#network

The Coinbase exchange presented its own "second layer", which will be called Base. The network is built in cooperation with Optimism. Welcome to the testnet, where you can test the development of new dexes, wallets, NFTs, landings, and more. The project's goal is ambitious: to push the industry to 1 billion users.

The collaboration aims to promote the development of Web3 apps on the Tezos blockchain. Google Cloud credits and mentorship are available to startups from the Tezos incubator. Google Cloud previously launched a Ronin network validation node and an Ethereum blockchain node hosting mechanism. The TRX token's price rose by 10% in response. Google has been involved with cryptocurrencies for a while, but you still give it some thought.

The Wall Street Journal recently published a sensational article about a handful of mysterious coders-maintainers who back Bitcoin Core and have the power to crash the network at any time! It turns out that Bitcoin Core only has 5 maintainers, with the sixth leaving the group due to burnout and health issues. And only 17 people had the ability to change the code throughout the entire BTC existence. Furthermore, the code base is hosted on GitHub, a Microsoft-owned website... What? Five cripples decide the fate of the world's most decentralized project? While our editor was getting an indirect heart massage, our techs reassured everyone that this was pure FUD and that there are plenty of ways to avoid any of these guys' tricks. Also, the well-known cypherpunk Adam Back has already come up with a counter-argument. Take a deep breath and relax!

The Cardano project released the Valentine upgrade on Valentine's Day. Evidently, to ensure that lonely devs won't be without a gift. What about the features of the upgrade? Ability to create cross-network bridges that enable transactions to occur between various blockchains. Enhanced cryptographic features. Improving cross-chain decentralized application (dApp) development on the smart contract platform. The price of the ADA token increased by 8%, outperforming BTC and ETH.

The App Store has approved Damus App, dubbed the "Twitter killer" mobile app. The decentralized social network accepts Bitcoin payments via the Lightning Network and has the endorsement of Jack Dorsey (former CEO of Twitter), who believes the project has a bright future. Now, Elon Musk, what do you think?

Lending protocol Everlend Finance has announced that it has ceased operations. The reason is simple: a lack of liquidity. The codebase is left open-sourced by the developers so that others can continue working on the project. However, the team also maintains that Everlend is a fantastic product that will eventually be very convenient, and that Solana is the most effective network for its implementation. The app is now in withdrawal-only mode