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If you're someone who prefers to HODL their portfolio for the long haul, staking and generating passive yield may be at the top of your agenda. With so many staking protocols to choose from, you'll practically be spoilt for choice, as they potentially bring satisfying rewards and security that reass

Have you ever felt restricted by the boundaries of a single blockchain network when managing your assets? With cross-chain token transfers from financial services company Circle, restrictions are a thing of the past. They help break down those sometimes frustrating obstacles so you can move crypto l

Authored by Kiwi Yao, researcher @OKX Ventures Since September 2021, when Vitalik Buterin proposed EIP-4337, the concept of account abstraction has been gradually introduced into mainstream Web3 wallets. OKX Ventures takes the origin of this concept as a starting point and systematically reviews the

Authored by Kiwi Yao, researcher @OKX Ventures Account abstraction (AA) has been a hot topic recently in the crypto space for it's game-changing influence on managing individual accounts on Ethereum. By simplifying numerous pain points, this might be the proposal that lowers the barrier to entry for

Authored by Kiwi Yao, researcher @OKX Ventures Multi-chain account abstraction (AA) solutions are a new and innovative way to interact with multiple blockchains. They allow users to create and manage accounts on multiple blockchains without having to worry about the underlying technical details, lik

Authored by Kiwi Yao, researcher @OKX Ventures The simplicity account abstraction (AA) brings to Web3 onboarding has seen the number of registered accounts soar during 2023. That could signal a bright future for Web3's mainstream adoption, as fresh use cases bring others into the latest iteration of

Authored by Kiwi Yao, researcher @OKX Ventures When combined, smart accounts and intent create a powerful tool that allows you to manage your digital assets more efficiently. The ERC-4337 standard enables third parties to process order flows for you. This makes it simpler to carry out tasks while al

Authored by Kiwi Yao, researcher @OKX Ventures The biggest obstacle to widespread crypto adoption is making the processes too complex. For instance, when a user's private keys are lost, their digital assets are gone forever. This could discourage many people from considering getting into crypto. How

Authored by Kiwi Yao, researcher @OKX Ventures 2023 was a big year for account abstraction (AA), as the arrival of the ERC-4337 Ethereum standard brought new opportunities for users of the network. ERC-4337 gave access to smart wallet contracts, and its progress since launch has brought new capabili

There's much to explore this week, from the innovation of Base and what it means for layer 2 to the anticipation of Bitcoin's 2024 halving. We'll also spotlight crypto ETFs and how to apply the Bitcoin taker buy-sell ratio in your trading strategy. You can look forward to... A glimpse into Base, the

Ethereum is a dynamic platform that caters to many transactions and applications, from Decentralized Finance (DeFi) to gaming, and even Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). But, a prominent challenge it faces is scalability. As it stands, Ethereum can handle about 30 transactions every second. The reason for

Layer 2 (L2) solutions help to enhance Ethereum's scalability, making it more accessible to a larger audience. Two notable L2 options are Optimistic Rollups (OP) and Plasma (POL). OP allows fast off-chain transactions by assuming their validity unless challenged. At the same time, Plasma boosts scal

ConsenSys is the leading global blockchain technology company behind a groundbreaking new solution that's helping address Ethereum's scalability challenge — Linea. To date, ConsenSys has been pivotal in advancing the adoption and development of decentralized applications (DApps) on the Ethereum blo

Introduction Blockchain technology has revolutionized the way we conduct transactions and store data securely. However, one major challenge that blockchain faces is scalability. As the number of users and transactions on a blockchain network increases, the system becomes slower and more expensive. T

Layer 2 solutions have emerged as a response to the scalability limitations of blockchain networks, particularly the Ethereum network. Layer 2 refers to a secondary framework built on the main blockchain that addresses scalability issues by processing transactions off-chain while maintaining the und

The Frax Finance community was excited to learn about Fraxchain, a groundbreaking layer 2 solution poised to redefine the protocol. Fraxchain will offer hybrid rollup architecture, which includes zero-knowledge proofs and optimistic rollups. Frax Finance is the project behind FRAX, an innovative t

The emergence of ordinals and BRC-20 tokens sparked a lively debate within the Bitcoin community. On the one hand, enthusiasts celebrated the newfound potential these innovations bring to the Bitcoin blockchain. On the other hand, concerns have been raised about the rise in gas fees, longer transact

Arbitrum is a Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum that aims to increase transaction speed and reduce gas fees. It accomplishes this by using off-chain computation to process transactions faster and more efficiently. Integrating with Arbitrum, will allow users to benefit from faster transaction tim

Shiba Inu (SHIB) is known throughout the crypto industry as one of the largest memecoins out there. It is second only to the original memecoin, Dogecoin (DOGE). However, while the industry kept speculating whether SHIB could overtake DOGE, the project has been working on development. From NFT collec

Scalability has emerged as a hot topic for Ethereum, with many seeing it as a potentially major hurdle to the technology's widespread adoption. Leading the charge in tackling this challenge are layer 2 solutions. Certain solutions are tailor-made to enhance performance across the blockchain ecosyste

Bitcoin ordinals took the Web3 world by storm following their introduction in January 2023. The adoption of ordinals has been massive, with millions of inscriptions being created in the few months since launch. By June 2023, Ethereum wanted to join the party and participate in this phenomenon. That

Polygon 2.0 is a game changer for building decentralized applications for a global audience. The latest iteration of technology is faster, cheaper, and more scalable than ever. Polygon has dubbed its update a "value layer" that offers the democratization of finance, digital ownership, and innovative

Scalable solutions improve the quality of blockchain networks by increasing their throughput and enabling them to become faster and more efficient. Ethereum Plasma is a solution that makes Ethereum more scalable by decongesting the blockchain’s network and enabling cheaper transactions. Scaling sol

One of the key issues surrounding some blockchain networks is network congestion. It occurs at the point in time when the number of transactions on the network exceeds its capacity. Every network features its own maximum amount of transactions it can handle, referred to as transactions per second (T