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DeFi landscape shifts as Solana dethrones Ethereum in trading volume

Identifying trends in DeFi requires analyzing activity on decentralized exchanges (DEXs). These DEXs are the cornerstone of the DeFi market, at the center of DeFi activity, and the main driving force of the sector. To understand what drives DeFi, we need to look at the volume, trader activity, and variety of trading pairs on DEXs. […]
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13 May 2024

DeFi Gigabrain Tarun Chitra on ETH Staking, Restaking and Why ‘Financial Nihilism’ Is a Real Consumer Product

The Gauntlet founder talks about the state of crypto ahead of Consensus 2024.

13 May 2024

Announcing the Ethereum Protocol Fellowship Cohort 5

TL;DR: - Review the program details for EPF5) 🔎 - Applications for EPF5 are open until May 26 📝 - A town hall will be held for an overview and questions on May 21 at 4PM UTC. 🎙️ We are excited to announce that the applications are now...

13 May 2024

EigenLayer’s EIGEN Airdrop Might Signal Demise of Once-Popular ‘Points’

EIGEN's airdrop comes after a wave of criticism of its distribution plan and points program.

9 May 2024

Sexual Misconduct Allegations Lead Founder of Ethereum Layer-2 Chain ‘Eclipse’ to Step Back

Neel Somani, founder of Eclipse, which builds a layer-2 blockchain for Ethereum, said sexual misconduct allegations circulating against him on X were "false."

9 May 2024

Protocol Village: Volta, Creator of Multisig Non-Custodial Platform, Raises $4.1M

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of May 2-8.

5 May 2024

Friend.Tech’s Native Token Tanks to $2.5 After Debut

Early Friday, Friend.Tech airdropped its native token, FRIEND, while debuting version 2 of the platform.

3 May 2024

Ethereum Protocol Fellowship Cohort 4 Recap

TL;DR: The EPF concluded the fourth cohort and is preparing for a fifth cohort. Applications will be open soon. In the meantime, explore the new EPF.wiki and sign up to get notified when they open. The Ethereum Protocol Fellowship recently completed i...

22 Apr 2024

Liquid Staking Derivatives Lose Ground With Over 380,000 ETH Withdrawn in April

Following a significant downturn in March, liquid staking derivatives (LSD) protocols experienced another withdrawal of 380,000 ether, valued at roughly $1.17 billion, from leading LSD platforms since April 1, 2024. Ethereum Exodus: $1.17 Billion Pulle...

15 Apr 2024

Germany’s Largest Federal Lender LBBW Ventures Into Crypto Custody, Targets Mid-2024 Launch

Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW), Germany’s largest federal bank, has announced plans to offer crypto custody services later in the year. LBBW revealed its collaboration with Bitpanda, based in Austria, and stated that it will begin these serv...

15 Apr 2024

March Madness: Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana Clash in the Crypto Arena

What are the factors that affected cryptocurrencies last month, and what's ahead this April 2024?

12 Apr 2024

Ether.Fi Inks $500M Restaking Deal With RedStone Oracles

Under its deal with RedStone, Ether.Fi will dedicate $500 million to help secure RedStone's data oracles, which are used to pass information between blockchains and the outside world.

12 Apr 2024

Ethereum’s Next Upgrade, ‘Pectra,’ Could Include Relief for Institutional Stakers, Wallet UX Improvements

Developers' aim with Pectra is to make some minor code changes while simultaneously working on a bigger code change, Verkle trees, for the following upgrade.

11 Apr 2024

Protocol Village: Tate Berenbaum Launches ‘AO Ventures,’ With $35M for Arweave Development

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of April 11-17.

11 Apr 2024

The Protocol: How to Engineer Harder Money, or Just Make Your Own

Bitcoin's supply growth is set to automatically drop by 50% when next week's "halving" arrives, Ethereum is pondering a cut in ETH issuance, and meme coin issuers are just no-holds-barred spinning up new ones. Blockchain tech is enabling all sorts of m...

10 Apr 2024

EigenLayer, Crypto’s Biggest Project Launch This Year, Is Still Missing Crucial Functionality

The "restaking" protocol with $15 billion in deposits won't pay rewards to depositors and is missing its mission-critical "slashing" feature.

10 Apr 2024

BTC Halving: Sell-The-News or Buy-The-Alt-Rotation

Contrasting Bitcoin derivatives with Ethereum’s tells us a story around the potential opportunity for a post-halving rotation.

10 Apr 2024

Protocol Village: Degen Community, Syndicate Launch ‘Degen Chain’

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of March 28-April 3.

28 Mar 2024

Ethereum Hit by ‘Blobscriptions’ in First Stress Test of Blockchain’s New Data System

Ethereum fees for "blobs" – the blockchain's new dedicated class of cheaper data storage – spiked Wednesday after a project called Ethscriptions created a new way of inscribing data, known as “blobscriptions.”

28 Mar 2024

Ethereum’s Rising Validator Count Is Causing Concerns, Fidelity Digital Assets Says

Future roadmap upgrades for the network will become more difficult with a large validator set, the report said.

28 Mar 2024

The Munchables Hack Is Way Worse Than It Seems

Apparently orchestrated from North Korea, the $63 million hack adds grist to the argument that crypto exploits pose a plausible national security risk.

27 Mar 2024

Layer-2 Blockchain Mantle’s Token Hits All-Time High as Reward System Goes Live

The rally in the MNT token pushed the market cap of the blockchain to over $4 billion.

27 Mar 2024

BOB, a ‘Hybrid’ Layer-2 Blockchain Mixing Bitcoin and Ethereum, Raises $10M

The round was led by Castle Island Ventures and included participation from Mechanism Ventures, Bankless Ventures, CMS Ventures and UTXO Management.

27 Mar 2024

TUSD’s Supply Halves as It Drops to 8th Rank Among Stablecoins

Over the past week, the stablecoin trueusd (TUSD) experienced a notable decrease in its supply. As of March 19, 2024, the circulation was approximately 1.1 billion TUSD, which then plummeted to just 612 million. Supply Slash Sees TUSD Fall From Top 5 S...

24 Mar 2024

BlackRock Seeing Only ‘A Little Bit’ Demand for Ethereum from Clients, Says Head of Digital Assets

Robert Mitchnick, the asset manager’s head of digital assets, said that there’s a misconception that BlackRock will have a “long tail” of other services within crypto.

22 Mar 2024

Protocol Village: Entangle, Powered by ‘Liquid Vaults,’ Gets Strategic Investment From Consensys

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of March 21-26.

22 Mar 2024

What Happens if the SEC Classifies ETH a Security? (Wrong Answers Only)

The reported move, if confirmed, could have serious ramifications for the blockchain’s developers. But success for the troubled regulator is far from certain and unanswered questions abound.

21 Mar 2024

Crypto for Advisors: Understanding The Ethereum Economy

This article examines the advantages of Ethereum as a protocol economy and how one could gain exposure to this breakthrough technology asset.

21 Mar 2024

Sepolia Incident

This blog post discloses a threat against the Ethereum network that was present from the Merge up until the Dencun hard fork....

21 Mar 2024

Why the SEC Shouldn’t Classify ETH as a Security

Reports suggest the SEC may be about to categorize ETH as a security, with huge implications for the blockchain’s future. Here’s why the SEC would be wrong.

20 Mar 2024