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Zero-knowledge rollups – a technology usually associated with scaling the Ethereum blockchain – are now coming to Bitcoin.Chainway Labs went public earlier this month with the news that it was building what it says will be the first zero-knowledge rollup for Bitcoin: Citrea. On Wednesday, the company disclosed to CoinDesk that it had raised $2.7

A notable 76% of family offices surveyed during the second half of this year have crypto exposure, according to a report authored by Aspen Digital. DeFi, AI, and DePin are key areas of interest. Private wealth is long-term bullish on crypto, expecting BTC to trade in five figures by the end of December. 01:01 Bitcoin

Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Brandy covers crypto-related venture capital deals for CoinDesk. Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Econia Labs, a startup developing an order book protocol for the Aptos blockchain, raised $6.5 million in…

A group of top Bitcoin developers collaborating across multiple teams is claiming a breakthrough on the oldest and largest blockchain, outlining a way of adding a type of programming known as "covenants" that could unlock crucial functionality such as new wallet and vault features and more efficient layer-2 protocols. Importantly, the technique would not require

May 20, 2020 at 19:10 UTCUpdated May 20, 2020 at 19:18 UTCUMA Project Creates Its First Synthetic Coin, Matching ETH Against BTCWant to bet the price of ether (ETH) is rising relative to the price of bitcoin (BTC)? There's now a token for precisely that.On Tuesday night, the UMA Project community approved contracts that allowed…

Optimism (OP) price slid Monday as the Ethereum scaling network’s native token braces for an increase in its circulating supply this week.The token has a scheduled unlocking event this Saturday, according to Token.Unlocks, which will see the release of 24.16 million of OP or 3% of its circulating supply, worth roughly $30 million. Some $16

May 18, 2020 at 04:05 UTCUpdated May 18, 2020 at 04:13 UTCVROOM: Synthetix thinks optimistic rollups could make decentralized exchanges as speedy as their centralized counterparts. (Credit: Shutterstock) Trading Contest on Synthetix Aims to Showcase Speed of New DEX TechSynthetix is putting over $40,000 in crypto on the line to entice users to try out…

Mar 23, 2020 at 21:01 UTCUpdated Mar 23, 2020 at 21:03 UTCGold is up Monday and so are most cryptocurrencies, seemingly buoyed by the U.S. Federal Reserve's drastic quantitative easing action to thwart the coronavirus’ effects on markets and the economy. Bitcoin (BTC) is up 7 percent as of 20:30 UTC. Over the past 24…

Featured SpeakerDeep Dive: EthereumProtocol VillageAustin Convention CenterJoin an hour long exploration of the advancements defining the Ethereum community in 2023.Jocelyn Yang is a markets reporter at CoinDesk. She is a recent graduate of Emerson College's journalism program. Featured SpeakerDeep Dive: EthereumProtocol VillageAustin Convention CenterJoin an hour long exploration of the advancements defining the Ethereum community…