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Vitalik Buterin urges Web3 wallets to improve security, privacy

The Ethereum co-founder also proposed changes to ease transfers among layer-2 scaling networks.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin urged Web3 wallet developers to implement features improving privacy and security in a Dec. 3 blog post.

“[A] user only benefits from any decentralization, censorship resistance, security, privacy, or other properties that Ethereum and its applications offer to the extent that the wallet itself also has these properties,” Buterin said in the blog post.

He also proposed ways to ease transfers among Ethereum’s layer-2 (L2) scaling networks, such as Optimism and Arbitrum.

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‘Very Strong Moves’ – Analyst Sees Rallies for Solana Rival, Updates Forecast for Two Ethereum-Based Altcoins

‘Very Strong Moves’ – Analyst Sees Rallies for Solana Rival, Updates Forecast for Two Ethereum-Based Altcoins

A closely followed crypto analyst says that one Solana (SOL) rival may be gearing up for a series of rallies. In a new strategy session, crypto trader Michaël van de Poppe tells his 737,600 followers on the social media platform X that the native token of the layer-1 blockchain Sei (SEI) could soon hit $1 […]

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Starknet will increase TPS 4X and reduce fees 5X within 3 months: CEO

StarkWare is looking to reduce its already cheap fees as it anticipates a boom in blockchain activity and gas fees in the coming months.

StarkWare CEO Eli Ben Sasson says he expects transaction speed on the firm’s Ethereum layer 2 Starknet to increase four-fold while fees fall “5x” over the next three months. 

The network improvements will mostly come from “better compilation and faster execution” on Cairo — Starknet’s native smart contract language, Ben Sasson told Cointelegraph at the DevCon 2024 in Bangkok last week.

It would see Starknet cross the 1000 transactions per second (TPS) milestone and compete with the likes of Solana, which typically processes a non-vote TPS between 800 to 1050, data from Solana Compass shows.

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Polygon Rival Primed To Explode by Over 200% in Weeks, According to Crypto Analyst Michaël van de Poppe

Polygon Rival Primed To Explode by Over 200% in Weeks, According to Crypto Analyst Michaël van de Poppe

A widely followed crypto analyst says that one Ethereum (ETH) layer-2 scaling solution appears to be a cusp of a rally that would see it print gains of over 200%. In a new strategy session, crypto trader Michaël van de Poppe tells his 736,000 followers on the social media platform X that Polygon (POL) rival […]

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Analyst Outlines Massive Price Targets for Dogecoin, Predicts Parabolic Rally for Ethereum-Based Altcoin

Analyst Outlines Massive Price Targets for Dogecoin, Predicts Parabolic Rally for Ethereum-Based Altcoin

A closely followed crypto strategist believes that top memecoin Dogecoin (DOGE) is poised to spark massive rallies, en route to astronomical fresh all-time high levels. Analyst Ali Martinez tells his 80,000 followers on the social media platform X that DOGE appears to be trading in a large ascending channel on the weekly chart. An ascending […]

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BlackRock Announces BUIDL Expansion Across Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism and Polygon

BlackRock Announces BUIDL Expansion Across Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism and Polygon

Asset management titan BlackRock is announcing the expansion of its proprietary BUIDL, the company’s on-chain money market fund, across five new blockchains. According to an announcement by real-world asset tokenizing firm Securitize, BlackRock’s brokerage partner, BUIDL will be expanding to layer-1 blockchains Aptos (APT) and Avalanche (AVAX) as well as layer-2 scaling solutions Arbitrum (ARB), […]

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Trader Sees Incoming Breakout for Ethereum-Based Altcoin in Next Two Weeks, Updates Forecast on ETH and OP

Trader Sees Incoming Breakout for Ethereum-Based Altcoin in Next Two Weeks, Updates Forecast on ETH and OP

A widely followed crypto strategist believes that a decentralized oracle running on Ethereum (ETH) is gearing up for a big market reversal. Analyst Michaël van de Poppe tells his 733,600 followers on the social media platform X that he’s bullish on Chainlink (LINK). Van de Poppe predicts that LINK’s immediate resistance will crumble if the […]

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Uniswap Launches New Bridge Connecting DEX to Base, World Chain, Arbitrum and Others

Uniswap Launches New Bridge Connecting DEX to Base, World Chain, Arbitrum and Others

Decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap (UNI) is launching a new bridge that will allow users to access other blockchains outside of Ethereum (ETH). In a new blog post, Uniswap Labs says that it’s launching the bridge in collaboration with Across Protocol (ACX), allowing users to swap crypto assets between nine different blockchains directly from the Uniswap […]

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Uniswap Labs Introduces Scalability-Focused Ethereum L2

Uniswap Labs Introduces Scalability-Focused Ethereum L2Uniswap Labs has announced Unichain, its Ethereum Layer-2 solution aimed at streamlining the user experience for those leveraging its services. The organization specified that Unichain would be built as part of Optimism’s Superchain, designed specifically with decentralized finance in mind. Unichain aims to lower costs by 95% compared to using the Ethereum blockchain and to […]

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L2 Scaling Challenges May Undermine Ethereum and Bitcoin’s Long-Term Security

L2 Scaling Challenges May Undermine Ethereum and Bitcoin’s Long-Term SecurityEthereum and Bitcoin, two of the world’s largest blockchains, are facing significant challenges in scaling their networks. As more users and transactions move to layer two (L2) solutions, these systems could undermine the security and sustainability of the base layer (L1), with fees and rewards for miners and validators dwindling. Growing L2 Adoption Raises Concerns […]

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