Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how fintech is disrupting the financial industry in Asia. While blockchain technology promises transparency and ...

Blockchain technology and decentralized apps are getting a lot of attention these days. As interest in cryptocurrencies grows, so does the focus on the Ethereum price and the mechanics of buying and ...

Bitcoin Layer-2 (L2) projects experienced substantial growth, particularly as decentralized finance (DeFi) use cases expanded within the Bitcoin ecosystem. A November 2024 report by digital asset ...

Institutional Layer 2 Adoption is becoming a hallmark in the development of blockchain finance. With the traditional financial platforms looking for scalable infrastructure to support tokenization and ...

Ethereum ecosystem scaling has moved from theory to actual production-grade infrastructure. Optimistic Rollups, ZK Rollups, major Layer 1 upgrades like The Merge and The Dencun upgrade (EIP-4844), and ...

Cheaper and faster blockchains are becoming more in demand. Speed and high gas fees are two common pain points, especially in ...

According to data from L2 Beat, there are 118 layer-2 scaling solutions listed for the Ethereum network as of December 2024. As the Ethereum layer-2 (L2) ecosystem continues to expand and encompasses ...

To start, we need to define what a layer 1 is: A layer 1 network is the base layer, or the underlying infrastructure of a blockchain. Also known as the main network or “mainnet,” it not only defines ...

Ethereum layer-2 protocols are processing transactions faster than ever, with Coinbase's BASE at the forefront of this progress. According to data from growthepie.xyz, the cumulative transaction ...

Base, the L2 blockchain developed by Coinbase, has crossed an astonishing $200 billion in trading volume on Uniswap, the decentralized exchange (DEX) protocol. This milestone, reported on August 30, ...