Alexander Mardar

Recent challenges and historical issues have put Waves under serious scrutiny, with Binance flagging potential standards concerns and previous project struggles casting shadows on future initiatives by founder Sasha Ivanov.

With a pre-market price setting Wormhole’s market cap at an impressive $2.7 billion, concerns arise about its value compared to its actual usage in the bridge market.

Degen Chain, a Layer 3 network built for memecoin trading, has seen over 10.5 million transactions and 500,000 new wallets in the last several days. Its native token, DEGEN, has surged 13x in the last two weeks, and currently boasts a market cap of over $500 million.

With their strategy to blend traditional finance with blockchain, Ondo is paving the way for wider asset accessibility and instant transactions, creating a new era in global investment.

Ethena Labs announces its ENA Governance token airdrop, distributing 750 million tokens, or 5% of its total supply, aiming for broader governance engagement. The project’s synthetic dollar stablecoin, USDe, offers a 35% APY, backed by notable investors and exchanges.

The introduction of BlobScriptions challenges Ethereum’s blob technology, driving gas fees for blobs significantly higher. Despite the initial benefits to rollups from the Decun upgrade, the surge in dummy data postings may impact network performance and L2 fees.

Stellar's long-awaited Soroban smart contracts go live, marking a significant upgrade to the blockchain's capabilities. The Stellar Development Foundation commits $100 million to bolster Soroban's development and attract more developers.

With meme-coins achieving market caps into the billions, the meme-coin market’s expansion is undeniable. Now large meme-coins are evolving beyond their origins, exploring utility and partnerships that could redefine their roles in the crypto ecosystem.