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News and analysis about the problem of scaling blockchain networks and how Layer 2 technologies are working on solving it.

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Metaverse & NFT

Polygon co-founder spins off to launch independent zero-knowledge project ZisK

June 18, 2025, 10:52AM EDT • Restructuring

JPMorgan to launch 'deposit token' JPMD on Base in pilot involving Coinbase

June 17, 2025, 4:17PM EDT • Companies

Ethereum-based startup Fileverse unveils open source and private alternative to Google Sheets

June 17, 2025, 2:15PM EDT • Web3

The Daily: Kraken-incubated Layer 2 Ink plots token launch and airdrop, Coinbase seeks greenlight for tokenized stocks, and more

June 17, 2025, 1:50PM EDT • Layer 2s and Scaling

Kraken-incubated Ethereum Layer 2 plans to launch and airdrop new INK token, foundation says

June 17, 2025, 12:15PM EDT • Layer 2s and Scaling

a16z crypto invests $70 million in direct EigenLayer token deal to back EigenCloud developer platform rollout

June 17, 2025, 9:00AM EDT • Deals

MEV bots are clogging blockchains faster than networks can scale, says Flashbots

June 17, 2025, 6:26AM EDT • Infrastructure

a16z crypto leads $33 million seed round for Yupp as it exits stealth to build crypto-incentivized AI model evaluation platform

June 13, 2025, 9:16AM EDT • Deals

Shopify teams up with Coinbase and Stripe in USDC stablecoin payments push

June 12, 2025, 3:23PM EDT • Stablecoins

Succinct completes proving pilot for Sam Altman-backed World Chain, clearing potential path to becoming ZK rollup

June 12, 2025, 3:00PM EDT • Crypto Ecosystems