Citrea, a project that aims to scale Bitcoin through ZK rollups, came out of stealth on Tuesday. The project aims to become a pathway for several initiatives to take advantage of the decentralization and security of Bitcoin while at the same time contributing to scaling and giving developers the ability to adapt Ethereum Virtual Machine […]
Coinbase’s Rollup Base Updates Roadmap and Goals for 2024
Base, the Coinbase incubated rollup, has updated its roadmap and goals for 2024. In a blog post, Base informed that it will not only focus on building a development platform but on fostering the decentralization of such an environment, building on-chain apps, and bringing liquidity to its ecosystem. Base to Focus on Building a ‘New […]
Eclipse Announces Solana-Powered Ethereum Rollup
Eclipse, an organization that allows for the construction of customizable rollups, has announced the architecture of its Eclipse mainnet, a Solana-powered Ethereum layer two (L2) scaling rollup. The rollup will benefit from using the Solana Virtual Machine as an execution layer, leveraging this blockchain’s various security and performance benefits. Eclipse Announces Ethereum L2 Using Solana […]
What Is EIP-4844? A Look at Proto-Danksharding and Its Effect On Rollup Fees
Ethereum Improvement Proposal 4844 (EIP-4844), also known as Proto-Danksharding, introduces a set of changes that seek to lay the logic and “scaffolding” for scaling Ethereum through sharding but without adding sharding itself. Its implementation aims to reduce the transaction fees of rollups like Arbitrum, Optimism, and Base, which are considered a central part of Ethereum’s […]