According to Tycho Onnasch, co-founder of Zest Protocol, new programming capabilities which can be added to Bitcoin could help the leading crypto asset cancel out Ethereum’s early advantage of being able to deploy decentralized finance (defi) on Layer one (L1). Onnasch argued that once enough Bitcoin Layer two solutions (L2s) are deployed and trusted by […]
A new analysis by Bitfinex researchers predicts a 160% surge in bitcoin’s price in the upcoming 12-14 months, potentially reaching over $ 150,000 per unit. This forecast, derived from historical data and statistical models related to previous Bitcoin halving events, suggests a bullish future for the world’s leading digital currency. Bitfinex Researchers See Bitcoin …
On Thursday, Succinct Labs, a startup dedicated to democratizing zero-knowledge proofs, unveiled that it had secured $ 55 million in funding through both seed and Series A rounds. Paradigm took the lead in this financial boost, with additional support from entities like Robot Ventures, Bankless Ventures, Geometry, and ZK Validator, among others. Succinct Labs …
On Tuesday, the bitcoin liquidity protocol Velar unveiled Dharma, an automated market maker (AMM) designed to enhance decentralized finance liquidity within the Bitcoin realm. The inaugural version of Velar’s Dharma is set to function on the Bitcoin layer two (L2) Stacks, featuring an initial pairing of two tokens. Velar’s Strategy to Elevate Bitcoin Within the […]
PRESS RELEASE. HONG KONG —February 26, 2024 – QED, the world’s first zk-Native blockchain protocol, announced today it has raised $ 3 million in a funding round led by Arrington Capital with participation from several prominent venture capital firms and companies including Paper Ventures, Starkware Draper Dragon, Blockchain Builders Fund, Lbk Labs, Valhalla Capital, …