layer two Archive

Matic rebrands to Polygon in pursuit of ‘Polkadot on Ethereum’ strategy

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The Layer-two protocol plans to become an aggregator and interoperability facilitator for Ethereum scalability solutions.

By satoshi February 9, 2021

Here Are Four Ethereum Scaling Pitches Submitted to Reddit’s Competition

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Entries to the Reddit Scaling Bake-Off are coming in from several layer-two builders.

By satoshi August 3, 2020

Statechains: Sending Keys, Not Coins, to Scale Bitcoin Off-Chain

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Block space is limited: The Bitcoin blockchain can only process some 10 transactions per second, at most. To resolve this, Bitcoin’s technical community is developing second-layer …

By satoshi June 14, 2019

Not Your Keys, Not Your Coins: How Arwen Wants to End Exchange Custodianship

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The long list of cryptocurrency exchange hacks tells the story of one of the Bitcoin industry’s biggest problems to date: Custodial exchanges are a big target …

By satoshi June 5, 2019