BlackRock, the largest investment firm in the world, has expanded its BUIDL RWA fund to five new blockchains, including Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, OP Mainnet, and Polygon. Until now, BUIDL was exclusively available on Ethereum.
Worldcoin has introduced its L2 blockchain, World Chain, for a limited number of developers to test and give feedback before the mainnet launch by the end of summer 2024. Developers can also pre-deploy their applications.
The Cardano mainnet was targeted by a DDoS attack in which the perpetrator attempted to overload the system by launching hundreds of smart contracts in an effort to steal staked tokens. However, the developers coordinated a response that successfully thwarted the attack, resulting in the hacker losing funds instead.
Dencun's update has been successfully initiated in the Holesky test network, setting the stage for its arrival on the Ethereum Mainnet. The announcement of the deployment date, potentially as early as March, is expected within a day.
Crypto project Injective (an L1 blockchain) has rolled out a substantial upgrade for its mainnet, dubbed Volan. This update is designed to boost scalability and compatibility and includes a host of additional enhancements.
Celestia, a modular blockchain, has successfully launched its mainnet in a beta version and has distributed its native TIA tokens to a massive 580,000-user community.
The developers at Zerion have rolled out the mainnet for their L2 blockchain, ZERO, enabling wallet users to issue, trade, and transfer tokens without gas fees, powered by zero-knowledge proof (ZK) technology.
The team behind Chromia, a relational blockchain for decentralized applications, has announced the mainnet launch set for July 16, 2024. Chromia employs its unique programming language, Rell, which highly resembles traditional SQL.
Taiko has officially launched its L2 network on the mainnet. Taiko is an Ethereum-equivalent, EVM-compatible L2 blockchain utilizing ZK-rollup technology.
The Uniswap Foundation has revealed that Uniswap V4, the upcoming version of its decentralized exchange protocol, is expected to go live on the mainnet in the third quarter of 2024, post the Dencun update on Ethereum.
The gaming-focused crypto project Immutable has launched its L2 network, Immutable zkEVM, on mainnet. This network functions independently from the existing StarkEx-based solution.
Starknet has initiated a vote to move its v.0.13.0 from testnet to mainnet. This voting process, which will conclude on January 8, currently shows an overwhelming 99% support for the move.
dYdX Chain, a standalone Layer 1 platform based on Cosmos, has officially entered the beta-testing phase of its mainnet. This milestone follows a decisive governance vote, where over 99% supported the transition from post-trading to active trading.
