
Ethereum Layer-2 Blast to Shut Down as Costs Exceed Revenue
Blast, once among Ethereum's largest layer-2 networks with more than $2 billion in assets, is winding down and asking users to move funds to mainnet.
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Blast, once among Ethereum's largest layer-2 networks with more than $2 billion in assets, is winding down and asking users to move funds to mainnet.
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