This week, we examine Ripple, Cardano, Optimism, Solana, and Dogecoin in greater detail. Ripple (XRP) XRP just had one of the best months in years, and its price increased by 74% this week alone, bringing it close to $1.5.

Optimism (OP) is experiencing an interesting market rally amid the ongoing cryptocurrency bull run. According to CoinMarketCap data, the protocol's native token OP is changing hands at $2.19, representing a 21.57% rise in the last 24 hours.

Optimism (OP) has been gaining attention in the crypto market, with some analysts predicting a 60% rally if the token can break through a critical resistance level. Michaël van de Poppe, a well-known crypto analyst, has identified that once OP clears its $1.83 resistance, it could see a rapid price surge, potentially pushing the token toward higher price targets.

Crypto analyst predicts 60% rally for Optimism (OP) after breaking key resistance at $1.83.

A widely followed crypto analyst says that one Ethereum (ETH) layer-2 scaling solution appears to be a cusp of a rally that would see it print gains of over 200%.

BlackRock announced on Wednesday that it is expanding its tokenized liquidity fund, the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL), to operate on multiple blockchain platforms.

Asset management titan BlackRock is announcing the expansion of its proprietary BUIDL, the company's on-chain money market fund, across five new blockchains.

The tokenized money market fund will launch on nearly half a dozen new blockchain networks.

An important pattern is pointing to a potential 340% increase to $7.20 in OP's price.

Optimism forms an ascending triangle, signaling a potential rally to $7.20.

ENS is like your online phonebook, giving you your own “domain” name that you can use in the world of blockchain. Now, the team behind ENS is taking things up a notch by building a new network called “Namechain.

Bitcoin (BTC) catapulted to another all-time high, reaching $89,604 before declining marginally, as bulls set their eyes on $90,000 and $100,000. The euphoria over Trump's win shows no signs of waning, and BTC could hit $100,000 before the end of the year if the bull run continues at its current pace.

ENS Labs, the organization behind Ethereum Name Service (ENS), has revealed a Layer-2 solution to boost the scalability of blockchain-based identities.

During the U.S. trading session on Monday, the crypto market winessed an accelerated momentum as Bitcoin price spiked to a new high of $85,000. Most major altcoins are following the same pace and preparing to challenge their respective highs.

TL;DR ENS Labs plans to launch its own Layer 2 network called Namechain by the end of 2025. Namechain will focus on interoperability and offering cheaper access to ENS. The project is part of the ENSv2 initiative to expand ENS on Ethereum Layer 2 networks.

Ethereum Name Service (ENS), one of the most established solutions for digital identity on blockchain, is preparing for a major update. ENS Labs, the organization behind ENS, has announced the intention to launch a dedicated Layer-2 network called “Namechain”, based on zero-knowledge rollup (zk-rollups) technology.

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

ENS Labs announced plans to launch "Namechain," a layer-2 blockchain using zero-knowledge rollups, scheduled for late 2025 release, aimed at reducing transaction costs while maintaining security for their domain naming service.

ENS Labs has introduced “Namechain,” a new Ethereum layer 2 solution designed to enhance scalability and accessibility for blockchain-based identity. The post ENS Labs Unveils ‘Namechain' Ethereum Layer 2 Solution to Scale Blockchain Identity appeared first on Cryptonews.

Ethereum's ENS work similar to web addresses that simplifies wallet addresses. For instance, Vitalik Buterin uses “Vitalik.eth” instead of a long address.

Namechain is designed to prioritize interoperability and allow users to start ENS from 'any L2 network.'

ENS Domains has announced the launch of Namechain, a purpose-built Layer 2 solution that marks a significant evolution in the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) ecosystem. This development is part of the broader ENS v2 initiative, aimed at reducing costs and enhancing performance for users.

The new Ethereum layer 2, Namechain, will make it easier to register names, update records and manage decentralized websites.

The new Ethereum layer 2, Namechain, will make it easier to register names, update records and manage decentralized websites.

Namechain, as the layer-2 blockcain is called, will use a zero-knowledge rollup for scaling and is likely to go live around the end of 2025.

