Former Andreessen Horowitz execs launch Bastion after $25M funding round
    19 Sep 2023
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    The Web3 startup came out of stealth mode after a seed funding round led by a16z crypto, enabling firms to integrate web3 infrastructure into their existing enterprise technologies. Two former executives from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)’s crypto division have managed to raise $25 million in seed funding for their newly launched Web3 startup Bastion — despite…

    Canto, Astar blockchains plan migration to Ethereum ecosystem as layer 2s
    19 Sep 2023
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    By inheriting Ethereum’s security, Canto will be more decentralized and will enable trustless guarantees when bridging assets over, Polygon Labs said. Cosmos-native layer-1 blockchain Canto has become the latest chain to migrate to Ethereum as a layer 2 zero-knowledge rollup after another layer-1 blockchain, Astar, announced similar plans to move from the Polkadot ecosystem to…

    Idealistic Ethereum community-built zkEVM Scroll launching in weeks
    18 Sep 2023
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    Scroll co-founder Ye Zhang is aiming for a community-driven decentralized immutable scaling solution for Ethereum. After two years of development, a group of Ethereum idealists are close to launching their zero-knowledge EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine) — Scroll — developed with Ethereum’s values in mind. While there are already several zero-knowledge EVMs in existence today, Scroll…

    Base Network hits almost 2M transactions in a day, still trails Polygon, BSC
    18 Sep 2023
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    Base surpassed other layer-2 networks like Optimism and Arbitrum in terms of daily transactions but still lagged behind Polygon and BSC. Coinbase layer-2 network Base hit a new peak in terms of daily transactions, breaking its former record when it was launched in August, according to data from blockchain explorer BaseScan. On Sept. 14, the…

    Web3 is about solving business problems, not token prices: Google Cloud exec
    18 Sep 2023
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    While TradFi is the main source of demand for blockchain tech, digital identity and supply chain are exciting areas too, according to Google Cloud Head of Web3 James Tromans. The crypto industry is far too focused on token prices, rather than figuring out how smart contracts can be used to solve real-world business problems, according…

    Polkadot community PolkaWorld halts operations after failed funding bid
    17 Sep 2023
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    Brushfam founder Markian Ivanichok claimed that the Polkadot ecosystem “doesn’t care about users” and expressed frustration with the governance process. Polkadot community PolkaWorld has announced that it has halted its operations after the community’s proposal to get funding from Polkadot’s treasury was rejected. The organization raised several concerns about the project’s treasury management and made…