Vitalik Buterin tempers vision for ETH L2s, pushes native rollups
The Ethereum co-founder said many layer‑2s have failed to decentralize and continue to be mediated…
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Real-world assets don’t need new gatekeepers
Permissioned blockchains and centralized layer 2s rebuild intermediaries for tokenized assets. Based rollups inherit Ethereum…
Musk’s xAI seeks crypto expert to train AI on market analysis
Elon Musk’s xAI is recruiting a crypto specialist to train its models in onchain data,…
Unclaimed Ethereum from The DAO hack to fund new security initiative: Griff Green
While The DAO has an “incredible” team that could build security projects themselves, they would…
Optimism passes buyback proposal to bolster OP token
The Optimism blockchain will begin to sell half of its Superchain revenue to buy back…
BlackRock’s BUIDL aids Avalanche tokenization value boom in Q4
Messari reports that institutions put millions of dollars into Avalanche last year, but it didn’t…
ETH exchange supply shrinks as staking grows amid sideways price
The validator entry queue for the Ethereum network is heavily congested, with 3.6 million ETH…
MegaETH mainnet to launch Feb. 9 after clocking 35K TPS in testing
The 10.7 billion transactions seen during MegaETH’s stress test were more than the Ethereum blockchain…
Sony doubles down on Soneium after first year of mainnet activity
Sony has added a $13 million investment to its partnership with Startale, signaling a longer-term…
Ethereum mainnet daily active addresses surpass all layer-2s
Ethereum mainnet surpassed all layer-2 networks in daily active addresses in January, though security analysts…
Russia-linked A7A5 stablecoin processed $100B before sanctions hit: Elliptic
Elliptic said the ruble-backed A7A5 token functioned as a bridge into USDT markets before sanctions…
Vitalik Buterin makes decentralized social media a top priority for 2026
The Ethereum co-founder urged broader adoption of open social platforms, saying decentralized social media can…
Noble blockchain shifts from Cosmos to launch a standalone EVM
Noble is seeking better developer access and a more robust tech stack to build its…
Ethereum L2 MegaETH peaks at 47K TPS ahead of ‘global stress test’
MegaETH will open its mainnet for several latency-sensitive apps as part of testing, targeting 11…
CertiK links $63M in Tornado Cash deposits to $282M wallet compromise
Blockchain data showed that stolen Bitcoin was bridged to Ethereum, fragmented into multiple wallets and…