One of the main investment themes of 2021 was the alternative blockchain networks, the base networks or layer 1s, competing against Ethereum for decentralized applications.Investments in protocols ...

CratD2C is a next-generation Layer-1 blockchain connecting businesses and consumers through real-world utility. Founded by Dr ...

19th December, 2024 — Tap Protocol, leading the charge in Bitcoin Layer 1 development, is proud to announce the launch of Taparoo Swap–the world’s first decentralized exchange (DEX) on ...

Tairon connects AI agents with blockchain data through the first on-chain MCP Supergraph, enabling secure, real-time ...

Circle and Stripe look beyond Ethereum, announcing plans to build their own Layer-1 blockchain protocols. Circle's Arc Layer-1 blockchain protocol is designed to offer enterprise-grade stablecoin ...

Layer-1 protocols were overpriced, under-delivered and crowded the scarcely adopted market — sometimes through token throws and other times through cult creation. That era is now over.

Protocols commonly utilize layer two to solve blockchain’s scalability challenges by removing some interactions from the base layers and, as a result, increasing the system throughput.

Crypto narratives shift quickly, but as autumn 2025 approaches, one theme is harder to ignore than ever: usability. The market is no longer driven only by specu ...

Commerceblock has released a new atomic swap protocol for use with statechains on their Mercury Layer protocol. The HSM server has introduced functionality to support atomically swapping two ...

Layer 1 blockchain protocol Algorand ALGO $0.2265 hired Matthew Commons as its first chief financial officer as it looks to expand its growth strategies and capital management. "One of my first ...

Waves founder Sasha Ivanov is gearing up for what he believes to be the “end game for layer-2 scalability” as he pushes through with a new blockchain protocol called Units.