For zero-knowledge proof-powered layer-2 blockchain Manta Network, its billion-dollar token listing earlier this month did not proceed as expected. To begin, the blockchain was hit by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack where 135 million remote procedure call (RPC) requests temporarily paralyzed the network for a few hours on Jan. 18. Shortly thereafter, the transfer of…

Ethereum scaling solution AltLayer has become the first of at least three protocols to go live with over $100 million in token airdrops over the coming week. AltLayer’s (ALT) token and the claiming process went live at 9:00 am UTC on Jan. 25. With an allocation of 300 million tokens in the initial airdrop and…