Ethereum
Every story this desk has filed under Ethereum, most recent first.
Starknet Floats Leaving Ethereum's Layer 2 Tier to Run Its Own Chain
The network said it is weighing a move from Ethereum rollup to standalone layer 1, pitching quantum resistance by 2027. Its token rose about 20 percent on the news, Decrypt reported.
Abstract Becomes the Second Ethereum Layer 2 to Announce Its Closure in a Week
The Pudgy Penguins-backed consumer chain will stop on 15 December after Igloo spent tens of millions supporting it. Blast said days earlier that running its own network was no longer worth it.
Blast Shuts Down Its Layer 2 With $63.5m Still Sitting in the Bridge
The Ethereum layer 2 once held more than $2bn in assets. It is now winding down because running it costs more than it earns, and users have until 26 October to withdraw through the app.
The Chain Never Stopped. Its Data Went Missing on Ethereum for Fourteen Minutes
Blocks kept arriving every 101 milliseconds through Friday's reported outage. What actually failed was the delivery of Robinhood Chain's transaction data to Ethereum, in two gaps totalling exactly fourteen minutes.