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Polygon makes new sidechain developer stack opensource, supporting ZK-powered Layer 2s on Ethereum

The Ethereum (ETH) ecosystem could welcome a variety of new layer 2 (L2) protocols built on Polygon’s newly open sourced codebase Chain Development Kit, which harnesses zero-knowledge proof (ZK-proof) technology to ensure security and fast finality.Jordi Baylina, technical lead of Polygon Hermez zkEVM, spoke to Cryptox exclusively about the new

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Stablecoin Issuer Tether (USDT) Stops Support for Bitcoin Layer Omni Citing Lack of Demand

"Over the years, the Omni Layer faced challenges due to the lack of popular tokens and the availability of USDT on other blockchains. This led many exchanges to favor alternative transport layers, leading to a decline in USDT usage on Bitcoin using the Omni Layer," Tether said in the announcement. Source

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SwirlLend rugs on new Coinbase layer 2 Base as large number of scammers reported

Base, Coinbase’s new layer 2, has been fully operational for a week and has already seen an influx of bad actors. In the latest incident, crypto lender SwirlLend, formerly active on Base and Linea, has apparently carried out an exit scam, otherwise known as a rug pull. PeckShield reported in a

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