DeFi
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Buzzwords include: succinct universal proofs, zkVM, incrementally verifiable computation, distributed supercomputer and agentic AI
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
