An independent blockchain acting in concert with Bitcoin, Ethereum or other major chain, which retroactively became known as "Layer 1 chains" or "main chains." Layer 2 chains process new transactions ...

I had a great time meeting with a variety of customers at Cisco Live in Orlando back in June. We covered a lot of different topics around data center security. One specific item that came up more than ...

Leading American crypto exchange Coinbase ventured deeper into the on-chain economy with the launch of its Ethereum layer-2 network Base in 2023. Originally billed as "a 'bridge' for users into the ...

Leaders from Citrea, Rootstock Labs and BlockSpaceForce argued that bitcoin’s scaling layers are less about throughput and ...

In another notable layer-2 development, Robinhood’s testnet recorded 4 million transactions in its first week, according to CEO Vlad Tenev. The Arbitrum-based Robinhood Chain is designed to support ...

Ethereum is entering a new phase of scaling, and its relationship with layer-2 networks like Arbitrum, Optimism, and Base must be rewritten. That’s the message from Vitalik Buterin, the $275 billion ...

Ethereum (ETH) fell from $4,953 in August to around $3,446 by November as Layer 2 networks reduced mainnet fee revenue and token burns. Ethereum’s daily gas fee revenue dropped from over $30M to ...

Data from L2Beat shows that layer 2s are seeing greater adoption than ever before as users continue to desire lower gas fees. Ethereum layer-2 networks reached a new milestone on Nov. 10, reaching $13 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how fintech is disrupting the financial industry in Asia. While blockchain technology promises transparency and ...

It has reshaped our way of thinking about finance, ownership, and digital trust. From powering cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin to underpinning both decentralized finance, otherwise known as DeFi, and ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A networking topology choice that is easily misunderstood. There are many questions that come to ...