Blockchain
How a Ph.D. Student's Research Paper Turned Celestia Into $345M Blockchain Project Overnight
This week's launch of the new "data availability" network Celestia came with an airdrop of the project's TIA tokens, one of the most anticipated giveaways in the crypto industry of the past year.
Celestia Airdrops TIA Token as Network Goes Live, Claims Start of 'Modular Era'
Celestia has released its mainnet beta after issuing tokens to 580,000 users.
Celestia's TIA Token Trades at $3.15 on Futures Market Ahead of Airdrop
The token is set to be listed on Oct. 31 by Binance, Bybit and Kucoin.
Arbitrum Foundation Says 'Orbit' for Layer-3 Networks Now Ready for Mainnet
Orbit is a program for developers to spin up their own layer-3 blockchains atop Arbitrum, which in turn is the largest layer-2 network atop the Ethereum blockchain.
Protocol Village: Clearpool, DeFi Credit Market, Expands to Optimism's OP Mainnet
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Oct. 16-25, with live updates throughout.
This Cybersecurity Pro Gets Paid to Hack Ethereum – for the Good of the Network
One of the techniques that his team deploys to protect the blockchain is “fuzzing,” a term borrowed from the software-development industry that’s become a common way of checking to make sure a system is secure and resilient.
DYdX, Decentralized Crypto Exchange, Open Sources ‘V4’ Code for Upcoming Cosmos Chain
This marks the first step in initiation of the v4 upgrade, where the DEX is transitioning away from its layer-2 network atop Ethereum onto its own standalone blockchain.
Vodafone, Chainlink Show Blockchain Can Support Global Trade Processes
The proof of concept enabled devices to act autonomously and produce accurate information to support trade document exchange, the companies said.
Alex Tapscott: Web3 as Internet's Next Frontier
From tech monopolies to the synergy of AI and blockchain, Alex Tapscott, author of “Web3: Charting the Internet’s Next Economic and Cultural Frontier,” dissects the trajectories of the digital landscape. In a Word on the Block interview with Forkast Editor-in-Chief Angie Lau, Tapscott said it’s time for investors to view blockchain technology for its innovation and not price movements of cryptocurrencies.
