DeFi

Supporters call the proposal a credit line to scale crvUSD, but critics warn it could set a dangerous precedent

New PeerDAS design raises throughput ahead of Fusaka upgrade

Exchange says all validators now run in distributed clusters, boosting decentralization and fault tolerance

EigenLayer founder Sreeram Kannan says the distinction comes down to what Ethereum enforces onchain

Fears that rollups would abandon Ethereum haven’t materialized — instead, chains like Celo and Lisk have migrated the other way

Stripe and Circle launch L1 chains

From Ronin’s classic L2 pivot to Taiko’s based rollup and Puffer’s ultra-low-latency appchain testnet, Ethereum-aligned architectures are multiplying

ETF flows slow, REV stagnates, Pump strikes back and Drift punches up

Founder Michael Egorov reflects on the mystery, CRV’s role in DeFi, and what’s next

Offchain Labs’ acquisition of ZeroDev marks a shift toward full-stack developer tooling

Institutions launching their own L1s isn’t good for Solana — but it’s just as bad for everyone else

Perp DEX Extended migrates from StarkEx to Starknet, with a UX that keeps EVM traders out of the bridge lane entirely

The maturity of ZK proving systems flips the L2 security/UX tradeoff, with lower perceived tech risk

Some client teams want at least an extra 4 weeks on the rollout timeline

Roman Storm was found guilty in a case experts say criminalizes non-custodial code

Pendle’s new platform transforms perp funding into tradable yield units — paving the way for a full-stack onchain fixed-income ecosystem

Switchboard’s price feeds are now sub-100ms

New “Lean Ethereum” vision transforms a network-layer refactor into a long-term roadmap for post-quantum security

After lengthy closing arguments on Wednesday, the case is now in the hands of 12 jurors

Builders weigh in on Ethereum’s first decade and the decisions that will define its next one

Closing arguments set to kick off Wednesday after Tuesday’s testimony from two expert witnesses and an a16z partner

Many of Solana’s top DEXs now have associated memecoin launchpads

An Aave interest rate shock prompted over 475,000 validators to exit and pushed stETH into a prolonged depeg

While Roman Storm’s team is set to present its case, it’s not yet clear if the Tornado Cash founder will testify