Wednesday's sale of "An Eye Towards the Real: Photographs from the Collection of Ambassador Trevor Traina," in New York will see digital certificates issued for each of the 130 lots, which will be minted by Kresus on Base.
Despite scalability and high gas fees facing Ethereum, the founder of EigenLayer, a liquidity restaking platform, insists the network is superior, especially against Solana. Solana is the third most valuable smart contracts platform, trailing Ethereum and the BNB Chain. Over the years since launching, it has been gulping up more market share from Ethereum, cementing its position. Is Ethereum Superior To Solana? While the prominence of Solana is evident, Sreeram Kannan, the founder of EigenLayer, argued in a post on X that Solana prioritizes low latency and global node synchronization over other core features. Related Reading: Solana (SOL) ‘Could Go Parabolic’ Once It Breaks $200 Resistance – Analyst On the other hand, Ethereum took a different approach, emphasizing the need for stability and decentralization. Accordingly, in Kannan’s view, the first smart contracts platform offers a more comprehensive solution than its competitor. Currently, EigenLayer manages over $12 billion worth of assets on Ethereum, according to DeFiLlama. Although Kannan acknowledges the efficiency of Solana, the founder nonetheless picks out some limitations now that the platform is building a global state machine. At the top of the list is the blockchain’s sacrifice of programmability and verifiability. Meanwhile, the EigenLayer lead thinks Ethereum is excelling, especially on performance, thanks in part to the success of rollups and the resulting wild adoption. This off-chain solution provides instant confirmation and is more performant than web2 applications. At the same time, Ethereum is programmable, enabling EigenLayer to add more features like an arbitrary decentralization of verifiable tasks. As a result, the liquidity restaking platform, Kannan adds, has enabled cloud-scale programmability. Layer-2 Platforms Thriving: Why Is ETH Struggling? The co-founder of Celestia, Mustafa Al-Bassam, also appreciates what Ethereum brings to the table and is absent or underdeveloped in other networks. In a post on X, Al-Bassam said the first smart contracts platform is “underrated.” Related Reading: Shiba Inu Burn Rate Skyrockets 81% In One Day, Are The Bulls Back? Specifically, the co-founder lauded the thriving rollup ecosystem in Ethereum, saying it is “by far the largest and most successful.” As of September 30, L2Beat data shows that the layer-2 ecosystem in Ethereum manages over $38 billion, with Arbitrum and Base among the largest platforms. Even as Base and other Ethereum layer-2 platforms draw activity, ETH, the native currency, is struggling for momentum. The daily chart shows bulls have yet to break above $2,800, although support remains at $2,400. Dwindling upside momentum has been partly blamed on the proliferation of layer-2 scaling solutions. The network becomes inflationary as more activity is re-routed off-chain, and enhancements like Dencun are activated to make layer-2 transactions even cheaper. Looking at Ultra Sound Money, fewer ETH are not being torched. Feature image from DALLE, chart from TradingView
Crypto hack and fraud-related losses decreased in Q3 2024, though Ethereum (ETH) remained the most targeted smart contract platform, according to a report by Immunefi. Losses Primarily Due To Centralized Exchange Hacks Immunefi has released its 2024 Q3 report, detailing the specifics of cryptocurrency-related hacks and losses during the quarter. The report notes two major […]
Base said it had allotted 600 ETH, worth $2 million, for developers who would build on the blockchain from June to August this year.
Since the inception of Ethereum, the network’s high transaction costs have been a major issue in the crypto market, prompting users to seek an alternative for their day-to-day activities. However, with the recent development regarding the network’s gas fees, Ethereum could be poised for massive adoption as its transaction cost has declined to a level […]
Round brings total raise to $21 million and includes participation from Makers Fund, Hashed, amongst others.
Justin Bons, founder and chief investment officer of Cyber Capital, has sparked a polarizing debate in the crypto community with a scathing critique of the current Layer-2 (L2) solutions on Ethereum. The founder of the oldest crypto fund in Europe described networks like Arbitrum, Base and Optimism, designed to improve Ethereum’s scalability by offloading transactions […]
TON has seen more daily active addresses than Ethereum in 10 of the last 11 days — however, that figure doesn’t include Ethereum layer 2s.
When analyzing the DeFi market, Solana is almost exclusively compared to Ethereum. Both are Layer 1 networks, and Solana is often perceived as an alternative to Ethereum, which yields an interesting market perspective. However, comparing Solana to Base makes more sense as the two blockchains are similar in the type of activities and user engagement they […]
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Coinbase-backed Ethereum layer-2 network, Base, is experiencing rapid growth, reflecting the significant adoption and attention it enjoys from the crypto community. Base’s growth comes amid the exchange launch of its Smart Wallet, a self-custodial solution aimed at bringing more than 1 billion users on-chain. Increased network activity Base recorded the highest daily transactions among Ethereum […]
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An attacker minted 91 million BOGE tokens and crashed its price, relying on a similar vulnerability as the Normie exploit one day earlier.
