Coinbase’s Base network gets OpenZeppelin security integration
Contract upgrades, admin changes and protocol tweaks can now be made using standard APIs that were previously unavailable on Base.
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Ethereum layer 2 bridging up sixfold year-on-year in Q1 — Alchemy
Layer 2s also saw increased development activity, with year-over-year smart contract deployment increasing by 160%.
ERC-20 tool recovers $150M — Coinbase exec explains how
Will Robinson, vice president of engineering at Coinbase, explains the crypto exchange’s plan to increase its on-chain presence with new tools and the Base network.
Masa announces soulbound ID tokens for Coinbase’s Base Network
The token protocol can be used for a wide variety of applications, including membership badges, loyalty programs, decentralized captcha bots, and credit underwriting.
Arbitrum’s first governance proposal sparks controversy with $1B at stake
The Arbitrum Foundation announced that it was only ratifying an existing decision when it proposed a 750 million ARB tokens budget.
Injective launches layer-2 testnet for Solana-based apps in Cosmos
The new testnet is one of the few networks that uses Solana’s Sea Level Virtual Machine (SVM).
Arbitrum airdrop hype helps zkSync addresses jump over 5X in a week
Airdrops were created as a marketing tool before the ICO era, rewarding traders for promoting the project and holding its token for a certain period of time,
Coinbase launches its own Layer 2 network for building decentralized apps
The network, known as Base, is designed to be a low-cost, secure, and developer-friendly environment that Coinbase said will serve as a bridge to bring users into the crypto economy.
Starkware commits to open source its ‘magic wand’ Starknet Prover
The prover is the crucial engine Starkware uses to roll up hundreds of thousands of transactions and compress them into a tiny cryptographic proof written on the Ethereum blockchain.
The state of Solana: Will the layer-1 protocol rise again in 2023?
Despite the latest FTX-related crisis, Solana still has what it takes to win the layer-1 race, according to the head of strategy at the Solana Foundation, Austin Federa.