Aave Labs has outlined new security for V4 commitments including formal verification, layered security reviews and a bug bounty program.
'We're seeing the first signs of this value flow back into subnet tokens, which are becoming more than just network incentives,' Silbert said.
A16z added the NovaBlindFold folding scheme to the open-source Jolt zkVM, “rendering it suitable for privacy applications.”
The Ethereum Foundation’s "strawmap" outlines seven forks by 2029, targeting faster slots, reduced finality, and post-quantum upgrades.
t54 Labs has raised $5 million in a seed round from Anagram, Franklin Templeton, Ripple and other investors.
The round was structured as an equity investment with token warrants, Based co-founder and CEO Edison Lim told The Block.
FOCIL was officially “scheduled for inclusion” as the consensus-layer (CL) headliner for the upcoming Hegota upgrade, targeted for late 2026.
LiFI Composer allows users to combine different actions like swaps, bridging, deposits, and staking into a single transaction.
Dreamcash said Tether made a strategic investment in the project in the wake of its 10 RWA perps deployments.
Sonic Labs, the team behind the high-throughput Layer 1, is looking to revamp how value accrues to its native S token.
Circle Ventures has invested an undisclosed sum in decentralized trading platform edgeX ahead of the project’s planned token launch.
Buterin previously championed a "rollup-centric" roadmap that would scale Ethereum through a network of branded shards.
stVaults, introduced in February 2025 as part of the Lido V3 upgrade, are finally rolling out in a mainnet.
Vitalik Buterin personally pledged 16,384 ETH to fund privacy-focused projects amid the Ethereum Foundation's shift toward mild austerity.
Since launching nine months ago, Doppler says more than 90% of new DEX pools on Base now launch through its protocol.
Phylax's Credible Layer allows developers to preprogram rules — or “assertions” — into smart contracts to mitigate exploits.
Chainlink and Atlas will offer a loan liquidation auction tool for "non-toxic" MEV that pays both backrunning bots and protocols.
Cork is building a "programmable risk layer" to make the implicit risks in real-world assets transparent and tradable through tokenization.
Boundless' new verification system will initially run from the Ethereum mainnet and Base Layer 2 to Bitcoin, with plans to expand.
Chainlink's 24/5 U.S. Equities Streams will enable decentralized protocols to more easily integrate onchain stocks and ETFs.
Initially focused on a Solana-based restaking solution, the team announced it was building a high-throughput Layer 1 in January 2025.
The initiative aims to pilot stablecoin payments across government agencies, expand USDC adoption among local businesses, and more.
Buterin said major improvements are underway to make it easier to run a full node, use dapps, and take control over personal data.
The startup is building tools to help secure crypto networks such as Bitcoin against emerging threats from quantum computing.
Another exchange-traded fund tied to Chainlink is set to hit the market Wednesday morning — the Bitwise Chainlink ETF.
The CoinList sale will run next week, with 8% of the 11 billion ZAMA token supply allocated and tokens available to claim on Feb. 2.
Sequence offers smart wallet routing for "1-click" cross-network transfers, while Coinme has secured U.S. money-transmitter licenses.
ZKsync plans to focus on real-world adoption in 2026, with the expansion of its existing products — Prividium, ZK Stack, and Airbender.
Former ECC CEO Josh Swihart hinted at the "misalignment" between the needs of a tech startup and its nonprofit parent organization.
The acquisition adds staking as a new business line under a newly launched infrastructure solutions division at The Tie.