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Paxos Labs raises $12 million, launches Amplify platform for onchain financial products
The round was led by Blockchain Capital, with participation from Robot Ventures, Arthur Hayes' family office Maelstro…
Polymarket unveils plans for trading engine overhaul, native stablecoin
“We're upgrading the entire Polymarket exchange stack over the next 2-3 weeks. New contracts. New order book. New c…
Tech, crypto giants to help steward Coinbase’s neutral x402 payments protocol under Linux Foundation
The x402 Foundation is moving the x402 protocol incubated by Coinbase under neutral, open-source governance at the Li…
Core Foundation franchises Satoshi Plus bitcoin consensus model for new Zcash scaling layer
Kieran Dennis, co-founder of Z and an initial contributor to Core, claims Z is the first attempt to bring native EVM …
Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson unveils privacy-preserving Midnight partner chain
Midnight maintains its own ledger, consensus mechanism, smart contract environment, and dual-token system.
BlackRock’s tokenized BUIDL fund taps Chronicle for new ‘verification layer’
BlackRock's BUIDL is the largest tokenized fund with about $1.7 billion worth of Treasuries, overnight repos, and cas…
Elon Musk taps former Base, Aave exec Benji Taylor to lead design on X
This comes as X is developing X Money, a payments system that is set to integrate cryptocurrencies into the platform.
Visa takes on Canton Super Validator role, marking major step in engaging with blockchain governance
The firm’s application was approved on March 23, three days after it was submitted, appointing Visa the highest Sup…
Ethereum block builder Eureka Labs raises $6.7 million, introduces ‘programmable blocks’
Ethereum block builder Eureka Labs is introducing "programmable blocks," which add logic during block construction.
Mastercard, Western Union tap Solana Foundation’s new enterprise developer toolbox
The platform offers three API modules to help issue RWAs, support payments, and enable onchain swaps supported by 20 …
Zenith links Canton and Ethereum through atomic swaps
Canton developers said supporting programming languages outside of its native Daml could open the network to a wider …
Stripe and Paradigm’s Tempo blockchain integrates RedStone as data feed provider
RedStone will provide continuous FX and stablecoin feeds enabling applications to price and settle transactions in lo…
The Daily: SEC and CFTC sign crypto coordination pact, Ripple launches $750 million share buyback program, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Pump.fun becomes Solana’s first $1B revenue platform as Ethereum, Base, BSC and Monad subdomains hint at cross-chain move
Pump.fun tops $1 billion in revenue as domain records reveal Ethereum, Base, BSC, and Monad subdomains amid potential…
Crypto code commits fall 75% as developers move to AI projects
Developers are shifting toward artificial intelligence infrastructure as blockchain ecosystems lose contributors acro…
Paradigm-backed Across Protocol explores letting ACX holders exchange tokens for equity
Across Protocol posted a temp check proposal exploring a shift to a private company, where ACX tokenholders could exc…
Doppler token creation platform powering most Base launches expands to Solana
The platform is live on multiple EVM chains and powers the majority of token launches on Base, via integrations with …
Aave Labs outlines layered security plan for V4 after $1.5 million audit program
Aave Labs has outlined new security for V4 commitments including formal verification, layered security reviews and a …
DCG subsidiary Yuma highlights subnet development in ‘State of Bittensor’ report
'We're seeing the first signs of this value flow back into subnet tokens, which are becoming more than just network i…
A16z Crypto updates Jolt zkVM, challenges loose use of ‘ZK’ label
A16z added the NovaBlindFold folding scheme to the open-source Jolt zkVM, “rendering it suitable for privacy applic…
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says Base App’s SocialFi features ‘didn’t quite work’
Last year, Coinbase relaunched the noncustodial Base App with social features like Creator Coins that have since been…
Ethereum Foundation researchers publish ‘strawmap’ outlining seven forks through 2029
The Ethereum Foundation’s "strawmap" outlines seven forks by 2029, targeting faster slots, reduced finality, and po…
Ripple, Franklin Templeton join $5 million seed round for AI agent trust startup t54 Labs
t54 Labs has raised $5 million in a seed round from Anagram, Franklin Templeton, Ripple and other investors.
Hyperliquid web3 ‘SuperApp’ Based raises $11.5 million Series A led by Pantera
The round was structured as an equity investment with token warrants, Based co-founder and CEO Edison Lim told The Bl…
Vitalik Buterin is building a ‘cypherpunk principled non-ugly Ethereum’ as devs officially add FOCIL to upgrade roadmap
FOCIL was officially “scheduled for inclusion” as the consensus-layer (CL) headliner for the upcoming Hegota upgr…
The Daily: Peter Thiel and Founders Fund exit ETHZilla, K33 says bitcoin is approaching ‘late bear market territory,’ and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Coinbase-incubated Base network to ditch Optimism for ‘unified solution’
The Coinbase-incubated Ethereum Layer 2 is “evolving its foundational software by moving to a unified, Base-operate…
Coinbase’s Base moves away from Optimism’s 'OP stack' in major tech shift
Base launched in 2023 and quickly became one of the most widely used Ethereum layer-2 networks.
Zora launches ‘attention markets’ on Solana
Zora, a socialfi platform closely associated with the Ethereum Layer 2 Base, is launching its new attention market pl…
Crypto infrastructure project unveils LI.FI Composer, a multi-step transaction orchestrator
LiFI Composer allows users to combine different actions like swaps, bridging, deposits, and staking into a single tra…