Bitcoin (BTC) surged to a new all-time high following Donald Trump's resounding victory in the US presidential elections. BTC surged to $76,460 hours following Trump's victory, as the crypto market surged to new highs.

The cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, owned by the Winklevoss brothers, has just announced the listing of OP and the memecoins POPCAT and BONK.

Optimism (OP) is making waves in the cryptocurrency space, particularly as a prominent layer 2 solution for Ethereum. This technology is designed to enhance transaction speeds and lower costs, addressing some of the main challenges that Ethereum has faced, such as high fees and congestion during peak times.

Bitcoin (BTC) is teasing a record high after it peaked at $73,464 on October 30, bringing it within touching distance of its all-time high of $73,750. However, the cryptocurrency has registered a marginal decline during the ongoing session and is trading just above $73,200.

OP's charts have been building momentum recently.

Swell abandons its initial plans to use Polygon's CDK, selecting Optimism's OP Stack for its Layer 2 migration strategy.

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken received 25 million OP tokens (worth $42.5M) from the Optimism Foundation to build its new layer-2 network Ink on the Superchain ecosystem, with the grant split between engineering funding and transaction-based milestones.

Swell is transitioning to Optimism's Superchain ecosystem and developing an optimistic rollup on the OP Stack.

Optimism Foundation and Kraken closed a 25 million OP deal to bring the exchange's new layer-2 (L2) blockchain, Ink, to the Superchain ecosystem. According to CryptoSlate data, the deal is worth $43 million at OP's current price of $1.72.

Crypto exchange Kraken announced last week that it will build a layer-2 network atop Optimism's OP Stack blockchain framework. CoinDesk is first to report that the deal was reached early this year, involving a grant of 25 million OP tokens, at the time worth roughly $100 million.

Optimism (OP) is currently in the spotlight as it shows promising signs of a potential price breakout. Recent data reveals significant increases in trading activity, especially among large investors known as whales.

A widely followed crypto strategist believes that a decentralized oracle running on Ethereum (ETH) is gearing up for a big market reversal. Analyst Michaël van de Poppe tells his 733,600 followers on the social media platform X that he's bullish on Chainlink (LINK).

Whale and trading activity have surged as Optimism consolidated for a potential breakout.

Built using the OP Stack, Kraken's Ink follows the lead of rival crypto exchange Coinbase's launch of Base in 2023.

On October 24, Kraken announced the launch of Ink, a new Layer 2 (L2) blockchain platform designed to streamline access to decentralized finance (DeFi). Built on Optimism's OP Stack and set to be part of the wider Ethereum Superchain, Ink aims to remove traditional barriers that often make navigating DeFi challenging.

Ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin on Monday said he hopes to witness the future decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) having more ways to obtain highly decentralized and permissionless formal membership. Buterin claims any currency is permissioned currently and there is even a continuous tradeoff space between the ApeCoin and ZuVillage levels of permissionedness.

Bitcoin (BTC) registered its best week in over a month, with its price up almost 8% as the world's largest cryptocurrency edges towards the $70,000 mark. BTC is currently trading just under $69,000 and has been up almost 1% in the past 24 hours.

Since last weekend, crypto buyers have returned enthusiastically, delivering the Q4 momentum many had anticipated. With Bitcoin's October performance flipping to the green, the altcoin market is gathering sufficient strength to spark a high-momentum rally.

On October 17, Kraken introduced Kraken Wrapped Bitcoin (kBTC), a new ERC-20 token aimed at increasing Bitcoin's utility across decentralized applications (dApps) on networks such as Ethereum and OP Mainnet.

Kraken, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, launched its own wrapped bitcoin (BTC) token, known as kBTC, on October 17.

The Kraken's launch of Wrapped Bitcoin will further enhance the mainstream adoption of BTC through Web3 space across different chains.

After Coinbase, Kraken has launched its very own wrapped Bitcoin product.

Kraken's launch follows the recent introduction of Coinbase's wrapped bitcoin asset, cbBTC, with both tokens competing against WBTC.