Taiko Labs

Dear Taiko Community, We’re excited to announce that after two years of hard work, the Taiko protocol has been deployed on Ethereum mainnet. 🥳 Taiko’s mainnet launch is a major milestone for all of us — the core contributors, the community, the wider Ethereum community, and the Ethereum protocol itself. Without everyone’s energy, time, and enthusiasm, we wouldn’t be where we are today. Thank you everyone! 💓 Now let’s look at the launch details and what you can do now on the Taiko network.Vi...

The day has come: Phase 1 of the TAIKO token airdrop is now open to claiming! 🥳In total, 5% of the initial TAIKO supply, or around 50 million tokens, can now be claimed by eligible users. Eligible users include:Taiko proposers and provers.Taiko bridgooors.Taiko users (Galxe points also included).Taiko developers.GitHub contributors.Loopring community members.Please bear in mind that while these are the included categories of users, the activities are weighted and are associated with a score....

TL;DR To kickstart an amazing journey through Taiko Mainnet, we’ve allocated rewards for both our users and dApps building on Taiko. 10 million TAIKO will be allocated to our users, and 2 million Taiko will be allocated for dApps on Taiko during our first season which will last for 3 months! To dive deeper into Trailblazers, we suggest reading our blog explaining the program in detail: https://taiko.mirror.xyz/MghuAEQKsqS5Y3hNtq8-9Jv93NEE_1duZKmBE6HKHRQ If you want to see your profile and how...

We’re excited to announce that Hekla, our latest testnet with EIP-4844 enabled, is now open to the public! Let’s see what’s new with Hekla.What’s newHere are some noticeable changes on Hekla:Archive L1 node is no longer required to run a Taiko L1 node.Enabled EIP-4844 blobs for DA with compression.Enabled snap sync for the latest unverified L2 block in taiko-geth.Adjusted the L2 block gas issuance to 60M gas per 12 seconds, which is 4x of Ethereum’s; changed L2 block gas limit to 240M gas whi...

The Trailblazers: Call of Taiko campaign is forging ahead, and we’re excited to announce the Week 2 challenge! This week, we’re introducing the Robot Faction Badge and inviting you to complete a bridging transaction to the Taiko mainnet. Let’s dive into the details of this week’s challenge and how you can earn your badge.Week 2 Challenge:From June 17 to June 23, your task is to complete a bridging transaction to the Taiko mainnet. The more liquidity you bridge, the higher you can rank on the ...

Attention Taikonauts, we’ve got some exciting news to share! We’re excited to announce the launch of Raiko, Taiko’s multi-prover. Raiko is our new Taiko and Ethereum block prover. It is an integrated environment that builds, runs and benchmarks zkVM targets. Raiko currently supports Sp1, Risc0 and SGX, with ongoing efforts to integrate Jolt and Powdr, as well as Amazon Nitro.Our approach to multi-proofsTaiko has been at the forefront of decentralizing proof supply chains. In our view, multi-p...

The Rollup Coaster is a bi-weekly newsletter that dives into the fascinating world of Ethereum, exploring the latest in rollups, zero-knowledge proofs, based sequencing/preconfirmations, MEV/PBS/SUAVE, and much more. This edition is written by Taiko’s Community Advocate Jünger. Hold on tight! 🎢 Disclaimer: This newsletter is neither financial advice, nor is indicative of Taiko’s position on any of the material presented. Please do your own research.Highlights 🎢Vitalik shared a blog post abo...

Attention Taikonauts! The moment you’ve been waiting for has finally arrived – the TAIKO airdrop is here! We’re kicking off Phase 1 of our airdrop season by offering up a substantial 5% of the initial token supply for claiming. Buckle up your seatbelts and get your space gear on, it’s time to check if you qualify! Official Link: claim.taiko.xyzHere’s how you can check your eligibility:Please visit claim.taiko.xyz to check your eligibility. Please bear in mind that users have 7 days to check t...

We are upgrading the Taiko BCR mainnet protocol to version 1.7.0 on July 1st. This release is ABI-compatible with the current Taiko-geth and client release, but includes underlying protocol changes affecting block proposers and provers.Hekla upgraded alreadyWe have upgraded the Hekla protocol, which may cause some block proposals and proving transactions to fail. We encourage all Hekla block proposers and provers to update their transaction parameters at their earliest convenience.Breaking ch...

TL;DR We’ve allocated 10% of the total TAIKO supply toward the Trailblazer Program. This is for our users who participate in on-chain activities on Taiko Mainnet to share from obtaining Experience Points (XP). The more you explore Taiko, the more XP you get. Collect XP to level up; the higher your level at the end of each season, the more rewards you will be eligible for.Special Boosts:Alpha-1 NFT holders get a 1.1x XP boost for the duration of the program.Taikoons holders get a 2x XP boost f...

We’re excited to announce that proposing and proving on the Taiko network are now permissionless, making Taiko the first ever rollup to have these features! Now, anyone around the world can permissionlessly set up a Taiko node and prover without any third-party or centralized intermediaries, bringing Taiko one step closer to full decentralization. Users can participate in the Taiko network with our recently-launched native token, TAIKO (available on most centralized and decentralized exchange...

Welcome to Neo Nakuza: The Dawn of the Based RevolutionAs the neon lights flicker in the dense fog of Neo Nakuza, the distant sound of Taiko Radio cuts through the night, a beacon for the city’s awake and aware. “Neo Nakuza — Radio Taiko is calling,” announces DJ Hanzo, the enigmatic voice of Taiko Radio. In the heart of this digital metropolis, a new era pulses to life. We are thrilled to unveil Trailblazers: Call of Taiko, a campaign designed not just to herald this new era but to immerse y...