Layer-1

Delta comes out of stealth with $11 million in funding, and some novel ideas

To remain relevant and competitive, layer-1 networks must prioritize multichain technology and interoperability

Plus, how crypto’s professor coins stack up to the rest of the market

Plus, a layer-1 for intellectual property is launching and Farcaster users peaked

It may be counterintuitive that a high amount of focus on a technology would lead to security risks — but it’s true

Why has crypto and Web3 so far failed to live up to Satoshi’s vision — and what will it take to deliver on the industries’ promises?

Plus, a Dragonfly partner shares his view on the crypto VC market, and a mining hardware firm raises $80 million

Crypto traders love new shiny things, much to the detriment of layer-1s from previous cycles

Crypto prices are largely denominated in US dollars, but basing them in bitcoin often makes far more sense

MITH’s Warner Music Group-backed fan engagement platform combines straightforward UX with Web3 verification tools

DYDX supply will climb by up to 80% after the Friday unlock, but a couple factors make a massive sell-off appear unlikely

“Everyone agrees” you have to decentralize infrastructure. Now it’s about execution

As the perpetual swaps chain began sharing fee revenue with stakers, some took issue with the feature coming weeks before a major unlock and allowing locked tokens to be staked

BitGo raised by far the most capital this week, though it didn’t reveal who put up the money

The well-funded layer-1 is facing backlash from early users and airdrop farmers

The paper explores how it is possible to “slash” Bitcoin despite its limited scripting language

Arbitrum failed to settle on Ethereum after a pre-programmed “fail-safe” meant a critical node didn’t receive enough ETH for gas fees

Every time incremental improvements are made to the execution environment, “we launch a new layer-1,” Al-Bassam says

Market valuations for L1 projects have rebounded from the harsh conditions created by the fallout of several centralized crypto companies

Aptos, which some call a ‘Solana Killer,’ is not living up to the hype so far

Travis Kling dives into the implications of the ETH 2.0 merge and why ETH is prime for institutional capital

Illia believes NEAR’s culture, simplicity and dynamic scalability will bring the next billion users to crypto

Jason Yanowitz and Santiago Roel Santos talk about tokenomics, Yearn Finance, DeFi, fundraisers, and more.

Jason Yanowitz and Santiago Roel Santos talk about DeFi, layer-1, OpenSea, NFTs, Bored Apes and more