The transition ends a long journey beginning back in July 2023 and a fierce competition, won by Optimism, convincing the Celo ...

They are used when a small, cheap and often temporary network is needed that does not rely on very high data transfer speeds.

the whole network fails if the switch fails as no node can communicate a wired star topology requires plenty of cable - in a large network this can be expensive Star topologies tend to be found in ...

One solution that emerged was the Lightning Network, a smart contract layer that offloads work by allowing users to create channels that remain open as long as needed. Users can conduct multiple ...

A basic network switch operates at Layer 2 of the network. To be able to prioritise SAP R/3 users above Web surfers, for instance, the switch must have access to the higher network layers.

ENS Labs, the team behind the Ethereum Name Service (ENS), is moving forward with plans to launch a dedicated layer-2 network ...