ethereum

Blockchain startup Sei Labs creates an interesting solution to make Ethereum faster

Sei Labs, a startup co-founded by a former Robinhood engineer and a former VC from Coatue, has launched a new open sourced project that offers a novel and exciting approach to make Ethereum faster and

Solana-based DeFi, airdrops propel crypto wallet Phantom’s user base to new heights

Phantom, a crypto wallet heavily used in the Solana ecosystem, has seen its user base more than triple over the past year.

Polygon Labs lays off 60 employees, about 19% of its staff, CEO says

Polygon Labs, the team focused on building the layer-2 blockchain Polygon, has laid off 60 employees, or about 19% of its staff, according to a post published Thursday by CEO Marc Boiron. The Polygon

Ethereum developer interest hit new all-time highs in 2023 despite a bear market

Last year, 2023, was especially a home run for Ethereum, which saw SDK installs increase 31% year-over year.

Optimism execs are optimistic for Ethereum’s future amid its ongoing scaling battle

The goal is to help users forget which chain developers are building on, because it ultimately won’t matter.

The Theory Ventures venture theory with venture theorist Tomasz Tunguz

Welcome to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups. This week, we had Theory Ventures founder Tomasz Tunguz on the show.

Here’s an EthCC recap for those who couldn’t make it to Paris this year

Welcome back to Chain Reaction. The Paris-based Ethereum Community Conference, EthCC, happened this week and brought in more than 350 speakers and 5,000 attendees.

Team behind crypto privacy protocol Manta Network is now valued at $500M

Even amid the crypto winter, some web3 companies are racking up hefty valuations. P0x Labs, the team behind Manta Network, a privacy-preserving protocol running on the Polkadot blockchain, announced t

Coinbase Wallet launches messaging feature so users can interact directly on its platform

Coinbase Wallet, one of the biggest self-custody crypto wallets globally, is launching a direct messaging feature so users can interact with one another through its platform, the company shared exclus

See where six crypto whales’ wallets are putting their assets

These whales are generally risk-off, signaling a conservative mindset.

Your first look at Alliance DAO’s latest cohort of web3 startups

The crypto industry continues to face myriad headwinds, but there’s no shortage of startups and founders diving into the space. Alliance DAO, a web3 accelerator and builder community, had its most r

Crypto wallet Phantom to release public multichain support for Ethereum and Polygon

Crypto wallet Phantom will soon expand its support to include Ethereum and Polygon blockchains across browsers, iOS and Android.

Are cryptocurrencies commodities or securities? Depends on which US agency you ask

As the CFTC and SEC diverge over whether cryptocurrencies are commodities or securities, market players feel confusion and want clarity.

Polygon and Immutable partner to help onboard more gamers and developers into web3

Web3 gaming firm Immutable and layer-2 blockchain Polygon partnered to accelerate development and adoption in the crypto gaming space.

Bitcoin rallies over 18% in 24-hour span in wake of SVB crisis

The value of major cryptocurrencies rose Monday in the wake of U.S. government plans to protect SVB and Signature Bank depositors.

Arbitrum co-founders see opportunity for continued layer-2 growth through DeFi, gaming

The Ethereum layer-2 space is continuing to see strong demand as one of its largest scaling solutions, Arbitrum, is seeing renewed growth

Robinhood’s wallet app is now available to all iOS users

Robinhood announced Wednesday that its self-custodial crypto wallet app is now available for all users on iOS. The wallet debuted last September in beta with 10,000 users and no network charges for sw

Ethereum NFT marketplace passes $1B in volume for first time since May as the creator royalties war heats up

The NFT market may be finding its footing again as the market on the Ethereum blockchain surpassed $1 billion for the first time since May 2022.

Coinbase’s layer-2 blockchain may help expand scaling on Ethereum

Coinbase, the second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume, is diving into the blockchain world in a move that some are excited about.

Former Amazon, Starbucks exec launches Yelp-like platform to review and discover NFTs

Amid signs of life in the NFT market, an NFT-focused startup, Thred, launched today to help users discover new collections, the company exclusively told TechCrunch. “We think of it like a Yelp, Trip
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