Currently, only whitelisted parties can deploy EVM smart contracts on the mainnet. However, anyone can interact with the already deployed smart contracts.

Once a promising Layer 1 blockchain, HECO failed to sustain growth, facing declining user interest and security and liquidity issues.

The two-hour downtime was due to a bug in the transaction scheduling logic, which led to validators crashing. The incident resulted in a drop in SUI's price and raised doubts about the network’s ability to compete with Solana.

MANTRA blockchain leads Layer-1 blockchains with a 160% token surge, fueled by its mainnet launch, strategic partnerships, and focus on Real World Assets (RWA).

The German startup launched its native token after securing $35 million in funding, stepping up in the decentralized infrastructure industry.

The Ethereum Foundation aims to roll out several major upgrades over the next few years to improve Ethereum’s consensus layer. Developed five years ago, the current consensus no longer aligns with today’s realities and needs updating.

The project seeks to bridge the gap between the two leading smart contract blockchains and develop a network that integrates the advantages of both Ethereum and Solana.

Pectra aims to enhance the user and developer experience on Ethereum and will lay the groundwork for future scalability improvements.