DeFi
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Mainnet goes live with a 16-node federation, promising five-second block times, low fees and Bitcoin-native DeFi
Robinhood announced that it’s building an L2 and also plans to launch staking for US users
JavaScript fueled a toxic ad model for the internet, says Brendan Eich, but crypto and privacy tech could help us escape it
A vote ending Monday could introduce a new layer of security for Ethereum’s largest liquid staking protocol
Upcoming Ethereum fork is shaping up as a focused, low-risk upgrade to tighten execution-layer performance
A new middleware layer promises lightning-fast confirmations and private orderflow on Ethereum mainnet
With over 5,000 participants, Union sets the stage for a high-speed, zero-knowledge interoperability layer
Real-time slashing, isolated vaults and a yield tug-of-war between sGHO and stkGHO
Pump.fun’s own token is coming soon, sources tell Blockworks
The Ethereum Foundation’s newly-formed Protocol division — leaner, led by EF veterans — sets the stage for the chain’s next major hard fork
Users can mint a dollar-denominated stablecoin, retain upside to BTC and use the borrowed funds elsewhere
Decentralized money was a “very unpopular goal” when concepts were proposed in the ’90s, said Nick Szabo
Response to the DEX exploit reveals tensions between credible neutrality and crimefighting
With the success of RWAs and stablecoins, DePINs could onboard the next wave of crypto users