Uniswap Labs launches Unichain L2 mainnet
Uniswap Labs has rolled out its Ethereum-compatible layer-2 network, Unichain, following four months of testing and over 100 million settled on-chain transactions. The team behind decentralized exchange Uniswap released the mainnet for its much-anticipated L2 network, Unichain, as announced by co-founder Hayden Adams on X on Feb. 11. The launch comes roughly two weeks after […]
3 reasons why Pi Network price may crash after the mainnet launch
Pi Network developers are gearing for the highly-anticipated mainnet launch, which is expected to happen in March. This mainnet launch will allow pioneers to monetize their accumulated tokens and developers to showcase their apps to their target audience. The launch will happen over seven years since the developers launched the network, which allowed pioneers to […]
Berachain mainnet launches on Bitget with airdrop rewards
Bitget has integrated the Berachain mainnet into their web3 non-custodial wallet and offers users extra rewards through the BERA airdrop. According to the press release sent to crypto.news, starting from Feb. 6 to Feb. 10, eligible users will be able to claim the BERA airdrop to gain extra rewards from an additional reward pool. Through […]
Pi Network price at risk of a 32% crash as mainnet launch odds fall
The Pi Network price remained under pressure on Friday after the developers postponed the grace period for the know-your-customer verification deadline. The developers announced that the new deadline for completing the verification process will be February 28. This marks the third time the deadline has been extended. The developers noted that the extension will allow […]
Circle officially adds native USDC on Aptos mainnet
Circle’s digital dollar, USD Coin, is now available natively on the layer-1 blockchain Aptos, empowering developers and users. USDC (USDC) goes live natively on Aptos (APT) about two months after Circle announced that the stablecoin would be launching on the Move-based layer-1 blockchain. That initial update, which crypto.news reported in November 2024, also included the […]
Chainlink’s Data Streams go live on Scroll mainnet
Chainlink’s standard for verifiable data has officially launched on Scroll, a zero-knowledge-proof-powered scaling solution on Ethereum. The decentralized oracle platform announced the integratio on Jan. 29, noting Data Streams were now live on Scroll (SCR) mainnet. Chainlink (LINK) now provides developers on the zkEVM platform access to its low-latency market data. With Chainlink Data Streams […]
Symbiotic mainnet goes live on Ethereum
Symbiotic, a permissionless restaking platform, has officially launched its protocol on the Ethereum mainnet. The platform announced the milestone via a blog post on Tuesday, Jan. 28. By going live on the Ethereum (ETH) mainnet, Symbiotic becomes the first restaking protocol to “launch a feature-complete shared security protocol with slashing.” The protocol’s mainnet launch follows […]
Consumer-focused blockchain Abstract unveils mainnet
Abstract, a consumer-focused blockchain leveraging the zero-knowledge stack by ZKsync and Celestia to drive mass adoption, has announced the launch of its mainnet. The team behind the project’s consumer blockchain network aims to create a platform that removes barriers to accelerated mass adoption. According to an announcement, the Abstract mainnet integrates ZKsync (ZK) and Celestia […]
PENGU rallies ahead of Abstract mainnet launch, but potential correction looms
After bottoming out earlier in the week, PENGU continued its recovery on Jan. 23 with a sharp rally, fueled by community anticipation of the Abstract mainnet launch and related speculation. The Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) token rose 8.7% to an intraday high of $0.0264 on Jan. 23, making it one of the top performers among the […]
SOON raises $22m through NFT sale ahead of L2 mainnet
SOON has raised $22 million through the sale of its “COMMing SOON” NFTs ahead of its mainnet launch. The funds will support the rollout of its Layer 2 mainnet, designed to enhance the speed and efficiency of Ethereum and other blockchain networks, according to a note shared with crypto.news. SOON’s technology utilizes Solana’s Virtual Machine […]
