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Tech

Coinbase's Base Chain Warns of 'Stuck' Transactions Amid Traffic Surge

Coinbase is warning users of high fees and slowdowns as traders flock to new Base meme coins.

Jesse Pollak, head of protocols at Coinbase (CoinDesk TV)

Tech

Starknet, an Ethereum Layer 2, Plans 'Parallel Execution' to Mimic Solana's Speed Feature

The new feature, described as "multitasking for rollups," is on Starknet's project road map for the second quarter, released Wednesday.

StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson, speaking at ETHDenver on Thursday. (Danny Nelson)

Tech

Optimism Finally Starts Testing 'Fault Proofs' at Heart of Design – and of Criticism

A version of the new proof system, which will help secure withdrawals from Optimism and other networks based on its tech, will be deployed to Optimism's Sepolia test network on Tuesday.

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Markets

Layer 2 Blockchains Become Cheaper After Ethereum's Dencun Upgrade

The upgrade allows layer 2 solutions to store data in "blobs" instead of the expensive call data.

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Tech

Ethereum Staking Protocol Swell Unveils Layer-2 Rollup With $1B Total Value Locked

Swell developed the rollup alongside Ethereum scaler AltLayer and a16z-backed crypto-staking project EigenLayer.

Citrea says its zero-knowledge rollup will help expand Bitcoin's ability to accommodate NFTs and DeFi. (Unsplash modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

Ethereum Finalizes 'Dencun' Upgrade, in Landmark Move to Reduce Data Fees

A key element of the upgrade is to enable a new place for storing data on Ethereum – referred to as "proto-danksharding," which gives room for a dedicated space on the blockchain that is separate from regular transactions, and comes at a lower cost.

Screenshot from Nethermind's Dencun watch party (Nethermind/YouTube)

Tech

Ethereum Blockchain Counts Down to 'Dencun' Upgrade, Set to Reduce Fees

The upgrade is designed to usher in a new era of cheaper fees for the growing array of layer-2 networks that operate on top of Ethereum.

Blocknative's Ethernow countdown to Dencun (Blocknative)

Finance

Blockchain Builder Eclipse Labs Raises $50M Ahead of Layer-2’s Mainnet Debut

The project mixes tech from Ethereum, Solana and other blockchains.

Lunar eclipse (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Finance

USDR Issuer Tangible Plans to Redeem Itself as a Layer-2 for Real-World Assets

First came the literal redemption for failed stablecoin USDR. Now comes the metaphorical redemption as Tangible changes its name to re.al.

Fresh red paint on a white wall.

Finance

Blast, Hyped Layer-2 Chain, Sees Most Deposits Bridge to Yield Manager

The controversial layer-2 network had taken $2.3 billion in deposits since November as it prepared for launch. What remains is now down to about $350 million, but many of the deposits in the original "farm" contract have now moved into a new Blast address.

Blast TVL (DefiLlama)