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ForkLog 37 21.11.2024

Liquidity Shift to Bitcoin Layer 2 Solutions Forecasted by 2030

By the end of the decade, over $47 billion in liquidity could transition to Layer 2 solutions on Bitcoin. This estimate was shared by analysts from Galaxy Digital in their Bitcoin L2s report. The study considers the market share of all wrapped bitcoins in DeFi, native BTC in L2 networks, and BTC locked in staking […]

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ForkLog 22 15.11.2024

Vitalik Buterin versus ‘training wheels’: what scaling should look like in 2025

In November 2022 Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin published a post on the evolution of scaling solutions. He urged rollup teams to standardise their decentralisation milestones and introduced the notion of “training wheels.” In September 2024 Buterin returned with a call for a unified vision of the Ethereum ecosystem and the removal of centralising factors. He […]

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ForkLog 16 27.09.2024

Scaling at full tilt: what is happening on blockchain Layer 3

As the number of scaling solutions grows, so does demand for their quality and usefulness. In April 2024, Vitalik Buterin backed a sceptical view of L3. He pointed to other, potentially “lighter” ways to achieve the same cost savings. In September, Buterin urged L2 teams to “get their act together”, saying that from next year […]

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ForkLog 37 17.09.2024

Your transaction @#$%. Why censorship is spreading in crypto

Few crypto projects can afford to operate in conditions of full decentralisation, one of whose key hallmarks is resistance to censorship. Any community is compelled to follow its own rules and principles—and the laws of the state. Attempts are under way to remove the human factor from blockchains, but experiments combining cryptocurrencies and artificial intelligence […]

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ForkLog 14 09.09.2024

Fractal Bitcoin: a breakthrough sidechain or just another altcoin?

At one time, the bitcoin hard forks Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin SV made the “splitting” of the original cryptocurrency’s network one of the community’s hottest topics. The hype has since passed, and the creators of those blockchains, Roger Ver and Craig Wright, are remembered mainly for their legal troubles. Crypto history is cyclical, and in […]

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ForkLog 10 09.09.2024

Fractal Bitcoin Launches Mainnet for Enhanced Scaling

The team behind Fractal Bitcoin, a scaling solution for the leading cryptocurrency, has launched its mainnet. ? The Fractal Mainnet is LIVE! ? We’re thrilled to announce that Fractal’s first block has been mined, marking the beginning of a new era for scaling Bitcoin natively. ? Fractal’s genesis block carries the same message as Bitcoin’s: […]

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ForkLog 27 03.09.2024

Which layer is your bitcoin? Current paths to scaling the original cryptocurrency

In 2023 the Ordinals project delivered rich fee income to miners and revived the debate about scaling the first cryptocurrency. A culture of building on digital gold spurred a trend to create L2 networks atop bitcoin—Bitcoin Layers (BL). By August 2024 nearly a hundred such efforts existed. ForkLog examined the main methods for scaling bitcoin, […]

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ForkLog 15 29.08.2024

Starknet Enhances Transaction Speed with Parallel Execution and Block Packing

Developers of the Starknet project have introduced a mechanism for executing multiple transactions simultaneously in their layer-two solution. 2-second txs are here ? Parallel Execution and Block Packing are now live on Starknet mainnet! With higher TPS capacity, more frequent blocks and faster tx confirmation time, Starknet is now smoother than ever.https://t.co/x7oPTYByB4 pic.twitter.com/Z23OKboPlT — Starknet […]

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ForkLog 11 08.08.2024

Turbo Protocol Unveils Ethereum-Based Layer 2 Solution with 400,000 TPS

The Turbo Protocol team has launched a Layer 2 solution on Ethereum, capable of processing up to 400,000 transactions per second (TPS), reports The Block.

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ForkLog 45 06.08.2024

What is Validium, and how does it help scale Ethereum?

An explainer on Validium’s features and the pros and cons of this Ethereum scaling solution.

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ForkLog 20 05.08.2024

Galaxy Research Questions the Viability of Bitcoin’s Layer 2 Solutions

Most Bitcoin Layer 2 networks may prove unsustainable in the long run, despite their popularity as a promising method for maintaining cheap, fast, and decentralized payments. This conclusion was reached by Galaxy Research. there are dozens of rollups being “built on bitcoin” but only a small few will launch & survive on bitcoin bitcoin doesn’t […]

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ForkLog 7 26.07.2024

Arbitrum Foundation Proposes Expanding Orbit Networks Beyond Ethereum

The Arbitrum L2 solution community is considering a proposal to deploy blockchains using the Orbit technology stack beyond the Ethereum ecosystem. The initiative put forward by the Arbitrum Foundation is undergoing a preliminary DAO member vote, known as a “temperature check.” The organization noted that the expansion program launched in January allows projects to deploy […]

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