DeFi
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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
A community-driven, radically fair currency model is challenging Worldcoin’s biometric vision
Bitcoin launched 16 years ago, but investors still cannot agree on how to value blockchains
Risks in concentrated liquidity design to be addressed, along with LP compensation
The network’s most ambitious upgrade since the Merge brings validator streamlining, smart account UX and doubled blobspace to Ethereum