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Vitalik Buterin proposes simpler ‘distributed validator’ staking for Ethereum
The aim is to make staking more resilient while dramatically reducing technical complexity for large ETH holders.
SOL Strategies deepens Solana footprint with STKESOL liquid staking token
SOL Strategies has launched STKESOL, staking over 500,000 SOL to expand its Solana-focused infrastructure operations.
Ethereum staking just hit a $118B record at 30% of all coins, but one whale might be skewing the signal
More than 36 million ETH is now staked in Ethereum's proof-of-stake system, close to 30% of the circulating supply an…
Anchorage Digital could raise up to $400 million as IPO rumors swirl: Bloomberg
Market onlookers have long speculated that Anchorage, the first federally chartered digital asset bank, was consideri…
Sui Layer 1 stalls for hours as developers rush to restore network
Sui core developers said the high-throughput Layer 1 is “currently experiencing a network stall,” in a post on X.
Solana treasury company Sharps Technology taps Coinbase to launch validator
Coinbase is one of the largest Solana stakers, with nearly 10% of the network’s total staked SOL, according to its …
The Daily: Morgan Stanley files for spot Bitcoin and Solana ETFs as inflows enter 2026 ‘like a lion,’ and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Jupiter rolls out native JupUSD stablecoin backed 90% by BlackRock and Ethena’s USDtb
JupUSD is an Ethena whitelabel stablecoin backed primarily by BlackRock's tokenized USD Institutional Digital Liquidi…
Crypto Users Lose Far Less To Phishing As Losses Drop 83% – Details
Crypto phishing losses plunged in 2025, but experts warn the threat has only changed shape rather than disappeared. R…
ETHGas raises $12 million in token round as it launches Ethereum blockspace futures market with $800 million in liquidity commitments
The project previously raised an unannounced pre-seed round of about $5 million in mid-2024, founder Kevin Lepsoe tol…
Jump Crypto’s Firedancer hits Solana mainnet as the network aims to unlock 1 million TPS
Firedancer could boost client diversity on Solana, which historically has been dominated by forks of Solana Labs' ori…
Solana treasury Solmate stock rallies 11% after RockawayX merger announcement
Solmate previously announced plans for an aggressive M&A strategy to bolster its treasury and staking operations.
Fusaka rollout kicks off Ethereum’s new twice-a-year hard-fork schedule
Consensys said Ethereum researchers are now looking to “roll out hard forks on an accelerated twice-a-year cadence."
Aztec launches privacy-focused L2 Ignition Chain on mainnet following token sale
Aztec says Ignition Chain, which enables programmable privacy, is the first fully decentralized Layer 2 network on Et…
Ethereum validator queue grows with 1.5 million ETH waiting to start staking
As institutional comfort with Ethereum grows, more participants appear willing to commit capital for extended periods…
FTSE Russell taps Chainlink to bring Russell 1000 and other index data onchain
The tie-up will bring data for major global indices like the Russell 1000, Russell 2000, Russell 3000, and other FTSE…
Ethereum devs officially target Dec. 3 for Fusaka upgrade
The backwards-compatible Fusaka hard fork will implement about a dozen Ethereum Improvement Proposals.
Ethereum Developers Lock In Fusaka Upgrade for Dec. 3 With PeerDAS Rollout
The move kicks off the countdown to Ethereum’s second hard fork of 2025.
Ethereum’s Fusaka hard fork activates on final testnet ahead of mainnet launch
Hoodi represents the third and final testnet deployment, following successive activations on Holesky and Sepolia earl…
Solana's Marinade Labs CEO Eyes Lower Barrier to Entry for Validators After 'Alpenglow' Upgrade
In a conversation with CoinDesk, Marinade Labs' Michael Repetny gives an overview of the Solana staking ecosystem and…
Hacker-linked wallets dumped and rebought ETH during market wipeout, losing $5.5 million: Lookonchain
During the weekend’s historic crypto liquidation, wallets labeled as "hackers" by Arkham suffered about $5.5 millio…
Canton Network Activity Surges as Exchanges Join Validators: Copper Research
The institutional blockchain has reached more than 500K daily transactions, with major banks and U.S. crypto exchange…
Castle Island Ventures leads $2.8 million pre-seed round for liquid staking startup RockSolid
Blockchain Builders Fund, GSR, Kindred Ventures, Rocket Pool, and the Stanford Blockchain Accelerator, are among the …
Ethereum Faces Validator Bottleneck With 2.5M ETH Awaiting Exit
The backlog pushed exit wait times to more than 46 days on Monday, the longest in Ethereum’s short staking history,…
Polygon rolls out hard fork to address finality bug causing transaction delays
On Wednesday, Polygon PoS experienced 10–15 minute delays in recording block "milestones" after a bug was detected.
Ethereum Rare Mass Slashing Event Linked To Operator Issues
The validators were tied to the SSV Network, a distributed validator technology protocol that decentralizes staking i…
The Daily: Dogecoin’s ETF debut, ‘Solana season’ brewing, Ethereum validator exits, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Kiln Exits Ethereum Validators in ‘Orderly’ Move Following SwissBorg Exploit
Kiln described the ETH validator exits as a precautionary step to safeguard client assets in the wake of the SwissBor…
Crypto is Bleeding Billions a Year. Traditional Finance Is Watching.
If the DeFi industry doesn’t adopt the security tools we've already built, then we will watch institutional capital…
Hackers use Ethereum smart contracts to conceal malware in code libraries: report
ReversingLabs uncovered a cybercriminal campaign that used Ethereum smart contracts to hide malware instructions and …