
The Q4 report from Tron reveals a significant contrast between its thriving DeFi sector and subdued core network activity. Despite a remarkable 41% increase in Total Value Locked (TVL) in Tron’s DeFi space, securing the second position after Ethereum, the network experienced a slowdown in user growth. At the time of writing, TRX was trading…
The Arbitrum (ARB) network is a Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum that aims to address the scalability and high transaction fees. It is developed by Offchain Labs and utilizes a technology called Optimistic Rollups to achieve its objectives. Optimistic Rollups work by processing most transactions off-chain and then periodically submitting a summary of those…
Uniswap Labs, the developer of Uniswap–a decentralized exchange, has introduced a new security feature called Permit2. Taking to X on January 18, the DEX developer said this update addresses the “infinite token allowances” vulnerability that hackers can exploit. This flaw risked user funds, and the new feature is meant to resolve this concern. Uniswap Sealing Infinite…
The SUI blockchain has been ramping up since the year 2024 began, and a natural consequence of this rapid growth is that it has now surpassed some major players in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space. This has put it ahead of heavy hitters such as Bitcoin and Aptos as SUI begins to leave its mark…