
The Ethereum Foundation is restructuring its management approach, with a renewed focus on scaling Layer 1 as its top priority.
Alexander Mardar
As Europe advances its mission to safeguard personal data, it walks a fine line between protection and prohibition. The European Data Protection Board’s latest blockchain guidelines seek to align decentralized technologies with GDPR — but risk crippling public blockchain innovation in the process.
Mathieu Legrand
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
Ethereum’s founder says privacy can no longer be ignored, and the developers must gradually integrate privacy features into future upgrades.
Alexander Mardar
The Ethereum Foundation is restructuring its management approach, with a renewed focus on scaling Layer 1 as its top priority.
Alexander MardarArizona Governor vetoes Bitcoin Reserve bill, calls BTC “untested investment". Vitalik proposes 5-year plan to simplify Ethereum. FinCEN flags Huione Group in $4B crypto scam, ties to North Korea. Goldman Sachs to tokenize US Treasuries and money market funds for 24/7 on-chain trading. Brown becomes the third US

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

Wolf Capital Crypto co-founder Travis Ford has pled guilty for his role in a massive $9.4 million Ponzi scheme, pleading guilty to wire fraud conspiracy. Between January and August 2023, Ford successfully defrauded 2,800 investors by promising daily returns of 1-2%, which, in theory, would amount to a
Rebecca Denton
The project is building a DePIN network that lets devices share their locations with each other and work together to understand their physical surroundings.
Alexander Mardar
Happy Sunday, Observers! All eyes were on California this week, where brush fires swept through entire neighborhoods, killing people and destroying billions in property. The forced stop to normal life in the region, which is home to some of the highest-paid tech talent and to some of the most vibrant
Eva Senzaj Pauram
Bybit, a crypto exchange with the largest user base from Russia, has temporarily suspended operations in India due to ongoing regulatory challenges. While promising to honor withdrawals, other services like trading and new accounts are restricted.
Rebecca DentonLayerZero settles with FTX estate, buys out FTX’s equity stake. Stablecoin market cap surpasses $200B, up $40B since November. ECB President says Bitcoin won’t be part of EU central bank reserves. SEC approves Bitwise Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. Pump Fun faces class action lawsuit over alleged securities violations.
Observers
The AI agents industry has grown rapidly, starting from scratch just six months ago and now valued at over $16 billion.
Alexander Mardar
All network rewards will be paid in HNT as Helium ends its multi-token system. Helium Mobile network's SubDAO attempted to boycott the move
Mathilde AdamArizona Governor vetoes Bitcoin Reserve bill, calls BTC “untested investment". Vitalik proposes 5-year plan to simplify Ethereum. FinCEN flags Huione Group in $4B crypto scam, ties to North Korea. Goldman Sachs to tokenize US Treasuries and money market funds for 24/7 on-chain trading. Brown becomes the third US

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.

