News with the tag "Ethereum layer-2s"

Layer 2s could be “cannibalistic” for Ether’s price potential, despite their scalability benefits, according to industry watchers.

Stacks Network, the Bitcoin layer-2, is one of the largest DeFi protocols on the world’s most secure platform. DeFiLlama says the platform manages over $109 million worth of assets. It continues to expand and improve as decentralized financial services find traction. Stacks Network Activating Nakamo...

Cardano, a smart contracts platform and Ethereum competitor, is transiting and preparing for Voltaire after completing Basho. In the last phase, developers focused on scaling and performance enhancement. A key part of this transition will be the complete activation of the Chang hard fork. According ...

Ethereum is a legacy chain that has scaled over time to address the needs of the ever-demanding global user base. To relieve the mainnet of the deluge of transactions, more layer-2 platforms have sprouted. They are cheaper to transact on and scalable, allowing users to deploy intensive decentralized...