Layer 2

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TOP 5 Layer 2 Tokens By Market Capitalization

14 Feb 2024 2 minute read 9 comments Cryptonator`s

I assume you're familiar with Layer 2s since you read my post on Publish0x. Publish0x uses the Optimism Network, one of the most popular Ethereum scaling solutions, for its weekly payouts. For those unfamiliar, let's first understand what Layer2s ar...

Building for the Future of Ethereum: An Introduction to Arbitrum Orbit Chains

29 Jan 2024 3 minute read 1 comment Gryphonboy

As Ethereum has grown in popularity and usage, its main network has faced scaling challenges to support the increasing workload. If you've spent any time in the eco-system you're well aware of how high gas costs can go when activity on the network s...

The Rise of L2s DeFi: The Case of Velodrome/Optimism

18 Nov 2023 1 minute read 1 comment SocioCrypto

Introduction  Arbitrum, Optimism, and Base are currently among the top 10 blockchains in terms of TVL. Other newly launched L2 projects like ZkSync, Mantle, Linea, and Scroll are drawing attention. In their recent L2 reports, Coin98 Analytics stated...

These Are The TOP Apps And Integrations In The Optimism Ecosystem

13 Oct 2023 2 minute read 8 comments Cryptonator`s

Publish0x, my favorite platform for writing and blogging about crypto, is switching its tipping tokens to The Optimism Network. This is reason enough to look at the most popular applications and integrations in the Optimism Network. Let's make the mo...

Altcoin Spotlight: Immutable (IMX)

18 Sep 2023 4 minute read 1 comment MintDice.com

The cryptocurrency world is always changing and there are constantly new projects coming to the scene. This week, we are highlighting a newer project which has quickly gained traction in the cryptocurrency world known as Immutable. Read on to learn a...

Unleashing the Power of zkSync Era: A New Era of Layer-2 Scaling

15 Sep 2023 7 minute read 1 comment Footprint Analytics

  Author: [email protected] Data Source: zkSync Dashboard When it comes to scaling Ethereum, layer 2 solutions have garnered significant attention. These solutions aim to overcome the limitations of layer 1 blockchains by introducing techniqu...

Mixed Inflation Signals: Bitcoin Remains Resilient

14 Sep 2023 2 minute read 8 comments ulriklykke

The U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.7% year-over-year in August, slightly higher than the 3.6% forecast by economists. Core inflation, which excludes the volatile costs of energy and food, continued to trend downward, recording a year-over-yea...

Feeling Optimistic About Pub0x Switching to Optimism

26 Aug 2023 1 minute read 9 comments Great White Snark

Since Pub0x will soon be switching to Optimism (in a few weeks, apparently), I've been tempted to write a "What is Optimism and why Should You Care?" post, maybe earn enough Ampleforth (AMPL) and SPOT to withdraw them before that happens. However, I'...

Altcoin Spotlight: Mantle (MNT)

14 Aug 2023 4 minute read 0 comments MintDice.com

The altcoin world is constantly changing. It seems like each week, there is a new coin on the list of altcoins, and it is rising in popularity. However, it can be dangerous to invest in altcoins without some background knowledge. A coin that has rece...

The Bitcoin Privacy Problem: How to Increase Bitcoin Privacy

22 Jun 2023 4 minute read 5 comments MintDice.com

When Bitcoin first became popular in 2012, people everywhere stated that it was a more private and decentralized form of money. While Bitcoin is truly decentralized, time has come to show us that it is not truly private, in fact, many die-hard Bitcoi...