If the proposal passes, the latest iteration of the Aave protocol will come to the Ethereum blockchain, Aave’s first and largest market.
DeFi Protocol Sushi Passes Two Governance Votes to Strengthen Treasury
The separate proposals passed in the past two days by Sushi community voters are part of a broader plan to ensure the project’s longevity.
MakerDAO Approves Deployment of $100M USDC on DeFi Protocol Yearn Finance
The decision opens the way for MakerDAO to earn an estimated 2% annual yield on USDC stablecoin deposits.
Ethereum’s Buterin Proposes ‘Stealth Addresses’ to Enhance Privacy Protections
In a new blog, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin outlines a stealth address system that can help overcome the blockchain’s lack of privacy protections.
Latest Ethereum ‘Shadow Fork’ Brings Blockchain’s Shanghai Upgrade Closer to Reality
The first set of testing has commenced for the much anticipated Shanghai upgrade, expected in March, that will enable staked ether withdrawals. Some minor glitches were reported.
Uniswap Poll Shows 80% Support Decentralized Crypto Exchange’s Move to BNB Chain
Community members staked over 20 million UNI tokens to cast their votes.
Cardano Network Quickly Recovers After Brief Node Outage
A short-lived outrage that affected over 50% of the network was automatically solved within minutes on Sunday.
Stellar Foundation Nicked by Genesis Bankruptcy With $13M Claim
The Stellar Development Foundation was revealed to be among the bankrupt crypto lending desk’s largest creditors.
Fantom Blockchain to Fund Ecosystem Projects Using Portion of Burnt FTM Fees
The fund is aimed at empowering builders on Fantom by offering a decentralized avenue for funding projects, ideas, and creations through a community-driven decision process.
Craig Wright’s Blacklist Resembles Bitcoin ‘Kill Switch’ Satoshi Never Followed Through On
The blacklist manager was unveiled last October and is part of Bitcoin SV’s digital asset recovery process.
The =nil; Foundation Raises $22M to Build Marketplace for Zero-Knowledge Proofs
The funding round led by Polychain Capital aims to make zero knowledge projects more decentralized, and easier to build.
Cross-Chain Bridge Protocol Stargate Partners With Metis for More Efficient Interoperability
The move will be the first expansion for Stargate beyond LayerZero technology.
Cosmos DEX Osmosis to Make Cross-Chain Trades More Efficient With Neon Upgrade
The upgrade would also make pricing ticks more efficient and will stave off liquidity attacks utilizing upward price manipulation.
What Ethereum Tech Trends Are Weathering the Bear Market?
Zero-knowledge, staking and MEV are among the core tech concepts that have continued to attract attention amid the market slump. Valid Points is CoinDesk’s weekly newsletter breaking down Ethereum’s evolution and its impact on crypto markets.
DeFi Service Frax Finance Gains Momentum Amid Ether Staking Narrative, FXS in Focus
High yields on Curve-related pools have attracted millions of dollars worth of ether to Frax in the past few weeks.
Ethereum Layer 2 Network Optimism Sees Bump in Transactional Activity. Here’s Why it Matters
Transactional activity can serve as a predictive indicator of forthcoming investor interest in any blockchain ecosystem.
Crypto Developers Grew in Numbers Amid Bear Market, VC Firm Electric Capital Says
Developers are mainly focusing on alternative ecosystems to Bitcoin and Ethereum, helping them grow faster, the VC firm said in a report.
Polygon Completes Hard Fork to Reduce Gas Fee Spikes, Disruptive Reorgs
The software upgrade to the Ethereum scaling project went live on Tuesday and included two proposals from December that Polygon validator teams voted to approve.
Ethereum Startup Obol Labs Raises $12.5M to Decentralize Validators
Co-led by Pantera and Archetype, the funding round is targeted towards building out decentralized validator technology (DVT) on Ethereum.
Crypto Whitehat Platform Immunefi Banned 15 ChatGPT-Generated Bug Reports. Here’s Why
Bug reports are “really an art,” an Immunefi developer told CoinDesk.