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What Is Soneium? Sony's Ethereum Layer 2 Blockchain Seeks To Bridge Web2–Web3 Gap

Tech giant Sony is entering the world of Web3 with Soneium, its very own layer 2 blockchain ecosystem that it said should make it much easier for Web2 users to transition into Web3.

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USDC to be available on 15 blockchains after adding 6—including Base, Optimism, and Polygon PoS—over next 2 months

USDC to be available on 15 blockchains after adding 6—including Base, Optimism, and Polygon PoS—over next 2 months

The stablecoin is making a push for adoption by targeting new blockchains.

Behind the scenes of Coinbase’s ambitious new Base blockchain, and what to expect from ‘on-chain summer’

Behind the scenes of Coinbase’s ambitious new Base blockchain, and what to expect from ‘on-chain summer’

Jesse Pollak, a leader of one of Coinbase’s biggest-ever product initiatives, explains what’s next for one of the newest blockchains.

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Polygon's race to become Ethereum's top sidechain

Polygon has pulled in big-name partners in a bear market. But can it pull ahead in the race to be Ethereum's top side chain?

Crypto Twitter went wild speculating about Coinbase’s blue dot. Here’s what it meant

The announcement from the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange is another attempt to diversify its products amid a bear market.

Do Crypto Airdrops Benefit the Community in the Long Term?

Airdrops became mainstream in the ICO boom years starting around 2016 as a means to incentivize users to promote a new token on social media for example. More recently, in 2020, decentralized exchange Uniswap changed the outlook on incentives and rewards when the ecosystem gave away tokens for free to…

Vitalik Buterin Sees 1M Optimism Tokens Stolen By Hacker Deposited In His Ethereum Wallet

Blockchain transaction data shows that the Optimism (CRYPTO: OP) hacker sent a million OP tokens to the wallet of Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) creator Vitalik Buterin.

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$16M+ Of Ethereum Scaling Solution Optimism (OP) Tokens Lost In A Crypto Exploit: What's Next?

$16M+ Of Ethereum Scaling Solution Optimism (OP) Tokens Lost In A Crypto Exploit: What's Next?

On June 9, Optimism (CRYPTO: OP) reported it suffered a loss of 20 million OP, currently valued at more than $16 million, due to an exploit by a hacker.

Free Tokens For Optimism Users: Ethereum Scalability Protocol Announces 'Many Airdrops'

Free Tokens For Optimism Users: Ethereum Scalability Protocol Announces 'Many Airdrops'

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) layer two scalability solution Optimism announced that it will airdrop — cryptospeak for "distribute free of charge" — its upcoming token called OP to those who interacted with its protocol in the past.<

Infinite Ethereum Bug Discovered In Optimism By Hacker Behind iPhone Jaibreaks

Infinite Ethereum Bug Discovered In Optimism By Hacker Behind iPhone Jaibreaks

Jay Freeman — the core developer of iOS Jailbreak and Cydia tools and founder of decentralized virtual private network solution Orchid (CRYPTO: OXT) — discovered a bug in the Ethereum (CRYPTO:

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