Plasma

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.

Business  ·  11 February 2020

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.

Tech  ·  18 February 2019
Ethereum

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.

Tech  ·  2 February 2019
Tadge Dryja

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.

Markets  ·  13 January 2019
Ethereum

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.

Tech  ·  7 November 2018
Lightning Network

‘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.

Tech  ·  30 May 2018
Ethereum

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.

Tech  ·  9 March 2018
Ethereum

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?

Tech  ·  12 August 2017