Coinbase’s (COIN) Base Hits Record High for Daily Transactions, Eclipsing Rivals Arbitrum (ARB), Optimism (OP)

“Interestingly, it is not decentralized finance (DeFi) applications nor non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces driving the surge in Base’s activity. Instead, a significant portion of usage can be attributed to a new social application, FriendTech,” said Lucas Outumuro, head of research at IntoTheBlock.

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Coinbase Sets Public Launch of ‘Base’ Layer 2 Blockchain for Next Week

“Since we announced Base, our mission has been clear and consistent: bring the next billion users and next million builders on chain,” Jesse Pollak, the creator of Base and head of protocols at Coinbase, said in a press release sent to CoinDesk. “Today, we’re thrilled to announce our next step in that journey.”

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Ethereum (ETH) Layer 2 Networks’ Total Value Locked Hovers at Near-Record High, Data Shows

As ether’s price rose in April, so did the total value locked (TVL) of Ethereum layer 2, or companion, networks, reaching $10 billion on April 14, its highest level yet. TVL has subsequently declined amid a swoon in crypto prices but remains at around $9.29 billion, more than double where it stood at the start […]

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Polygon Partners With Salesforce for NFT-Based Loyalty Program

In recent years, blockchain technologies have increasingly been used to boostengagement with customers and offer loyalty rewards. BlockFi and Gemini, for example, announced they would offer credit cards offering bitcoin rewards. In 2022, Mastercard supported Upstart, a NFT-based loyalty program, through its startup engagement program.

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The Machine Learning Powering Generative Art NFTs

Generative art has been one of the quintessential machine-learning use cases, but only recently has the space achieved mainstream prominence. The leap has been mostly powered by computational gains and a new generation of techniques that can help models learn without requiring a lot of labeled datasets, which are incredibly limited and expensive to build. […]

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