The Protocol: Solana’s Allure for Devs; Avalanche’s Big Upgrade
Also: ENS picks tech for its L2; Bitcoin's Runes Get an AMM
Deutsche Bank’s L2 Blockchain to Be ‘Public and Permissioned,’ Says Tech Partner
The banking giant is building a rollup on Ethereum using Matter Labs' ZKsync technology.
Kraken’s Ink Layer-2 Goes Live
The team had originally planned for Ink to go live in early 2025, so the launch of the main network is ahead of schedule.
Ethereum’s ENS Identity System Picks Consensys’ Tech for Its Layer-2
The Ethereum Name Service's forthcoming Namechain will be based on Linea, a zero-knowledge rollup.
Avalanche Blockchain’s Largest-Ever Upgrade, ‘Avalanche9000,’ Is Live
The technical changes are designed to attract developers to the ecosystem and let them create their own customized blockchains, known as subnets.
Ethereum’s Ether Headed to $5K as Activity, Institutional Demand Grows
“According to ETH’s realized price—the average price at which holders purchased their ETH—the current upper limit for ETH’s price stands around $5.2k,” CryptoQuant said.
Crypto Doesn’t Care About Cash Flow. That Will Soon Change, Says Pantera Capital
Cosmo Jiang, portfolio manager at Pantera Capital, says that crypto investing will get more fundamentals-oriented as the industry matures.
Ethereum Dev Max Resnick Defects to Solana, Citing ‘Frustration’
"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.
The Protocol: Bitcoin Bridged Trustlessly to L2; Ethereum’s Blob Mob
Also: Avalanche's big upgrade; rollups welcome Beam Chain
Avalanche Blockchain’s Largest-Ever Upgrade Goes Live on Testnet
Avalanche9000 is meant to cut the cost of sending transactions and running validators, making it easier to build apps on the network, crypto's eighth-largest.