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Once a $2.3 Billion Network, Ethereum Layer-2 Blast Is Shutting Down
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WorldPingBlast, a once-buzzy Ethereum Layer 2 network, is set to shut down later this month after a dramatic decline in activity left the scaler too costly to maintain.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Bitcoin.com
WorldPingBlast said operating costs now exceed the revenue its Ethereum layer-2 generates and asked users to withdraw their assets to mainnet before Oct. 26.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Decrypt
WorldPingOnce home to more than $2 billion in crypto assets, Blast is shutting down as activity fades, costs rise, and bigger platforms like Coinbase and Robinhood build networks of their own.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CoinDesk
WorldPingStrategy’s bitcoin holdings underpin a business that raises capital and pays investors dollar dividends.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Bitcoin.com
WorldPingUsers face a temporary withdrawal pause before an Oct. 26 deadline to exit through Blast’s normal interface.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CryptoSlate
WorldPingEthereum's zkAPI lets users prepay in USDC and query AI models through cryptographic proofs, so no single party sees both who they are and what they ask.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Decrypt
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