Understanding Aerodrome's Role in the Base L2 Ecosystem
Aerodrome (@AerodromeFi) is the main decentralized exchange and liquidity hub on Base, Coinbase's layer-2 network, and it settles most of the chain's trading volume even though it is not the
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What is Robinhood's New L2 Blockchain?
Robinhood Chain is Robinhood's (@RobinhoodApp) own Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain, and its public mainnet went live on July 1, 2026. It is built to move tokenized stocks, DeFi products and AI-dr
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
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
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
Big News for Morpho and Ethena: What is Robinhood Earn?
Robinhood Earn is the company's first onchain lending product, letting eligible US customers earn an estimated 7% APY on the USDG stablecoin directly inside the main Robinhood app (@Robinhood
Robinhood Chain Explodes Post-Mainnet Launch
Robinhood Chain (@RobinhoodCrypto) climbed to nearly $79 million in total value locked in its first eight days, up almost 69% in the past 24 hours, a strong start for a blockchain that a brok
Trust Wallet Adds Native Support for Robinhood Chain, Opening Stock Tokens to 220 Million Users
Trust Wallet has natively integrated Robinhood Chain, the Ethereum Layer 2 that Robinhood launched to public mainnet on July 1. Users of the self-custodial wallet can now send, swap, and rece
How Do PancakeSwap's CAKE Token Burns Actually Work?
PancakeSwap burns $CAKE by taking a fixed cut of the fees its products earn, using that money to buy CAKE on the open market, and sending the tokens to a wallet no one can spend from. It is a
Will Robinhood Chain Push ETH's Price to All Time Highs?
In its first week on mainnet, Robinhood Chain pulled more than $70 million in bridged ETH, cleared over $1 billion in trading volume, and processed 17 million transactions. Every one of those
Which Crypto Companies and Protocols Make The Most Money?
Tether makes the most money in crypto, and it is not close. Over the last 30 days it retained $481.74 million in revenue, against $193.08 million for Circle in second place. Canton (@CantonNe
Samsung Pushes AI With Three Foldables Before Apple Enters The Market
Samsung will unveil three new foldables in London on Jul. 22, roughly two months before Apple is expected to debut its first folding iPhone. Key Points: Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked lands Jul. 2