Arbitrum

Arbitrum is an Ethereum layer-two scaling solution that strives to enhance the speed, scalability, and cost-efficiency of Ethereum. 

 It utilizes optimistic rollups to aim for these improvements, moving most of the computation and storage load off-chain. 

This method seeks to provide higher throughput and lower fees compared to Ethereum, while still benefiting from Ethereum's security and compatibility. 

Hop DAO executed an on-chain vote on Monday to sell 25% of its Arbitrum holdings, or more than 200,000 ARB, to cover its operational expenses.

Hop DAO to sell $440,000 in ARB tokens to finance operations

A controversial proposal by an Arbitrum contributor to donate cryptocurrency towards the legal defense of Tornado Cash developers has been withdrawn.

Arbitrum DAO Removes Proposal To Donate $1.28M to Tornado Cash

The proposal, which would have seen up to $1.3 million donated to the Tornado Cash devs' legal defense fund, was pulled over legal concerns.

Arbitrum DAO revokes proposal for million-dollar donation to Tornado Cash devs over legal concerns

Ethereum

Polygon

Leading figures behind layer-2 teams told CoinDesk how Ethereum's upcoming Dencun upgrade will affect their networks.

Ethereum Fees Set to Drop for Arbitrum, Polygon, Starknet, Base. But How Much?

In response to the incident, WOOFi offered the attacker a 10% white hat bounty for the return of the stolen funds.

WOOFi offers bounty after $8.75 million exploit on Arbitrum

Trading platform Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) on Thursday announced plans to integrate Arbitrum (CRYPTO: ARB), a leading layer-2 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) blockchain, into its Robinhood Wallet. What Happened: The collaboration aims to facilitate easier and more efficient crypto swaps for its users and represents a bridge between traditional financial platforms and the burgeoning world of decentralized finance (DeFi).

Robinhood Partners With Arbitrum Blockchain To Simplify Crypto Swaps

Robinhood Wallet has teamed up with Arbitrum to enable swaps on the largest Ethereum Layer 2 network by total value locked.

Robinhood Wallet integrates Arbitrum for token swaps

Users of Robinhood's self-custody wallet will have access to Arbitrum swaps in the next coming months.

Trading Platform Robinhood, Layer-2 Arbitrum Team Up To Offer Swaps To Users

The organization supporting the Ethereum Layer 2 network Arbitrum is investing in a feature-length film called "New Here."

Arbitrum Foundation funds crypto-related film produced by Oscar-winning producer

ApeCoin

The highly anticipated "ApeChain," a dedicated blockchain for the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) ecosystem, has chosen leading layer-2 network Arbitrum.

ApeCoin DAO Choses Layer-2 Network Arbitrum To Build ApeChain

Chainlink

Solana

Polkadot

A widely followed crypto strategist is predicting bullish continuations for a handful of altcoins including Solana (SOL), Chainlink (LINK) and Polygon (MATIC). Analyst Michaël van de Poppe tells his 692,000 followers on the social media platform X that the native asset of the smart contract platform Solana looks primed for a move to the upside.

Analyst Predicts Rallies for Solana, Chainlink, Polygon and Two Additional Altcoins – Here Are His Targets

Rari Foundation, the organization representing the Rari DAO, has launched the Rari Chain mainnet on Arbitrum.

Rari Foundation launches Rari Chain mainnet on Arbitrum to help protect NFT royalties

Cosmos

A widely followed crypto analyst thinks that an altcoin running on the Ethereum (ETH) network is gearing up for a big surge in price. Trader Michaël van de Poppe tells his 685,500 followers on the social media platform X that the decentralized oracle network Chainlink (LINK) looks poised for a 2x rally.

Analyst Predicts Over 100% Rally for ETH-Based Altcoin, Updates Forecast on Sui, Arbitrum and One Other Crypto

Bonk

Widely followed crypto trader Altcoin Sherpa is predicting that one red-hot Dogecoin (DOGE) rival is about to undergo a severe market correction. The pseudonymous analyst tells his 205,300 followers on the social media platform X that Bonk (BONK) could soon dip to a much lower trading range.

Trader Predicts ‘Downside' for Dogecoin Rival That's Up Over 8,000% in Three Months, Updates Outlook on Arbitrum

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Protocol Village: Mobile Gaming Studio AOFverse Gets Grant from Arbitrum Foundation

The latest price moves in bitcoin [BTC] and crypto markets in context for Jan. 10, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk's daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

First Mover Americas: Ether, Lido DAO, Arbitrum Gain on Possibility of ETH ETF

Arbitrum's new “layer-3” gaming network Xai launches the XAI token, hitting a market cap above $154 million after the airdrop.

XAI Airdrop on Arbitrum Puts $70 Million Into Gamers' Wallets

A closely followed crypto strategist believes that one large-cap altcoin is primed to print strong gains this year. Pseudonymous analyst Altcoin Sherpa tells his 204,600 followers on the social media platform X that Binance Coin (BNB) could dip lower in the short term but undergo a big rally this year.

Analyst Says Top-10 Blue Chip Altcoin Could ‘See Strong Gains' in 2024, Updates Outlook on Arbitrum and Celestia

Ethereum Layer 2 network Arbitrum's Orbit platform has added support for custom gas tokens or tokens used to pay for transaction fees.

Arbitrum Orbit's Layer 3 chains can now use select ERC-20 tokens for transaction fees

Transaction volumes on the network overtook those for Solana-based applications, which boomed after a meme coin-led frenzy in December.

Arbitrum Token Sets Record High as Value Locked Crosses $2.5B

Avalanche

Fantom

Closely followed crypto strategist and trader Michaël van de Poppe is naming the top five altcoins he is bullish on in 2024. In a new strategy video, Van de Poppe tells his 162,000 YouTube subscribers that his first top altcoin choice this year is the smart contract platform Ethereum (ETH).

Ethereum, Chainlink and Arbitrum Are Among Top 5 Altcoin Plays for This Year, According to Michaël van de Poppe

The Arbitrum and Optimism tokens recorded significant price rallies over the past month — currently trading near their all-time highs.

Arbitrum and Optimism tokens trade near all-time high price levels

The top token handouts of the year netted users over $4.5 billion worth of free crypto. Here are 2023's biggest crypto airdrops.

The Biggest Crypto Airdrops of 2023

Ethereum is up significantly today, but the tokens behind projects that make the ecosystem faster and cheaper to use are doing even better.

Ethereum Jumps, But the Real Winners Are Optimism, Arbitrum, and Polygon

A crypto strategist who nailed the top of the Bitcoin (BTC) bull market in 2021 believes that one Ethereum (ETH) scaling solution that's trading under the radar will see a burst to the upside. Pseudonymous crypto strategist Pentoshi tells his 727,200 followers on the social media platform X that he's bullish on Arbitrum (ARB).

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