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Trailblazers: Liquidity Royale Continues in Season 4

Greetings, everyone! Total Value Locked (TVL) is the lifeblood of any blockchain, driving the network’s stability and growth. At Taiko, we are committed to fostering a sustainable TVL that strengthens the ecosystem, enhances user trust, and supports long-term development. By ensuring ample liquidity, we aim to deliver the best experience for everyone who chooses Taiko. As Season 3 of Trailblazers draws to a close, Liquidity Royale: TVL Masters Edition will also conclude on March 17th at 12:00...

Revisit Native Rollups

IntroductionWhat is Native RollupsEXECUTE precompileGasWhat rollups gets by being native?Re-execution as a stepping stoneTowards Real Time ProvingDelaying state_RootDelaying executionFAQIntroductionSharding was a hot topic during the 2017-2020 era. At that time, different teams such as Harmony, Zilliqa and Elrond implemented sharding into their blockchain. That basically means dividing the network into smaller, parallel chains called “shards” that can process transactions simultaneously, as a...

Taiko Takeoff x Avalon Labs: Rewards are Live!

Greetings, Taikonauts! Avalon Labs was the first of many projects in Taiko Takeoff, and we’re happy to inform you that incentivized rewards for participants have been distributed. This partnership marks an important milestone for Taiko Takeoff as we continue to create more utility for the TAIKO token.Suppliers Got 130% APYAs part of this partnership, Avalon featured a heavily incentivized TAIKO pool, offering a 134% APY to anyone who supplied TAIKO tokens. A total of 75,758TAIKO tokens have b...

Taiko Status is Here to Unlock Opportunities

We are excited to introduce you to Taiko Status, a taskless initiative for the Taiko Community. In a nutshell, Taiko Status is a dynamic indicator based on the TAIKO tokens you hold on the Taiko network. The more TAIKO tokens you hold, the more points you gain—and the higher your Taiko Status becomes.Taiko Status is a Natural Extension of Taiko TakeoffAs stated in our previous blog post, Taiko Takeoff will support select projects on the Taiko Network by offering assistance in various ways, in...

Winners of the Taiko x DoraHacks Grant Factory Hackathon

The time has come to reveal the winners of our Grant Factory Hackathon! First, we want to extend our gratitude to all the incredible projects that participated. Your passion and hard work have been inspiring, and we hope to see you continue building within the Taiko ecosystem. Our hackathon featured three main tracks: Work Hard, Play Hard, and Do Good. Here are the winners for each category:Work HardFocused on DeFi, AI, RWAs, DAOs, and other cutting-edge innovations. 🏆 Winner: BrownFi – $5,0...

Taiko Alethia: The New Name of Our Mainnet

Ethereum is rooted in the unwavering commitment to truth, decentralization, and openness. This is a commitment, we at Taiko have strived to support and grow since the launch of our mainnet in May 2024. As the first-ever based rollup, we eliminated the need for centralized sequencers, proving that there don't need to be compromises when it comes to decentralization. We have grown rapidly since then, processing around 550 million transactions so far. But we are far from completing our work...

Taiko Takeoff is Here!

As the first based rollup ever, building a strong and thriving community is a vital mission for us. To support projects that want to build on Taiko and connect them with our existing community, we are happy to introduce Taiko Takeoff. https://takeoff.taiko.xyz/Taiko Takeoff: Build, Launch, Take Off.The goal of Taiko Takeoff is to provide projects with the much-needed boost to get off the ground in their initial phases. This includes but is not limited to marketing, funding, networking, and te...

Taiko x Avalon: Airdrop Opportunity for the Taiko Community

Greetings, Taikonauts! Avalon Labs, a blue-chip BTCFi platform and a strong Taiko partner, is making waves in DeFi. Now, they have a surprise for the Taiko Community… An airdrop!Avalon Airdrop: What You Need to KnowAs Avalon’s TGE approaches, a community airdrop is on the way. You can still become eligible by:Supplying TAIKO tokens on Avalon:https://app.avalonfinance.xyz/?marketName=proto_taiko_v3Registering and selecting TAIKO as the destination chain:https://avl.avalonfinance.xyz/airdrop/Th...

Taiko x Dorahacks: Community Vote Has Begun!

The Grant Factory hackathon winner of the community voting segment is being determined by YOU in a Taiko-native MACI voting round, a concept introduced by Vitalik Buterin and built on infrastructure developed by DoraHacks. Ready to participate in the biggest MACI-powered community vote? Let’s make history together! Note: This vote will only determine the community voting segment of our hackathon. All winners of the Grant Factory Hackathon will be announced at a later date.The FinalistsWe have...

Trailblazers Season 2: Top Performing dApps

Trailblazers Season 3 is almost halfway through and moving full speed ahead! Season 3 ends on March 17th at 12:00 UTC (noon), so if you want to get involved, there’s still time! Now, let’s take a moment to look back and celebrate the top dApps from Season 2!The ProcessAs part of our commitment to fostering innovation, we allocated TAIKO tokens to reward the top-performing dApps from Season 2. This also came with opportunities to earn more by participating in contests. Throughout the season, w...

L2 MEV wat

Special thanks to Nikete Della Penna, RJ, Matthew Finestone, and Brecht Devos for review and valuable insights.TLDRIn this article, we “map” the current landscape of L2 MEV, thinking about different MEV consequences for different L2 designs. We also briefly overview different ways of L2s decentralization and how it might impact L2 MEV.Wat is MEVDisclaimer: feel free to skip if you are familiar with MEV. For a detailed MEV explanation, check the article “Ethereum is a dark forest” by Paradigm ...

Eldfell L3 (alpha-4) is live!

Taiko’s fourth testnet has arrived! Eldfell L3 (alpha-4) is our first experiment with inception layers and a new staking based proving design. We are launching this testnet in order to test two things:Deploying Taiko on Taiko as an L3 inception layer (a rollup on a rollup 😏)Testing a new staking based prover economicsOur alpha-N releases are always experiments to test our hypothesis on the protocol and build a more robust system. So let's dive in!Inception layersInception layers are a n...

Based Rollup FAQ

Special thanks to Brecht, Archie, and Dave for comments and review. TL;DR In this article, we briefly cover a general rollup architecture and the rollup properties required for long-term robustness and safety. Then, we mention the origination history of the based rollup and unpack its architecture. In the FAQ section, we answer questions about based rollups. Disclaimer: rollup definitions struggle from lack of alignment sometimes. In this article, we refer to the rollup layers taxonomy provid...

ZK-EVM types: Ethereum-equivalent, EVM-equivalent, Type 1, Type 4, and other cryptic buzzwords

TL;DR A year ago, quite a few ZK-EVMs announced the upcoming launch of testnets. The community wondered what the difference between all these projects was and what Ethereum-equivalence, EVM-equivalence, and other popped-up buzzwords meant. To bring clarity, Vitalik wrote an article, “The different types of ZK-EVMs,” providing a taxonomy for different types of ZK-EVMs and explaining the difference. The core idea is: Type 1 (e.g., Taiko) is perfectly Ethereum-equivalent, and Type 4 (e.g., zkSyn...

Closing in on Stage 1: The Shasta Upgrade Is Almost Here!

A redesign of Taiko’s protocol that reduces proposing costs by over 20x and supports permissionless preconfirmations.

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Wrapping Up Season 6, Trailblazer Role and the Road Ahead

Greetings, Trailblazers. Learn about the Season 6 rewards and the future of Trailblazers program.