Magic Eden is tapping into blockchain interoperability, user loyalty and governance to improve its platform and sustainably grow its user base.

The Layer 2 wants to make the Ethereum ecosystem feel like a single chain, in the hope of attracting mass adoption.

This initiative seeks to overcome current isolation issues and fragmented liquidity in L2 rollups, potentially leading to a unified Ethereum-Cosmos ecosystem.

Ethereum faces renewed scrutiny over network validators' reliance on the Geth client software. A recent bug has sparked a shift among node operators towards evaluating diverse client software to mitigate similar risks in the future.

The new service, created with Consensys Staking, streamlines Ethereum validator node operation but charges a 10% reward fee.

The upgrade promises a significant reduction in gas fees and enhanced transaction speed for L2 networks.

The Ethereum inventor clarified that Ethereum validiums are distinct from actual rollups, sparking a debate on the classification of L2 scaling solutions.

Blockchain developers don't always agree on the best way to improve the networks. Several Ethereum developers have questioned Vitalik Buterin's proposed gas limit raise, and Bitcoin developer Luke Dashjr's Ordinals inscriptions blocking upgrade has itself been blocked.