Union Labs Plans Polygon-to-Cosmos Bridge with New AggLayer Integration
The new technology from Union Labs comes after the blockchain interoperability project raised $4 million in November.
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The Protocol: Bitcoin Halving Spectacular, With Runes, ‘Epic Sat,’ Stacks Nakamoto
Unlike the last Bitcoin halving, a ho-hum affair where Covid-locked-down gawkers had little choice but to tune into livestreamed watch parties, the upcoming Bitcoin halving comes with project launches, competitions and IRL celebrations in Denver and Costa Rica.
Runes, Casey Rodarmor’s Protocol for ‘Sh!tcoins’ on Bitcoin, Set to Go Live at Halving
Rodarmor created last year’s breakout Ordinals protocol, which is used to create non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on Bitcoin. Now, he says the relevance of protocols like his new Runes, used to create fungible tokens, is set to grow.
OG Bitcoin L2 Stacks Is Getting a Major Overhaul
The Nakamoto update will decouple block production from Bitcoin itself, solving the problem of network congestion Stacks has had since it launched its mainnet in 2021.
Crypto Exchange OKX’s Polygon-Powered Layer 2, ‘X Layer,’ Hits Public Mainnet
The news about X Layer comes as other major cryptocurrency exchanges, like Coinbase and Kraken, have also pursued their own layer 2 networks over the last year.
Protocol Village: Berachain Closes $100M Series B Funding Round
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of April 11-17.
Avail, Blockchain Data Availability Project, Sketches Out Eligibility for Token Airdrop
A screenshot of a document describing the eligibility criteria for the airdrop was posted on the social-media platform X by the user @Bitcoineo, and Avail’s public-relations team flagged the to tweet to CoinDesk, describing it as a “leak.”
Ether.Fi Inks $500M Restaking Deal With RedStone Oracles
Under its deal with RedStone, Ether.Fi will dedicate $500 million to help secure RedStone’s data oracles, which are used to pass information between blockchains and the outside world.
Ethereum’s Next Upgrade, ‘Pectra,’ Could Include Relief for Institutional Stakers, Wallet UX Improvements
Developers’ aim with Pectra is to make some minor code changes while simultaneously working on a bigger code change, Verkle trees, for the following upgrade.
Chainlink Aims to Make Transfers Across Blockchains Safer with New Bridge App ‘Transporter’
The bridge leverages Chainlink’s CCIP tech, and allows users to transfer crypto assets across multiple blockchains, starting with Arbitrum, Avalanche, Base, BNB Chain, Ethereum, Optimism, Polygon, and WEMIX.