November 14, 2022, 12:57PM EST • 7 min read Quick Take Liquid staking and superfluid staking are some of the typical methods to improve the capital efficiency of staking. Cross-staking enables the sam...
Tag: Layer 1s
Canto Sees Growth but Also Centralization
November 11, 2022, 3:06PM EST • 9 min read Quick Take In this weekly series, we dive into some of the most interesting data and developments across the Layer 1 blockchain landscape, from DeFi and brid...
Making the Cosmos Hub more relevant with Cosmos Co-founder Ethan Buchman
Episode 111 of Season 4 of The Scoop was recorded live with The Block’s Frank Chaparro and Cosmos Co-Founder and CEO of Informal Systems Ethan Buchman. Listen below, and subscribe to The S...
Justin Sun says he is working on “solution” with FTX
Justin Sun, the billionaire founder of the Tron blockchain, said late on Nov. 9 that he is working on a solution with FTX, the crypto exchange engulfed in a liquidity crisis. In a tweet, Sun sai...
Avalanche Feels Impact of Bear Market
November 8, 2022, 5:07PM EST • 9 min read Quick Take In this weekly series, we dive into some of the most interesting data and developments across the Layer 1 blockchain landscape, from DeFi and bridg...
Cosmos Hub Weighs its Future with Pivotal Cosmos 2.0 Vote Underway
November 8, 2022, 3:33PM EST • 13 min read Quick Take In this weekly series, we dive into some of the most interesting data and developments across the Layer 1 blockchain landscape, from DeFi and brid...
Gavin Wood is stepping down as CEO of Parity
Polkadot co-founder Gavin Wood is stepping down as the CEO of blockchain infrastructure company Parity, Bloomberg first reported. He will be replaced by fellow Parity co-founder Björn Wagner. Parity i...
Community needs to stop eating itself alive
Two prominent Ethereum figures said the ETH community must be more positive and focus more on solving its problems, rather than complaining about them. While Ethereum underwent its most ambitious upgr...
Layer by Layer Issue 48: Cosmos 2.0
October 9, 2022, 11:49AM EDT • 15 min read Quick Take In this weekly series, we dive into some of the most interesting data and developments across the Layer 1 blockchain landscape, from DeFi and brid...
Layer by Layer Issue 47: Polkadot, Algorand, and Avalanche
September 29, 2022, 1:46PM EDT • 17 min read Quick Take In this weekly series, we dive into some of the most interesting data and developments across the Layer 1 blockchain landscape, from DeFi and br...
On-chain Trends 24 Hours After The Merge
September 16, 2022, 10:31AM EDT • 4 min read Quick Take The hashrates of multiple proof-of-work networks such as Ethereum Classic surged to record levels on the day of The Merge. Ether borrow rates ha...
A Comprehensive Look at Ethereum and The Merge: Part Two
September 12, 2022, 3:42PM EDT • 14 min read Quick Take The Ethereum network is just days away from the merge, where it will finally transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS) consens...
NFT mints on Solana have surged to an all-time high
Activity is surging around Solana-based NFTs despite an overall tepid market for so-called non-fungible tokens. The Block Research’s Data Dashboard shows that the number of NFTs minted on Solan...
A Comprehensive Look at Ethereum and The Merge: Part One
September 9, 2022, 5:25PM EDT • 13 min read Quick Take The Ethereum network is just days away from the merge, where it will finally transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS) consensu...
An Overview of Post-Merge Milestones for Ethereum
September 8, 2022, 1:21PM EDT • 4 min read Quick take Ethereum’s transition to proof-of-stake consensus (“The Merge”) is slated to take place next week. While there aren’t many new user-facing change...
Why The Merge won’t solve Ethereum’s scaling challenges
Ethereum’s pivot from proof of work to proof of stake is imminent. But despite common belief, the event, known as The Merge, will not solve the network’s scalability challenges. This pivot, schedule...
Layer by Layer Issue 44: Avalanche, Solana, and Cosmos
September 1, 2022, 1:02PM EDT • 21 min read Quick Take In this weekly series, we dive into some of the most interesting data and developments across the Layer 1 blockchain landscape, from DeFi and bri...
Layer by Layer Issue 43: Canto, Dogechain, and Polkadot
August 26, 2022, 9:32AM EDT • 21 min read Quick Take In this weekly series, we dive into some of the most interesting data and developments across the Layer 1 blockchain landscape, from DeFi and bridg...
Layer by Layer Issue 42: Aptos and Sui
August 6, 2022, 3:04PM EDT • 11 min read Quick Take In this weekly series, we dive into some of the most interesting data and developments across the Layer 1 blockchain landscape, from DeFi and bridge...
How Solana is bridging the gap between web3 and the physical world
Episode 72 of Season 4 of The Scoop was recorded remotely with The Block’s Frank Chaparro and Solana Labs Co-Founder and COO, Raj Gokal. Listen below, and subscribe to The Scoop on Apple, Spotif...
Cosmos liquid staking protocol Stride raises $6.7 million within months of founding
Cosmos staking protocol Stride announced the closing of a $6.7 million seed round co-led by investors North Island VC, Distributed Global and Pantera Capital. Vishal Talasani only set up Stride with ...
Layer by Layer Issue 41: Avalanche, Algorand, and Polkadot
July 28, 2022, 10:29PM EDT • 20 min read Quick Take In this weekly series, we dive into some of the most interesting data and developments across the Layer 1 blockchain landscape, from DeFi and bridge...
Layer by Layer Issue 40: Ethereum, Solana, and Cosmos
July 21, 2022, 5:44PM EDT • 19 min read Quick Take In this weekly series, we dive into some of the most interesting data and developments across the Layer 1 blockchain landscape, from DeFi and bridges...
Algorand Foundation CEO Staci Warden on how Algorand is going to distinguish itself in the bear market
Episode 65 of Season 4 of The Scoop was recorded remotely with The Block’s Frank Chaparro and Staci Warden, CEO of The Algorand Foundation. Listen below, and subscribe to The Scoop on Apple, Spo...
Layer by Layer Issue 39: Avalanche, Polkadot, and Oasis
July 14, 2022, 4:06PM EDT • 19 min read Quick Take In this weekly series, we dive into some of the most interesting data and developments across the Layer 1 blockchain landscape, from DeFi and bridges...