Layer 2 blockchain

Optimism (CRYPTO: OP) has announced its latest community airdrop. The Layer 2 blockchain is distributing more than 19.4 million OP tokens, equivalent to $27 million, to its users. This airdrop reached over 31,000 distinct addresses, with the criteria for eligibility being the delegation of OP...

Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) Wikipedia page recently saw an unprecedented surge in its daily traffic. On Sep. 8, the page registered a peak of 7,830 views, the highest for 2023. This spike in interest is believed to be linked to the growing anticipation of the launch of a spot Bitcoin ETF, leading...

Shiba Inu's (CRYPTO: SHIB) Shibarium on Wednesday announced it has teamed up with Italy-based fast food franchise Welly to enhance the dining experience using blockchain technology. This collaboration aims to bring unparalleled transparency, incentives, and customer engagement to the fast-food...

The newly launched social network platform, Friend.Tech, operating on Coinbase Global Inc's (NASDAQ: COIN) Base blockchain, has witnessed a surge in daily active users, reaching an impressive 136,000. After a subdued debut on Wednesday, which garnered only $10 million in new inflows on its...

Meme coin Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) is planning to integrate Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) into its protocols, a move expected to enhance the security of the network and provide users with more control over their digital identities. Shytoshi Kusama, the project's lead developer, stated that the...

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance (CRYPTO: BNB) has announced that it is in the process of integrating the Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) Lightning Network to facilitate deposits and withdrawals. The announcement was made via a tweet from Binance, which confirmed that some users have already noticed...

A research report by Bernstein suggested the recent regulatory action taken against the Binance USD (CRYPTO: BUSD) stablecoin and its issuer Paxos is specific to BUSD and cannot be applied to other stablecoins like USD Coin (CRYPTO: USDC). What Happened: Some in the industry were concerned...