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ForkLog 219 07.07.2025

Bitcoin Hyper unveils an SVM‑based layer‑2 for Bitcoin

The Bitcoin Hyper team has published a white paper for a layer‑2 that promises fast transactions and smart contracts for Bitcoin via integration with the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM). On May 8, the project launched a presale of its native HYPER token.

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ForkLog 58 23.06.2025

Surge in Activity on Kraken’s Ink Network Ahead of Token Airdrop

As Kraken prepares to release the INK token, activity on its namesake Layer 2 network has significantly increased.

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ForkLog 82 17.06.2025

Experts Highlight MEV as a Barrier to Blockchain Scaling

Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) has emerged as a “dominant constraint on blockchain scaling,” according to a report by the Flashbots research group. Experts have discovered that spam transactions generated by arbitrage bots consume block space faster than even high-performance networks can expand it. “This is not a theoretical or isolated issue. We can observe it […]

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ForkLog 33 11.06.2025

Polygon Co-Founder Takes Sole Leadership of the Project

Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal has assumed full control of the Polygon Foundation (PF) as its first CEO, introducing changes to the project’s strategic priorities. BIG update — As the largest holder of POL and someone who dedicated his life to development and success of @0xPolygon from the very beginning, I have decided to take full […]

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ForkLog 38 27.05.2025

Bitlayer Partners with Major Mining Pools to Advance BTCFi

Bitlayer, a project developing a Layer 2 solution for Bitcoin, has partnered with leading mining pools Antpool, F2Pool, and SpiderPool to advance the BTCFi segment.

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ForkLog 30 05.05.2025

Vitalik Buterin Cautions Against Hasty Decentralization of Rollups

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has explained when L2 networks should transition to decentralization. In his view, there is no need to rush this process. Here is a simplified mathematical model that shows when to move to stage 2. Assumptions: * Each security council member has an independent 10% chance of “breaking”* we treat liveness failure […]

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ForkLog 32 02.05.2025

Ethereum to Introduce ‘Neutral Rollup’ Without Tokens or Centralised Control

An independent team of developers has announced the launch of the Ethereum R1 ‘neutral rollup’, which will operate without its own token and without centralised oversight. Introducing Ethereum R1 — The neutral rollup built for Ethereum No token. No private sales. No governance cult. Just Ethereum values, public funding, and community control. ? Why R1 […]

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ForkLog 80 01.05.2025

Ethereum to Introduce Address Standard Indicating L2 Network

Developers from Wonderland have proposed adopting a universal address format in Ethereum that clearly indicates the corresponding L2 network, aimed at preventing errors in cross-chain operations. Experts have drafted preliminary versions of complementary standards ERC-7930 and ERC-7828, covering the necessary changes. ERC-7930 defines a binary format for displaying the “network+address” pair and is intended for […]

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ForkLog 16 30.04.2025

Base Achieves Initial Decentralization Stage Following Buterin’s Framework

Developers of the L2 solution Base for Ethereum have announced that the network has reached the first stage (Stage 1) of decentralization as a step towards building an open on-chain economy. Base has reached Stage 1 Decentralization We’re building the foundation for a truly open, global onchain economy pic.twitter.com/3P63m7IqwT — Base (@base) April 29, 2025 […]

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ForkLog 156 24.04.2025

ZKsync Reaches Agreement with Hacker for Return of $5 Million

The perpetrator who stole ZK tokens valued at approximately $5 million from the ZKsync airdrop smart contract has returned the funds within the deadline set by the project’s team. We’re pleased to share that the hacker has returned the funds within the safe harbor deadline. https://t.co/RarXl1ALVv — ZKsync (∎, ∆) (@zksync) April 23, 2025 On […]

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ForkLog 36 20.04.2025

Vitalik Buterin Proposes Shifting Ethereum’s Architecture to RISC-V

Ethereum’s founder, Vitalik Buterin, shared his thoughts on transitioning the Ethereum Virtual Machine to the open RISC-V architecture. According to him, this proposal is as ambitious as Beam Chain and might be the only way to significantly enhance the network’s execution layer efficiency. RISC-V is a processor and software architecture, an alternative to ARM and […]

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ForkLog 103 20.04.2025

Uniswap CEO Advocates for Prioritizing L2 in Ethereum Scaling

Ethereum’s blockchain lags behind Solana in terms of building DeFi, prompting developers to focus on second-layer (L2) solutions. This perspective was shared by Uniswap’s CEO, Hayden Adams, during a discussion with Bankless co-founder David Hoffman. Solana has a better roadmap, team, and and approach if the plan is to do defi on L1 /vertical scaling […]

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