I heard a lot of people say no one could define an L2 at Bitcoin Asia. The problem is that we have a definition, and most people just want to ignore it. Marketing, eh. “Bitcoin L2s” are the hottest ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. DeFi expert covering tokenization and AI economy The blockchain ecosystem is experiencing an unprecedented proliferation of Layer ...

The fourth article in the Bitcoin Layer 2 series. This article covers sidechains, a concept originally proposed by the founders of Blockstream. The original concept of a Bitcoin sidechain was proposed ...

Starknet, a layer-2 on top of Ethereum, is getting its first application-chain that settles on the network. The layer-3 app-chain, called Nums, is built off of the “SN Stack,” a customizable toolkit ...

The new rollup-as-a-service solution aims to support projects with the technical infrastructure to deploy layer-2 networks on the BNB Chain. BNB Chain, the ecosystem powered by the BNB (BNB) token, ...

Lunar Digital Assets has launched LitVM, the first zero-knowledge Layer-2 for Litecoin (CRYPTO: LTC), signaling a shift toward on-chain programmability and real-world asset integration for the ...

Jeff, the founder of Merlin Chain, argues that Ethereum can handle most of the innovations built on layer-2 networks, but Bitcoin cannot, making layer-2s more important for the Bitcoin ecosystem. Jeff ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how fintech is disrupting the financial industry in Asia. While blockchain technology promises transparency and ...

The Manta Pacific network, just a few weeks after going live as a layer-2 blockchain atop Ethereum with software from OP Labs’ OP Stack, is already planning to jump ship: Leaders of the project said ...

As Bitcoin continues to grow in popularity, its original design, which supports only seven transactions per second, often struggles with scalability. This leads to higher fees and slower transaction ...