
The Ethereum Foundation is restructuring its management approach, with a renewed focus on scaling Layer 1 as its top priority.
Alexander Mardar
In 2024, flash loan transaction volume surpassed $2 trillion, establishing flash loans as a key mechanism for maintaining capital efficiency across DeFi markets.
Alexander Mardar
The latest Cambridge Digital Mining Industry Report offers an intriguing snapshot: U.S. dominance, a breakdown of energy sources and costs, and the surprising role AI may play in mining’s next chapter. Plus, fascinating facts about Bitcoin—from its origin story to the latest network stats
Sasha Markevich
Vitalik Buterin proposes replacing Ethereum's EVM with RISC-V. According to Ethereum’s founder, the new virtual machine could significantly improve efficiency and address one of the main scaling bottlenecks of Ethereum Layer 1.
Alexander Mardar
Lobby Finance has turned weaknesses in decentralized governance into a business. The project 'democratizes' access to voting power by allowing DAO users to trade their voting rights. The question is: will permissionless systems digest this too?
Alexander Mardar
The Ethereum Foundation is restructuring its management approach, with a renewed focus on scaling Layer 1 as its top priority.
Alexander Mardar
EU to ban anonymous cryptocurrencies and privacy tokens by 2027. Circle's CCTP V2 goes live on Arbitrum. DOGS and Notcoin set Guinness World Record with 1,500-drone light show at Token2049. Movement Labs suspends MOVE co-founder Rushi Manche amid ongoing investigation. Ripple CEO ups Circle acquisition offer to

Evolving beyond a staking protocol, the project is transforming into a full-fledged fintech platform, featuring its own credit cards and a variety of DeFi integrations for its users.

Arbitrum improves blockchain transaction processing with a new feature called Timeboost. The transaction ordering mechanism lets MEV searchers bid for priority transaction placement, creating also a new revenue stream for the DAO.

Synthetix's main stablecoin, sUSD, has been trading significantly below its $1 peg for over a month after the implementation of the SIP-420 protocol upgrade. In an act of manual intervention within a decentralized system, the project’s founder has urged users to take action and help restore the peg

India's cryptocurrency exchange WazirX is preparing to relaunch operations following a devastating $234.9 million hack in July 2024. A pivotal hearing in the Singapore High Court, scheduled for May 13, 2025, will determine the fate of its restructuring and user compensation proposal.

Liquidity lockers are now vital for project founders to establish trust with their communities. UNCX Network, one of the largest in the space, secures over $240 million in liquidity, showcasing its significance.

Ethena and Securitize unveil a new blockchain for Real-World Assets (RWA) and digital money. The new chain will be optimized for launching both permissionless and permissioned RWA applications, leveraging Arbitrum’s tech stack and Celestia for data availability.

The project aims to disrupt the reinsurance industry by bringing reinsurance contracts on-chain and making them accessible to a broad range of Web3 investors.

MANTRA's OM token faced a sudden crash, with over 14 million tokens dumped on OKX alone. Speculation points to a large-scale liquidation by an unnamed exchange. The incident raises concerns about transparency and mirrors past crypto collapses like Terra LUNA and FTX

Multiple lawsuits target the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, for evading federal transparency guidelines. Meanwhile Doge coin logo appeared briefly on the newly launched landing page of the antibureaucracy agency.
Rebecca Denton
The weak price performance of ETH has led Ethereum users to more closely examine the Ethereum Foundation and its leadership, raising many questions.
Alexander Mardar
In the days leading up to Trump’s inauguration and on the big day itself, the crypto space moved at a frenetic pace. The volatility is far from over.
Eva Senzaj Pauram
Are there yet more memecoins on the way?
Rebecca Denton
Happy Sunday, Observers! This was a week marked by several launches, announcements, predictions and rumours about what will happen once Donald Trump is sworn into office on Monday. A meme coin of the 45th and soon-to-be 47th president of the United States was launched on Friday night on Solana, and
Eva Senzaj PauramU.S. President Trump Meme coin? Possible strategic reserves, new advisory councils, parties, and partnerships; the Trump Administration is ready to move from day one.
Rebecca Denton
TRON's Justin Sun announces a high-yield USDD 2.0 stablecoin designed to compete with major market players
Rebecca DentonEU to ban anonymous cryptocurrencies and privacy tokens by 2027. Circle's CCTP V2 goes live on Arbitrum. DOGS and Notcoin set Guinness World Record with 1,500-drone light show at Token2049. Movement Labs suspends MOVE co-founder Rushi Manche amid ongoing investigation. Ripple CEO ups Circle acquisition offer to

Evolving beyond a staking protocol, the project is transforming into a full-fledged fintech platform, featuring its own credit cards and a variety of DeFi integrations for its users.

Arbitrum improves blockchain transaction processing with a new feature called Timeboost. The transaction ordering mechanism lets MEV searchers bid for priority transaction placement, creating also a new revenue stream for the DAO.

Synthetix's main stablecoin, sUSD, has been trading significantly below its $1 peg for over a month after the implementation of the SIP-420 protocol upgrade. In an act of manual intervention within a decentralized system, the project’s founder has urged users to take action and help restore the peg

India's cryptocurrency exchange WazirX is preparing to relaunch operations following a devastating $234.9 million hack in July 2024. A pivotal hearing in the Singapore High Court, scheduled for May 13, 2025, will determine the fate of its restructuring and user compensation proposal.

Liquidity lockers are now vital for project founders to establish trust with their communities. UNCX Network, one of the largest in the space, secures over $240 million in liquidity, showcasing its significance.

Ethena and Securitize unveil a new blockchain for Real-World Assets (RWA) and digital money. The new chain will be optimized for launching both permissionless and permissioned RWA applications, leveraging Arbitrum’s tech stack and Celestia for data availability.

The project aims to disrupt the reinsurance industry by bringing reinsurance contracts on-chain and making them accessible to a broad range of Web3 investors.

