Macauley Peterson

Macauley Peterson

Macauley is a Senior Editor based in Germany. He was an editor and content creator in the pro chess world for 14 years before an interest in crypto led him to Bucerius Law School (MLB 2020), a thesis on stablecoins, DeFi and CBDC, and a career change. He also holds an MA in Film Studies; film credits include Associate Producer of the 2016 Netflix feature documentary, "Magnus" about World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen. Contact: [email protected]
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The new airdrop campaign reaches 50,000 users, setting the stage for Spark’s 10-year token distribution

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A new middleware layer promises lightning-fast confirmations and private orderflow on Ethereum mainnet

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With over 5,000 participants, Union sets the stage for a high-speed, zero-knowledge interoperability layer

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Real-time slashing, isolated vaults and a yield tug-of-war between sGHO and stkGHO

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One lets everyone see your trades. The other hides everything. Which design wins in crypto’s next perps arena?

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The Ethereum Foundation’s newly-formed Protocol division — leaner, led by EF veterans — sets the stage for the chain’s next major hard fork

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Users can mint a dollar-denominated stablecoin, retain upside to BTC and use the borrowed funds elsewhere

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Polygon and GSR partnered on Katana, angling for a “unified DeFi engine” to concentrate liquidity, recycle yield to users and showcase the AggLayer.

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Response to the DEX exploit reveals tensions between credible neutrality and crimefighting

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A community-driven, radically fair currency model is challenging Worldcoin’s biometric vision

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Risks in concentrated liquidity design to be addressed, along with LP compensation

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The new Pectra feature enables smart account delegation where the benefits should outweigh the risks

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LBTC and sBTC integrations unlock new DeFi yields for BTC holders

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Risk appetite returns on merger, trade news — but can it last?

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The network’s most ambitious upgrade since the Merge brings validator streamlining, smart account UX and doubled blobspace to Ethereum

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A new policy framework says decentralization should be judged by control — not vibes

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Following a developer call Monday, EOF appears to be out of Fusaka fork

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From Ethereum primitive to multichain coordination layer, Symbiotic, EigenLayer, Puffer and MoreMarkets are evolving restaking

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Curve founder Michael Egorov is working on a new protocol designed to eliminate impermanent loss, rethink token emissions, and capture BTC-native yield

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The MIT research-based protocol is live in private testnet — laying the foundation for decentralized RAM