A Bitcoin developer by the name of Burak recently unveiled Ark, a Layer 2 protocol designed to enable fast and secure transactions. According to a post on the Bitcoin dev mailing list, Ark offers an ...

The future of blockchain is here. While Layer 1 (L1) blockchains like Ethereum and Bitcoin are grappling with decentralization and scalability, and Layer 2 (L2) rollups bring much-needed speed and ...

Bitcoin, the pioneering cryptocurrency that has captured global attention, conceals a multifaceted framework called the Bitcoin Protocol Stack beneath its digital facade. In this enlightening article, ...

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Commerceblock has released a new atomic swap protocol for use with statechains on their Mercury Layer protocol. The HSM server has introduced functionality to support atomically swapping two ...

What is a network protocol? Most textbook writers state something like this: A network protocol is a set of guidelines or standards for the operation of network devices, the methods of operation, and ...

Ethereum layer-2 protocols are processing transactions faster than ever, with Coinbase's BASE at the forefront of this progress. According to data from growthepie.xyz, the cumulative transaction ...

With the development of blockchain technology, the problems of scalability, interoperability, and efficiency have never been more pressing than they are today. Most of the focus over the past few ...

For more than 20 years we have been using Layer 3 connectivity powered by dynamic routing protocols to route traffic between data centers, but adoption of virtualization and geo-clustering ...