
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 Mardar
The project’s fixed-income products have generated significant interest from investors. In just over six months, it has attracted over $200 million in TVL and recently raised funding at a $400 million valuation.
Vaneck files for BNB ETF. Ripple commits $25M in RLUSD to fund US classrooms and financial literacy. Worldcoin suspended in Indonesia over alleged regulatory violations. OKX DEX restarts today with real-time abuse detection after Lazarus-linked pause. CZ invited by Kyrgyzstan President to join National Crypto Council. MBS Global to invest

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.

Happy New Year, Observers! We hope you are well rested because 2025 is probably going to be an even bigger rollercoaster than last year—and didn’t we have quite a wild ride? If you are within European Union borders, you were probably concerned by the uncertainty surrounding Tether’s
Eva Senzaj Pauram
A look at the changing attitudes to Bitcoin as it enters 2025 on a high, with promises of looser regulations and Wall Street's full embrace.
Rebecca Denton
X (formerly Twitter) is slowly transforming into an "everything app" with the launch of X Money sometime this year.
Rebecca DentonFalconX nears deal to acquire Arbelos Markets after Trump’s victory. X CEO Linda Yaccarino announces 'X Money' payment system launching in 2025. Montenegro extradites Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon to the US with Interpol's help. Syria proposes legalizing Bitcoin under transitional government. Switzerland explores Bitcoin
Observers
December 2024 saw significant crypto policy developments worldwide, with the U.S. appointing a new SEC chair and approving Bitcoin ETFs, the EU implementing its MiCA legislation, and several countries introducing new rules on mining, transactions, and taxation.
Mathilde Adam
A year-end overview of decentralized stablecoins with market caps between $50 and $500 million.
Eva Senzaj Pauram
The project’s fixed-income products have generated significant interest from investors. In just over six months, it has attracted over $200 million in TVL and recently raised funding at a $400 million valuation.
Vaneck files for BNB ETF. Ripple commits $25M in RLUSD to fund US classrooms and financial literacy. Worldcoin suspended in Indonesia over alleged regulatory violations. OKX DEX restarts today with real-time abuse detection after Lazarus-linked pause. CZ invited by Kyrgyzstan President to join National Crypto Council. MBS Global to invest

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.

