Chainlink will provide crucial pricing data for Ripple's U.S. dollar stablecoin on the Ethereum blockchain.
A deep dive into 2024's most impactful crypto tech advancements, including Ethereum's Duncun upgrade, Solana's resurgence, and the rise of Layer-2 solutions. Plus: What to expect in 2025.
Also in this issue: Aptos Labs' leadership shift and Sonic's airdrop to TikTok users.
The integration allows BOB, a "hybrid L2," to use Bitcoin as its anchor chain where transactions with assets from other chains can be irreversibly recorded.
Also: ENS picks tech for its L2; Bitcoin's Runes Get an AMM
The banking giant is building a rollup on Ethereum using Matter Labs' ZKsync technology.
The team had originally planned for Ink to go live in early 2025, so the launch of the main network is ahead of schedule.
The venture between BitGo and BiT Global provided a reminder of the distrust many BTC holders still have for centralized custody, according to a new report
Bitflow's automated market maker uses Stacks' Nakamoto upgrade with the aim of addressing some shortcomings inhibiting Runes trading.
The Ethereum Name Service's forthcoming Namechain will be based on Linea, a zero-knowledge rollup.
The technical changes are designed to attract developers to the ecosystem and let them create their own customized blockchains, known as subnets.
Ethereum remained the blockchain with the most devs, and the overall population of software builders in crypto was flat, the VC firm said in its annual survey.
Also: An Ethereum dev's defection to Solana; Polygon's big proving-system flex; crypto's most influential
In so doing, Polymarket's founder demonstrated a real-world consumer use case for crypto, earning him a spot on CoinDesk's Most Influential 2024 list.
The co-founder of NEAR is working to create a full ecosystem for decentralized AI.
Helium was a DePIN long before DePIN was a word. Long-time COO Mong is gratified to see (literally) a thousand projects emulating its economic model in 2024.
Helium was a DePIN long before DePIN was a word. Long-time COO Mong is gratified to see (literally) a thousand projects emulating its economic model in 2024.
The founder of DEX ShapeShift has launched a new AI platform that’s meant to be a safer and more neutral alternative to ChatGPT and Claude.
The founders of the popular Taproot Wizards JPEGs want to do more now to “make bitcoin magical again.”
The president of the TON Foundation has millions tapping their phones to earn crypto.
It’s been a banner year for Babylon, the staking protocol co-founded by Tse.
The CEO of Memeland turned memes into cultural currency with 9GAG. Now, he's using crypto to transform them into tools for engagement and community.
With Uniswap, World, Kraken, and Sony’s Blockchain Labs all adopting Optimism technology, Optimism was a clear winner in the Ethereum scaling race this year.
The founder of Rootstock is working to create a framework for running programs on Bitcoin and enabling the development of more sidechains and Layer 2s.
The developer behind BitVM is facilitating the building of more and more applications atop Bitcoin.
The Animoca co-founder, a big investor in NFTs, GameFi and memecoins, wants to make on-chain capitalism secure so that digital democracy can flourish.
Quantum supercomputer Willow can finish a tasks in 5 minutes that would take classical computers more than the age of the universe to figure out. But what does that mean for bitcoin and crypto security.
"There's just so much more possibility and potential energy in Solana," Resnick told CoinDesk after quitting his Consensys job for a job at Anza.
Inscriptions project OrdinalsBot minted what it says is the largest ever file on Bitcoin: The last in a collection of 1,500 "Pizza Ninjas."
Hackers gained access to a developer’s computer by posing as a former contractor.