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Taiko Proposing and Proving Becomes Fully Permissionless

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...

TAIKO airdrop claim is open!

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....

Introducing Trailblazers: Explore Taiko and get rewarded

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...

Taiko is live on Ethereum mainnet!

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 TAIKO Airdrop is here

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...

Announcing Trailblazers: Call of Taiko

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...

The Rollup Coaster #25

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...

Hekla testnet (with blobs) is now live!

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 Rollup Coaster #24

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 🎢a16z introduced Losso and Jolt...

The Rollup Coaster #23

The Rollup Coaster is a bi-weekly newsletter that dives into the fascinating world of Ethereum, exploring the latest in rollups, zero-knowledge proofs, MEV-PBS, 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 discussed the enhancement of Ethereum staking decentralization ...

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.