Plasma Became Optimism and It Might Just Save Ethereum
The Plasma Group reformed as Optimism and is working to make ethereum's calling card, smart contracts, work above the base layer.
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Feb 11, 2020 at 1:19 a.m. UTC
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Ethereum Scaling Tech Monoplasma Wants to Let Dapps Broadcast Crypto
A new ethereum scaling solution called Monoplasma was announced today by blockchain data platform Streamr.
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Feb 18, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
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Don't Believe the FUD: Ethereum Can Scale
The narrative that ethereum can't scale is being actively disproved in production environments on a daily basis.
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Feb 2, 2019 at 11:40 a.m. UTC
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This Scaling Tech Could Let You Sync Bitcoin Straight From Your Phone
A new approach to storing bitcoin's "state" could help significantly reduce storage requirements for users of the cryptocurrency.
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Jan 13, 2019 at 12:01 p.m. UTC
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As Plasma Stalls, Snarks Become New Hope for Scaling Ethereum Now
As work on ethereum's plasma scaling solution proceeds, some developers are hailing a form of cryptography used by zcash as an alternative.
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Nov 7, 2018 at 9:06 p.m. UTC
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'Layer 2' Blockchain Tech Is an Even Bigger Deal Than You Think
The rise of solutions like the lightning network suggests crypto can have its cake and eat it too. Transactional scaling may just be the icing.
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May 30, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
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Vitalik Reveals New Idea for Plasma Scaling On Ethereum
Vitalik Buterin discussed a new idea Friday for a scaling solution that envisions how the capabilities of the ethereum blockchain might be expanded.
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Mar 9, 2018 at 9:02 p.m. UTC
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Ethereum + Lightning? Buterin and Poon Unveil 'Plasma' Scaling Plan
Vitalik Buterin and Jospeh Poon hope to fix ethereum's scaling problem with a Lightning Network-like system, Plasma, but does it have what it takes?
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Aug 12, 2017 at 11:15 a.m. UTC
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