# Balancer launches on Ethereum L2 network Optimism

# Balancer launches on Ethereum L2 network Optimism

” Balancer launches on Ethereum L2 network Optimism “ Automated market maker and decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Balancer has officially deployed on Optimism, the highly touted Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution, in a move designed to enhance user functionality by increasing scalability and reducing fees.  Balancer’s Optimism deployment was carried out in conjunction with Beethoven X,…

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# Optimism airdrop overwhelmed by all-time high demand: ‘Scaling is hard’

# Optimism airdrop overwhelmed by all-time high demand: ‘Scaling is hard’

” Optimism airdrop overwhelmed by all-time high demand: ‘Scaling is hard’ “ Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution Optimism has been overwhelmed with “all-time high demand” following the launch of its highly anticipated airdrop on Wednesday. Users racing to collect their tokens were greeted with failed or delayed transactions as the Optimism team raced in the background to…

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# Bitcoin Lightning Network capacity crosses 3900 BTC marking a new ATH

# Bitcoin Lightning Network capacity crosses 3900 BTC marking a new ATH

” Bitcoin Lightning Network capacity crosses 3900 BTC marking a new ATH “ Unwithered by the ongoing bear market, Bitcoin’s (BTC) underlying architecture continues to outperform itself — further securing, decentralizing and speeding up the impenetrable peer-to-peer network. The same holds true for the Bitcoin Lightning Network (LN). The Bitcoin Lightning Network capacity attained an all-time high…

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# StarkWare nets 0M as investors bank on layer-2 success

# StarkWare nets $100M as investors bank on layer-2 success

” StarkWare nets $100M as investors bank on layer-2 success “ Ethereum (ETH) layer-2 developer StarkWare has raised a further $100 million in its latest fundraising round despite the prevailing downturn in cryptocurrency markets. StarkWare’s series D fundraising round sees the firm’s valuation up to $8 billion, marking a four-fold increase in value just six…

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# Ethereum’s popularity ‘a double-edged sword’ — a16z’s State of Crypto Report

# Ethereum’s popularity ‘a double-edged sword’ — a16z’s State of Crypto Report

” Ethereum’s popularity ‘a double-edged sword’ — a16z’s State of Crypto Report “ Crypto venture fund giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has highlighted that development and demand on Ethereum is “unmatched” despite the network’s high transaction fees. The firm does warn, however, that its “popularity is also a double-edged sword” given Ethereum prioritizes decentralization over scaling,…

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# Synthetix (SNX) rallies in anticipation of L2 Curve Wars and Optimism airdrop announcement

# Synthetix (SNX) rallies in anticipation of L2 Curve Wars and Optimism airdrop announcement

” Synthetix (SNX) rallies in anticipation of L2 Curve Wars and Optimism airdrop announcement “ Layer-2 (L2) solutions for the Ethereum (ETH) network have grown in prominence over the last year because of the need for scalable networks that offer low-fee transactions and led to numerous projects that built cross-chain bridges with competing blockchain networks. …

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