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Solving Fragmentation Is Next Blockchain Race as Layer 2s Multiply, ZKsync Developer Says

Matter Labs CEO Alex Gluchowski told CoinDesk in an interview that fragmentation among layer-2 networks is the next big challenge the blockchain space needs to tackle.

Matter Labs CEO Alex Gluchowski (Margaux Nijkerk/CoinDesk)

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Sony, Electronics Pioneer Behind Walkman, Starts Own Blockchain 'Soneium'

The new project, "Soneium" will be a layer-2 network atop the Ethereum blockchain, using technology from Optimism's OP Stack.

Sony Block Solutions Lab Director Sota Watanabe (Startale Labs)

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Optimism Pushes for 'Interoperability' Between Affiliated Blockchains

Optimism-affiliated networks, including Coinbase's Base, that are part of the Superchain rely on Ethereum to communicate with each other in order to move assets, which tends to make such moves slow and expensive. To address that, Optimism is releasing its own interoperability roadmap.

Co-founder of OP Labs Mark Tyneway (OP Labs)

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Polygon Sets September Date for Migration to POL Token from MATIC

The migration comes as a part of Polygon’s planned revamp laid out last year in its “Polygon 2.0” roadmap. The change was initially proposed in July 2023 to its community, and would make POL the main token for all Polygon networks.

Polygon co-founders Sandeep Nailwal (left) and Mihailo Bjelic (Polygon Labs)

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Starknet, Layer-2 Chain on Ethereum, to Open Staking By End of Year

If approved by the community, staking could come to the mainnet by the end of 2024.

StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson (Margaux Nijkerk)

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TON Blockchain Ecosystem to Get New Layer-2 Network Based on Polygon Tech

The new protocol, called the TON Applications Chain (TAC), will make use of Polygon’s Chain Development Kit (CDK), as well as their AggLayer.

Founder of TON Application Chain Pavel Altukhov (TAC)

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Sam Altman’s Layer-2 Blockchain Project, World Chain, Opens to Developers

This means that select developers can apply to build, test, and give feedback to Tools For Humanity, the developer firm behind Worldcoin, according to a press release shared with CoinDesk.

Worldcoin co-founders Alex Blania and Sam Altman (Marc Olivier/Worldcoin)

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ZKsync Airdrop of 'ZK' Token Puts Initial Market Cap Near $800M

The layer-2 blockchain ZKsync, has kicked off its highly anticipated airdrop of its ZK token, with 45% of the tokens already claimed.

A C-17 Globemaster III from the 437th Air Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., air delivery pallets of water and food to Mirebalais, Haiti, Jan 21, 2010 to be distributed by the members of the United Nations.  Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort  following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the city on Jan. 12, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)

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ZKsync’s ZK Airdrop Is Coming ‘Next Week,’ Here's What to Expect

According to the plan released Tuesday, 17.5% of ZK's 21 billion total token supply will be airdropped to users beginning "next week."

Pyth issues token airdrop (ian dooley/Unsplash)

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Optimism Finally Gets Its Mission-Critical 'Fault Proofs'

For years, Optimism was missing a core feature at the heart of its design: "Fault proofs." On Monday, that tech is finally here.

OP Labs CEO Karl Floersch. (Optimism)