Did Bitcoin Bottom in November? These Metrics Suggest So.

Hopeful signs are emerging for the crypto industry mid-term as on-chain metrics for bitcoin suggest the world’s largest digital asset by market value may have hit its bottom in late 2022. Those includ...

Ethereum Layer-2 Token Prices Up Double Digits This Year

A handful of Ethereum-based layer-2 projects have been on a tear in the past week, with some of the sector’s associated token prices now up considerably in year-to-date (YTD) terms. Traders are now sp...

An Overview of Layer 3s

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State of Scaling Issue 5: Nitro, Metis and dYmension

September 9, 2022, 11:42AM EDT • 10 min read Quick Take In this bi-weekly series, we look into some of the most interesting data and developments across the Layer 2 blockchain landscape, from DeFi and...

Initial Look at Game Design

August 16, 2022, 10:02AM EDT • 10 min read Quick Take Illuvium is a digital collectible card game (CCG), similar to the classic Pokémon game. Illuvials are Pokémon-like creatures that can be discovere...

Scaling Bitcoin: Liquid

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Scaling Bitcoin: Stacks

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State of Scaling Issue 1: dYdX, Arbitrum, Optimism

July 21, 2022, 1:19PM EDT • 15 min read Quick Take In this new bi-weekly series, we look into some of the most interesting data and developments across the Layer 2 blockchain landscape, from DeFi and ...

Scaling Bitcoin: RSK

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