Blockchain

Ethereum L2 builders debate role of scaling after rethinking Vitalik rollup

Several Layer 2 developers reacted after Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said the original vision of L2 as the primary scaling engine "no longer makes...

How World Liberty’s $3.4 Billion Stablecoin1 Is Powering Onchain Lending Markets

Key conclusionsWorld Liberty Financial entered the DeFi lending market with the launch of World Liberty Markets, an onchain lending and lending platform built around...

Solana validators are down 68% from their 2023 peak

The number of Solana validators has dropped dramatically over the past three years, raising concerns about the decentralization of the blockchain network as the...

A 24/7 global stock market is impossible in today’s Blockchain

Review by: Joshua Sum, Head of Product at Solayer LabsConsider a single, borderless, 24/7 financial market where a Nebraska farmer can instantly hedge wheat...

CrossCurve Crypto Bridge Protocol Leveraged for $3 Million

Update (February 2, 12:20 UTC): This article has been updated to include a post by CrossCurve CEO Boris Povar.Crypto protocol CrossCurve said its cross-chain...

The value of avalanche tokenization will grow to $1.3 billion in 2025

The Avalanche blockchain network saw growing institutional adoption in tokenized money market funds, loans and indexes in the fourth quarter, pushing the value of...

The Optimism community approves the proposal to repurchase OP tokens

The authorities supporting the Optimism blockchain have approved a proposal to allocate 50% of all Superchain revenues to repurchase the network's token over the...

There is no trust in DeFi without proper risk management

Opinion: Robert Schmitt, founder and co-founder of CorkDeFi has entered the institutional phase. As gigantic investors dip their toes into cryptocurrency ETFs and digital...

Why Proof of Reserves Isn’t Enough to Trust Cryptocurrency Exchanges

What is Proof of Reserves? At its core, proof of reserve is a public demonstration that a...

Unclaimed ETH from DAO hack to be used for hedge fund

Unclaimed Ether (ETH) from the infamous 2016 hack of The DAO will be redirected to a fresh security fund aimed at strengthening the network,...

Dakota launches Stablecoin platform for corporate and treasury payments

Financial technology company Dakota has launched a stablecoin infrastructure platform as more enterprises look to adopt digital dollars without taking on the operational and...

Sony increases support for Startale after the first year of the Soneium concert

Sony Group Corp. has made another investment in Startale Group, deepening its involvement in the Soneium blockchain about a year after its mainnet launch.In...

The next Alpha is Onchain

Opinion: Annabelle Huang, co-founder and CEO of Altius LabsFor centuries, the world's traders and speculators have pursued one thing above all else: alpha. Not...

Nifty Gateway will be closed in February 2026 due to the deepening crisis on the NFT market

Nifty Gateway, one of the earliest and most recognizable NFT marketplaces, will cease operations next month, marking another high-profile exit amid the industry's prolonged...

On Monday, open interest in Hyperliquid HIP-3 reached $793 million in ATH

Layer 1 blockchain network Hyperliquid saw an explosion in trading via “Builder-Deployed Perpetuals” this month, reaching a recent record high in open interest on...

In the battle of chains, distribution is king

Opinion by: Marcin Kaźmierczak, co-founder of RedStoneThe fight for blockchain supremacy will not be won by the one with the lowest fees and the...