EVM
Polygon Sets March Date for zkEVM Mainnet Beta to Go Live
Details about the zkEVM beta network will be released over the next few weeks. The launch is set for March 27.
Crypto Startup Monad Labs Aims to Create Next ‘Ethereum Killer’ After Raising $19M
The seed round was led by Dragonfly Capital with the participation of 70 other investors.
Polygon Exploring Use of ZK Technology for Main Chain, Co-Founder Bjelic Says
In an interview with CoinDesk, Polygon’s Mihailo Bjelic shared the progress the blockchain is making on becoming a ZK-secure ecosystem.
Polygon Q4 Transaction Volatility Linked to FTX Collapse, ZK Rollup Testing: Nansen
According to Nansen, the Ethereum scaling tool Polygon saw wide swings in daily transactions and active addresses during the fourth quarter as users scrambled to move funds during the epic meltdown of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX crypto exchange. The tremendous addition of daily addresses was also partly due to Polygon’s zero-knowledge EVM public testnet launch. "The Hash" panel discusses the report and the outlook for Polygon.
Where Is the Ethereum Virtual Machine Headed in 2023? (Hint: Beyond Ethereum)
With apps like Uniswap exploring Layer 2s, dYdX building on Cosmos and the rise of appchains on Cosmos next year seems fit for an explosion of EVM experimentation.
Cross-Ecosystem Platform Evmos Partners With Anchorage Digital to Offer Custody and Staking
The announcement comes following the company’s $27 million token sale
Ripple Begins Testing XRP Ledger Sidechain That’s Compatible With Ethereum Smart Contracts
This is the first step in a three-part process to introduce an EVM-compatible sidechain to the XRP Ledger mainnet.
Arbitrum Founder Dismisses Launch of First Mainnet zkEVM
Arbitrum co-founder Steven Goldfeder has said that a zkEVM is "not 12 days away from mainnet."
An Urbit Airdrop Highlights Promises and Problems of Permissionless Development
The offbeat and controversial computing platform goes through growing pains as it seeks wider adoption through crypto.
