DeFi

Base’s new FlashBlocks feature sparks a debate about scaling metrics

The fox-themed wallet ups its game to compete with Coinbase, Phantom and other wallet rivals

“High value accounts” need purpose-built wallet solutions because sophisticated hackers can “potentially compromise any frontend,” Squads CEO told Blockworks

While some propose meaningful security improvements, others are opportunistically using the breach to push tangentially related products

A misconfiguration on the testnet won’t impact Pectra’s mainnet launch, developers said

Calls for a coordinated Ethereum “rollback” after the Bybit hack were bad-faith narratives designed to spread confusion

The new layer-1 will only use the Firedancer client and will implement multi-local consensus

Researchers found two identical transaction hashes five years apart on Ethereum and Base, which is highly unusual

The Open Intents Framework and ERC-7683 simplify cross-chain transactions across Ethereum chains

CG CEO says claims of insiders selling the token are “100% false”

The proposal rewrites USDS borrowing rules for MKR holders — a strategic voting maneuver by founder Rune Christensen

The AI platform looks to reshape Web3 marketing with yaps

Inversion Chain will be built on Avalanche, Empire co-host Santiago Santos told Blockworks

Solana LSTs mostly saw their yields go up across the board today

Expect $16 million to $33 million in annualized staking yields, Blockworks Research estimates

As Solana’s tech matures, some founders are starting new businesses based on old ideas that weren’t formerly feasible

Lido’s new BORG Foundation aims to strengthen governance and institutional adoption

The yield-trading protocol is also moving to offer KYC’d yields to TradFi

Story Protocol’s sovereign layer-1 targets blockchain-native intellectual property monetization including AI

L2s could make a comeback this year after a disappointing 2024

Since November, validator revenue consistently netted at least $40 million every roughly two days, according to data from 21 co

Empire’s Jason Yanowitz thinks that we could actually be earlier in the cycle if you put aside Strategy’s bitcoin buys

The L1’s unique “proof-of-liquidity” consensus attracted $3.1 billion in pre-deposits

Some are calling for Solana to pump the brakes until validators are able to share the extra fees with stakers