Identifying trends in DeFi requires analyzing activity on decentralized exchanges (DEXs). These DEXs are the cornerstone of the DeFi market, at the center of DeFi activity, and the main driving force of the sector. To understand what drives DeFi, we need to look at the volume, trader activity, and variety of trading pairs on DEXs. […]
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While Ethereum struggles to regain the Q1 2024 momentum, currently tethered close to the psychological $3,000 level, one trader remains bullish. Taking to X, the analyst posts several reasons to negate concerns by skeptics even with the coin trading 30% from March 2024 highs when prices broke above $4,000. By this take, doubts about future gains could […]
Phishing attacks within the crypto industry decreased 46% to $38 million in April, the lowest amount this year, according to the security firm Scam Sniffer. Notably, this aligns with CertiK’s finding that crypto-related exploits and scams plummeted to a historic low of $25.7 million in April. April’s phishing attack Per Scam Sniffer’s findings, the Coinbase-backed […]
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Coinbase's stock price has surged since the company's first-quarter earnings report. Will its Base offering be enough for investors to sustain the momentum?
Memes on Base have helped to onboard thousands of people to the layer-2 network and will be key for the next million, says Base creator Jesse Pollak.
Arbitrum, the largest Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution by total value locked (TVL), is taking steps towards decentralization. In an update on April 16, Offchain Labs–Arbitrum developers–said they have deployed the permissionless version of their fraud proofs, dubbed Bounded Liquidity Delay (BOLD), to testnet. Ethereum Layer-2s Are Popular, But There Is A Big Problem Ethereum layer-2 solutions have been gaining prominence over the years. According to L2Beat data on April 17, these platforms control over $37 billion of assets. Protocol developers and users can send transactions cheaply through Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, and other alternatives. However, while they are popular and command billions in TVL, most of these platforms’ fraud proofs are being developed. Typically, when users transact all chains, all transactions must be confirmed by a web of miners or validators, depending on the consensus mechanism. Related Reading: Whale Alert: MATIC Poised For Epic Surge – Time To Dive In? This differs in layer-2 options, which must reroute transactions and process them off-chain. There is no way of proving whether queued transactions are valid before being batched and confirmed on-chain. The fraud proofs, such as those presented by Arbitrum and other optimistic rollup solutions, are designed to address a critical issue in layer-2 solutions. Specifically, once live and integrated into Arbitrum, BOLD will serve as a safety net, ensuring the validity of transactions processed off-chain. This mechanism is crucial in maintaining the integrity of transactions while enabling efficient off-chain processing. In compliance with blockchain principles, BOLD will be decentralized. As such, the community will run nodes, which differs from the current setup. As it is, transaction validation in Arbitrum is centralized, and only a few validators are tasked with this. Arbitrum Deploys BOLD In Testnet, ARB Prices Falling With BOLD in the testnet, Arbitrum is opening up its rails so that anyone can participate in network security and validate withdrawals back to Ethereum. This move will be critical in building a more decentralized ecosystem and making the platform more robust. Arbitrum becomes the first Ethereum layer-2 to launch its fraud proofs in testnet. In a post on X, Ryan Watts of Optimism also notified the community that plans are underway to create a decentralized fraud-proof system for the second-most largest layer-2 by TVL. Even with this major milestone, ARB prices are stable and under pressure. Related Reading: Crypto Analyst Says Don’t Buy Altcoins Just Yet – Here’s Why The token is down 50% from March 2024 highs at spot rates and remains under immense selling pressure. If buyers reverse the April 12 and 13 sell-off, the token might recover strongly, racing towards $1.5. Feature image from Canva, chart from TradingView
CFG, the protocol's native token, spiked as much as 14% after the announcement before paring gains and outperformed other DeFi tokens.
“Please remove your LP asap, we are very sorry for what happen,” wrote a Grand Base admin.
Fren Pet skyrocketed over 800% and captured investors attention in the last 24 hours, with over $1 million in investments.
Coinbase’s layer-2 network Base was the only top five Ethereum layer 2 to see a value-locked gain over the past seven days.
Coinbase’s Base blockchain is slowly emerging as a significant player in the DeFi space. As an Ethereum Layer-2 (L2) scaling solution, Base aims to alleviate the challenges of high transaction fees and network congestion on Ethereum by offering faster and cheaper transactions for DeFi users. And while it’s neither the first nor last L2 to […]
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More memecoins might also mean more scams.
Polygon’s CEO Marc Boiron emphatically stated that the layer-2 network was not considering developing layer-3 protocols because of the potential risks they pose to Ethereum’s security. Boiron made this statement on the back of the early success of Degen Chain, a layer-3 network running on the Coinbase-backed scaling solution Base. Layer 3 protocols enhance scalability […]
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On-chain activity within Ethereum layer-2 protocols and ETH derivatives data suggests that the altcoin will hold the $3,200 level.
The indexing layer is also expanding to Avalanche and Celo.
The upgrade allows layer 2 solutions to store data in "blobs" instead of the expensive call data.
The smart wallet will be an addition to Coinbase Wallet SDK, and the embedded wallets feature will be powered by "wallet as a service."
AERO, the native token of liquidity protocol Aerodrome Finance, jumped by 77% on Tuesday after it was selected by the Base Ecosystem Fund, which is led by CB Ventures.