ZkDay Istanbul is all set for Nov. 13! The event marks the continuation of the premier zero knowledge-focused community conference. Zero knowledge-proof (ZK-proof) scalability solutions have grown in prominence in the crypto ecosystem in recent years, making way for several ZK-focused conferences and events. A marquee ZK conference dedicated to the growing community will take…
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The first documents to be available on-chain in Buenos Aires include birth and marriage certificates, along with proof of income and academic verification. Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, is making a major move toward integrating its bureaucracy with blockchain technology. Starting in October, the city’s 15 million residents can access identity documents via a…
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Coinbase’s CEO has become the latest ally of the DeFi space, calling for apt regulations of the ecosystem rather than enforcement action by regulatory bodies. Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you the most significant developments from the past week. The past…
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The launch brings Matter Labs one step closer to its goal of complete decentralization for the zkSync protocol. Matter Labs recently announced the launch of a new ecosystem portal for zkSync, managed by DappRadar, in what both partners are calling a step toward fully decentralizing the protocol. A layer-2 blockchain for Ethereum payments, zkSync was…
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The total value locked in DeFi protocols remained below $50 billion after another week of exploits. Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you the most significant developments from the past week. The past week in DeFi was dominated by exploits and hacks,…
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The co-founder of the liquidity protocol said the zk roll-up-based scalable solution has the potential to solve the scalability dilemma put forward by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. Amid the growing popularity of zero-knowledge (ZK) proof based layer-2 scalable solution, decentralized finance liquidity protocol Symbiosis has added support for Linea, a zkEVM-based Consensys-developed scalable solution for…
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The latest proof system promises better throughput than the current 100 TPS rate and reduces costs in the long term. Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution zkSync Era has launched a new Scalable Transparent Argument of Knowledge (STARK)-based proof system called Boojum that promises to run on consumer-grade general processing units (GPUs). ZkSync Era is one of a handful…
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Buterin also lauded the recent rise of Ordinals and believes it has brought the builder culture back to the Bitcoin ecosystem. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin believes the Bitcoin network needs scalable solutions like the zero-knowledge (ZK) rollups to become more than another payment network. Buterin’s comments came during a Twitter space hosted by Bitcoin developer…
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The podcast series is produced in collaboration with StarkWare and explores the future of ZK-rollups as an Ethereum layer-2 solution. Cointelegraph is launching Zero Barriers, a special six-part podcast series in collaboration with StarkWare. The series, which features as part of the Decentralize with Cointelegraph podcast, will explore the evolving world of zero-knowledge rollups (ZK-rollups)…
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The ZK-focused community conference zkDay Paris kicks off on July 19 during EthCC after a successful event in Denver. Zero-knowledge (ZK) projects continue to spread worldwide, and a new go-to ZK event is coming to Paris, hosted by Manta Network, a ZK layer-1 blockchain; investment firm Polychain Capital and Cointelegraph. The ZK community conference — zkDay…
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