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Sidechains

Sidechain is a chain of blocks based on the main parental blockchain. Sidechains realize the new financial ecosystems via integration into Bitcoin. Relatively new… Sidechain is a chain of blocks based on the main parental blockchain. Sidechains realize the new financial ecosystems via integration into Bitcoin. Relatively new to Bitcoin, the sidechain is an extension that enables the ability both to build a link between BTC… Sidechain is a chain of blocks based on the main parental blockchain. Sidechains realize the new financial ecosystems via integration into Bitcoin. Relatively new to Bitcoin, the sidechain is an extension that enables the ability both to build a link between BTC…

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Bitlayer secures 31.5% of Bitcoin's hashrate to bring smart contracts to BTC

Adrian ZmudzinskiMay 27, 2025

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Bitcoin builders defend venture capital's role in layer-2 growth

May 13, 2025

Adrian Zmudzinski

Brave adds Cardano blockchain support to browser and Web3 wallet

May 13, 2025

Adrian Zmudzinski

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StarkWare researchers propose smart contracts for Bitcoin with ColliderVM

Apr 11, 2025

Adrian Zmudzinski

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Bitcoin could be one upgrade away from overtaking Ethereum DeFi

Nov 11, 2024

Tom Mitchelhill

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Bitcoin DeFi TVL will top Ethereum’s within 2 years: Core DAO contributor

Sep 5, 2024

Tom Mitchelhill

Sidechains: All latest articles

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Bitcoin sidechain creators tout new ‘permissionless’ version BitVM2

Robin Linus has unveiled a new whitepaper for BitVM2 and BitVM Bridge, two new developments that offer significant improvements to the original version of BitVM.

Aug 16, 2024

Tom Mitchelhill

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Polygon Labs’s MATIC-POL migration confirmed for Sept. 4

The upgrade is part of Polygon's 2.0 roadmap to enhance its zero-knowledge-based layer 2 chains ecosystem, aiming to expand the utility and functionality of its native token.

Jul 18, 2024

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Astar Network launches Astar zkEVM on Polygon AggLayer

The new zero-knowledge layer-2 chain is the first to be integrated into AggLayer.

Mar 6, 2024

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Crypto miner Marathon Digital unveils Bitcoin layer 2 network Anduro

Anduro utilizes merge-mining, which could allow miners to earn revenue from sidechain transactions while continuing to mine BTC.

Feb 29, 2024

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BIP-300 biff: Debate reignites over years-old Bitcoin Drivechain proposal

A core developer has reworked a proposal to allow other blockchains to be built on the Bitcoin network and requested it be added to Bitcoin’s codebase, sparking new debate over its merits.

Sep 12, 2023

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What is a supernet, and how does it work?

A supernet or umbrella network combines multiple smaller networks or blockchains into one larger network.

Feb 20, 2023

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Cardano recovers from an outage on 50% relay and block-producing nodes

An anomaly apparently caused around half of Cardano’s nodes to disconnect and restart over the weekend, with the root cause still under investigation.

Jan 23, 2023

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Cardano ecosystem set to expand with custom-built sidechains

The toolkit will allow for creators of sidechains to choose their own consensus mechanism and other application-specific features, whilst inheriting the security of the main chain.

Jan 13, 2023

Brayden Lindrea

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Deconstructing sidechains — The future of Web3 scalability

Web3 has had severe scalability concerns. But application sidechains have emerged as a viable answer to crypto’s most persistent problem.

Jul 9, 2022