News with the tag "rollups"

Vitalik Buterin has called on researchers to join the Poseidon cryptographic analysis program as Ethereum explores the potential switch to the Poseidon hash function to enhance its zk-proof capabilities. In his recent post on X , Vitalik Buterin, a co-founder of Ethereum ( ETH ), has encouraged rese...

The introduction of BitVM smart contracts has marked a significant milestone in the path for scalability and programmability of Bitcoin. Rooted in the original BitVM protocol, Bitlayer's Finality Bridge introduces the first version of the protocol live on testnet, which is a good starting point for ...

Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk's weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I'm Ben Schiller, CoinDesk’s Opinion and Features editor. In this issue: Can Based Rollups solve Ethereum’s problem? Lido goes modular Uniswap finally unveils Unichain Ethereum’s Pect...

The SSV DAO, the decentralized autonomous organization behind the decentralized staking protocol SSV Network , unveiled Tuesday a new framework, called “SSV 2.0”, which will allow applications to make use of “based” technology by leveraging Ethereum validators. SSV 2.0 will be the most ambitious pro...

Top Ethereum Layer-2 networks (L2s), including Base, Optimism, and Arbitrum, are ready to give up millions of dollars in revenue to make the ecosystem more interconnected. Fragmentation has been a long-standing issue with Ethereum. There are too many L2s that don’t interact smoothly (if at all) and ...

The BoLD upgrade enables anyone to participate in securing the network, removing centralized validator restrictions.

As ZKP technology evolves, it holds the potential to unlock democracies that are not only secure but also more inclusive, equitable, and participatory.

Dave Sandor, former executive director at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley for the Asia Pacific region, announced his new role as co-founder at OpenZK Network, a solution designed for ZK-Rollup scaling.

New research from the Bank of England suggests that emerging privacy technologies such as zero-knowledge proofs could enhance user control over data in a digital pound. The Bank of England has suggested that zero-knowledge proofs and other privacy-enhancing technologies —…

Rarimo, a zero-knowledge identity protocol, has secured $2.5 million in funding, with backing from Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. With $2.5 million in new funding, interoperability protocol for decentralizing social identity Rarimo now wants to accelerate its pursuit of a decentralized…