What Is Vitalik Buterin's New Lean Ethereum Roadmap?
Lean Ethereum is Vitalik Buterin's multi-year plan to rebuild nearly every major part of the Ethereum protocol over the next three to four years, with quantum-safe cryptography and built-in p
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What Does It Mean to Rent Blockspace on Polkadot, and Who's Doing It?
Renting blockspace on Polkadot means paying in $DOT to reserve processing time on the network's shared validator set, called a core, either in a fixed monthly block or in single-block increme
GlobalStake chairman says BlackRock’s Bitcoin income ETF is at level 2 while crypto natives are at level 10
Staking is one of the most integral features of many of the largest blockchains in the world. Ethereum and Solana, both proof-of-stake networks, leverage it to secure their networks. Bitcoin,
Top DEXs of July 2026: Best Decentralized Exchanges for Crypto Traders
This article was first published on The Bit Journal. Decentralized exchanges continue to eat at the market share of centralized trading platforms, as more users start to care about having mor
What is Aave's New Global Dollar Hub & How Does it Work?
Aave's (@aave) Global Dollar Hub is a dedicated liquidity hub on Aave V4, built specifically for assets tied to USDG, the regulated stablecoin issued by Paxos. Live on Ethereum since July 1,
How Does InterLink Solve the Bot Problem in Web3?
Bots and fake wallets are one of the biggest problems facing Web3 today, because creating a new wallet costs nothing and takes seconds, letting a single person or script control thousands of
What Owning WLFI Tokens Gets You and What It Does Not?
WLFI Is a Governance Token Owning WLFI tokens gives you one thing: the right to participate in governance of the WLF Protocol. The official risk disclosures are direct about this. Holding the
What Are Stellar Anchors, and How Do They Bridge the Gap Between Banks and Blockchains?
A Stellar anchor is a regulated business, such as a bank, money transfer operator, or licensed fintech, that accepts fiat currency through normal banking rails and issues the equivalent digit
Crypto Security Faces Its Biggest AI Test
Artificial intelligence is reshaping crypto security on both sides of the fence. Attackers are using it to find vulnerabilities faster. Defenders are scrambling to keep up. And the traditiona
Robinhood Chain Tops Hyperliquid In DEX Volume
A New Chain Moves Fast Robinhood Chain (@RobinhoodCrypto) recorded $375.15 million in decentralized exchange volume over a single 24-hour window, outpacing Hyperliquid (@HyperliquidX), which
Backpack Just Launched First 24/7 Brokerage For Real U.S. Equities
@Backpack has activated 24/7/365 trading for select U.S. equities through its new Backpack Securities platform, giving international investors access to real securities rather than synthetic
Injective SDK Hit By Supply Chain Attack
How the Attack Unfolded A supply chain attack has hit the Injective ($INJ) developer ecosystem after hackers planted wallet-stealing malware inside a widely used npm package. Security firm So