Magic Labs Sells Wallet Business to Kraken Parent Payward
The embedded-wallet pioneer is rebranding as Newton Labs to focus on an onchain authorization layer that vets transactions against policy before they ...
Jul 27open_in_new
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Ring Protocol Adds Orbs Tools Across 4 Networks, Giving Traders Precise On-Chain Order Control
Multi-chain DEX Ring Protocol has integrated Orbs’ Layer 3 infrastructure to bring advanced algorithmic trading tools to traders on Base, Arbitrum, Et...
Jul 26open_in_new
Perp DEX Dango to Wind Down, Will Halt Trading July 29
The Hack VC-backed Layer 1 will shut its blockchain on Aug. 13 and return user funds as USDC, closing out a mainnet run of under four months that bega...
Jul 24open_in_new
Why Tokenized Assets Aren’t Taking off Despite the Hype—What’s Holding Investors Back
As financial institutions expand tokenized real-world asset (RWA) offerings, Franklin Templeton’s Chetan Karkhanis examines the market’s evolution, it...
Jul 23open_in_new
Robinhood Chain’s TVL surges to $480M as 1.6M users pile into the new Layer-2
Robinhood Chain hits $480M TVL and 1.6M active users just weeks after mainnet launch, rivaling established Layer-2 networks in daily transactions The ...
Jul 22open_in_new
Hashi testnet goes live, introduces Guardian Layer for BTC collateral on Sui
Hashi's testnet is live on Sui, letting institutions use native Bitcoin as DeFi collateral via hBTC minting and a new Guardian Layer security The post...
Jul 22open_in_new
Understanding Klever (KLV)
KLV is the native coin of the Klever blockchain and is used as the foundational layer 1 coin, but it actually goes much beyond that in day-to-day tran...
Jul 22open_in_new
Ethereum rises 7% as Tom Lee highlights AI infrastructure gains
Ethereum gains 7% as Fundstrat's Tom Lee calls ETH the trust layer for AI agents, reiterating a $250K price target amid capital rotation from The post...
Jul 21open_in_new
Aztec Launches Alpha V5 on Mainnet With Faster Private Proving
The privacy Layer 2 says its latest release halves proving time and transaction costs versus V4, with the Nyx wallet as its first live app.
Jul 21open_in_new
Aztec upgrades to V5, adds full private execution environment to Ethereum L2
Aztec Network launches Alpha V5 with client-side proving, delivering 2x faster private transactions and 50% lower costs on its Ethereum Layer 2. The p...
Jul 21open_in_new
Base’s 1:1-backed tokenized equities launch ‘imminent,’ Pollak says
The Coinbase-backed Ethereum layer-2 is preparing to expand its financial offerings as it pivots away from its earlier social-first strategy.
Jul 21open_in_new
Hyperliquid aims to become the default liquidity layer for AI trading agents
Hyperliquid is building agent wallets, unified data feeds, and sub-second finality to become the go-to liquidity venue for autonomous AI trading syste...
Jul 20open_in_new
8 Top APIs for Building on Robinhood Chain (2026)
Robinhood Chain went live on July 1, 2026 as an Arbitrum Orbit Layer 2 that settles on Ethereum: chain ID 4663 (testnet 46630), ETH as the gas token, ...
Jul 20open_in_new
Aurora mainnet down since early morning UTC, remains unavailable
Aurora mainnet has been offline since 02:16 UTC with no official explanation. The NEAR-based Ethereum layer's TVL has dropped 99% from its $2.5B peak....
Jul 20open_in_new
Ethereum’s 12 Biggest Wallets Expose 6 Exchanges Controlling 6.6 Million ETH
Ethereum’s largest wallets hold more than 82% of the supply tracked across the network’s top 12 addresses, according to onchain data reviewed by Bitco...
Jul 19open_in_new
Symbiosis Private USDT Swaps On TRON Add A New Layer To Stablecoin Privacy Debate
Symbiosis Finance has launched private USDT swaps and transfers involving TRON, adding a privacy layer to one of the most widely used stablecoin netwo
Jul 18open_in_new
Why Crypto Tokenization Fails—and the One Mistake Institutions Keep Making
Traditional wealth management is constrained by slow, expensive, siloed legacy settlement layers that rely on redundant manual compliance checks. Abdu...
Jul 18open_in_new
Solana Holds Support Even As Layer-1 Flows Turn Uneven
Solana Holds Support Even As Layer-1 Flows Turn Uneven is worth covering because it sits inside one of crypto’s live conversations rather than floatin...
Jul 18open_in_new
ECB Warns Stablecoins May Drain Bank Deposits—Here's What That Means
ECB board member Piero Cipollone laid out the three-layer threat banks face from digital payments, and pitched the digital euro as the only structural...
Jul 17open_in_new
Solana Tests $77 Support As Risk-Off Pressure Spreads Across Layer 1s
Solana Tests $77 Support As Risk-Off Pressure Spreads Across Layer 1s is worth covering because it sits inside one of crypto’s live conversations rath...
Jul 17open_in_new
Robinhood targets new investors with tokenized assets and crypto perpetuals
Robinhood launches tokenized stock tokens, crypto perpetual futures, and its own Layer 2 chain to attract new investors rather than compete with The p...
Jul 17open_in_new
Maestro Supports Robinhood Chain: The Fastest Trading Bot on the New L2
Maestro is live on Robinhood Chain, the new Ethereum layer-2 built on Arbitrum that has quickly become one of the busiest spots in crypto for memecoin...
Jul 17open_in_new
Nvidia becomes world’s largest public company as its stock token tops Robinhood Chain
Nvidia hits $5.1 trillion market cap to become the world's largest public company, while its tokenized stock leads trading on Robinhood's new Layer-2 ...
Jul 17open_in_new
Robinhood Chain’s protocol TVL surpasses $400M as Layer 2 gains momentum
Robinhood Chain's total value locked surpasses $400 million weeks after its July 1 launch, driven by Morpho lending, Uniswap DEX activity, and tokeniz...
Jul 17open_in_new
Robinhood Chain hits $100M in agent trading volume two weeks after launch
Robinhood Chain surpasses $100M in AI agent trading volume two weeks after its Arbitrum-based Layer-2 mainnet launch, with over 2,400 agents deployed ...
Jul 17open_in_new
Robinhood balances permissioned and permissionless blockchain features with hybrid Layer-2 approach
Robinhood's hybrid blockchain model could redefine financial access, balancing regulatory compliance with decentralized finance opportunities. The pos...
Jul 16open_in_new
Coinbase's Jesse Pollak Hands Base App to Cobie, Says Social Bet Was 'Definitively Wrong'
The Coinbase executive is refocusing the largest Ethereum Layer 2 on trading, payments and AI agents after conceding its onchain-social push failed
Jul 16open_in_new
Base Creator Admits Web3 Social Bet Failed, Pivots to Global Finance
Jesse Pollak said Base's push into onchain social applications failed to gain traction, prompting the Coinbase-backed Ethereum Layer-2 network to refo...
Jul 16open_in_new
Quickswap Adopts Orbs Layer 3 Perps Stack After 81.8% Vote, Challenging CEX Execution
Quickswap is integrating Orbs’ perps as its default perpetual futures infrastructure across all supported blockchain networks. A New Era for Decentral...
Jul 15open_in_new
Ethereum unveils ambitious 2029 roadmap targeting near-instant finality and 10,000 TPS on Layer 1
Ethereum's roadmap could redefine blockchain scalability and security, potentially positioning it as a leader in post-quantum cryptography. The post E...
Jul 15open_in_new