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Lighter is officially stepping beyond its roots as a high-performance perpetual DEX with the launch of Lighter EVM, a major upgrade that introduces Ethereum Virtual Machine compatibility directly onto its infrastructure.
The move allows developers to deploy general-purpose smart contracts on Lighter for the first time, turning what was once a specialized trading engine into a broader blockchain...
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is once again channeling personal capital into the long-term foundations of decentralization.
In a recent update, Buterin revealed he has withdrawn 16,384 ETH, worth over $45 million at current market prices, to fund privacy-focused technology, open-source infrastructure, and secure digital systems over the coming years.
The initiative aims to strengthen the...
Lido Finance has officially activated Lido V3 on the Ethereum mainnet, introducing a powerful new staking primitive called stVaults designed to redefine how participants, builders, institutions, and platforms engage with Ethereum staking.
The rollout marks a major evolution in liquid staking infrastructure, one that bridges the long-standing trade-off between flexibility and liquidity that has...
Bitcoin tumbled to around $83,500, marking its lowest level in over a month and triggering a wave of forced liquidations across the derivatives market.
In just 24 hours, nearly $1 billion worth of long and short positions were wiped out as leveraged bets unraveled in a rapid cascade.
The drop below the key $85,000 level accelerated selling pressure. Within minutes, thin order books amplified...
The Zero Knowledge Proof (ZKP) presale auction has officially entered Stage 2, and for anyone watching from the sidelines, the clock just accelerated. With more than $1.6 million raised and a daily cap now fixed at 190 million ZKP coins, the opportunity window has tightened. While Stage 1 offered 200 million tokens per day, that ceiling is gone, and it won’t return.
This 10 million daily...
Ethereum has announced that ERC-8004, a new token standard designed for AI agents, is heading to mainnet soon.
The update, confirmed via the Ethereum X account, positions the network as a foundational settlement layer for AI-to-AI interaction, discovery, and reputation. By enabling portable identity and credibility for autonomous agents, ERC-8004 lays the groundwork for a global, interoperable...
Tokenized U.S. Treasuries from Ondo Finance are now live on the Sei Network, marking a major step forward for real-world assets (RWA) in decentralized finance.
USDY, Ondo’s flagship tokenized U.S. Treasury token, has already gained adoption as one of the most used tokenized Treasury products in the market, with over $1.2 billion in circulation. The integration brings this substantial liquidity to...
Tether is steadily transforming itself from a digital dollar issuer into one of the biggest private holders of physical gold on the planet.
In a recent Bloomberg interview, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino revealed that the company now purchases between one and two metric tons of gold every single week, bringing its total reserves to around 140 tons, a stash valued at roughly $23–24 billion.
The gold is...
After months of steady expansion through 2025, stablecoin supply across the crypto market is now moving in the opposite direction.
Ethereum-based stablecoins, which make up a large portion of crypto liquidity, have declined over the past week, signaling a potential shift in investor behavior and short-term market sentiment.
One of the major drivers behind the drop is Tether’s Treasury burning $3...
Bitwise Asset Management has officially expanded deeper into decentralized finance by launching non-custodial onchain vault strategies as a curator on Morpho, one of the fastest-growing DeFi lending protocols.
The move marks a significant moment for institutional participation in onchain yield, bringing one of crypto’s largest asset managers directly into vault strategy creation, risk oversight,...