Ethereum News
Eigen Labs, Developer Behind Restaking Protocol EigenLayer, Raises $100M From A16z Crypto
Pioneering restaking project EigenLayer, a project led by Sreeram Kannan, isn't even live, but investors are piling in. A16z Crypto is affiliated with the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.
Protocol Village: Fuel Labs Evolves Into 'Rollup OS,' With Multiple Native Assets, Combating State Bloat
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Feb. 15-21.
Polygon, StarkWare Tout New 'Circle STARKs' as Breakthrough for Zero-Knowledge Proofs
Circle STARKs are supposed to accelerate the proving process for zero-knowledge rollups, according to a white paper published by Polygon Labs and StarkWare.
The Protocol: Restaking Tokens Are Exploding, and Restaking Isn't Even Live
In this week's issue of our weekly blockchain tech newsletter, Sam Kessler explores how "liquid restaking tokens" or LRTs are remaking decentralized finance. PLUS: Starknet's STRK airdrop, Stellar's smart-contract facelift and bitcoin's supply crunch.
New Technology Will Have Institutions Lining Up for Crypto
The zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine enables real world asset tokenization on a far greater scale, says Colin Butler at Polygon Labs.
STRK Tokens Claimed Hit 420M in a Day as On-Chain Metrics Soar
The Starknet blockchain hit a record-high 1.06 million transactions on Tuesday, with a peak of 45.2 transactions per second.
Restaking Protocol Kelp DAO Brings Liquidity to EigenLayer Points
Kelp DAO's newly announced kelp earned points (KEP) token brings liquidity to EigenLayer Points.
Three Major Ethereum Stories to Watch in 2024
Amid excitement around the spot bitcoin ETF approval, CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents three major Ethereum ecosystem stories to watch in 2024, including the much-anticipated Dencun upgrade, steam around the spot ether ETF narrative and Ethereum's dominance in decentralized applications, NFTs, and tokenized assets.
Liquid Restaking Protocol Puffer Rakes in $1B in Deposits in Just 3 Weeks
Liquid restaking protocols are seeing ample demand from users as speculation mounts over potential applications for the Ethereum restaking juggernaut EigenLayer, and the prospects for rewards paid out to early users.
Starknet Token STRK Begins Trading at $5 After Mammoth Airdrop
Fully diluted value of STRK reached as high as $50 billion with an initial market cap of $3.64 billion.
