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Stablecoins   -   Dec 20, 2024 Tracing Ethena’s Path: From Arthur Hayes’ Vision to Today’s Reality
Tracing Ethena’s Path: From Arthur Hayes’ Vision to Today’s Reality

Arthur Hayes envisioned a stablecoin independent of the fiat banking system. Ethena, inspired by his ideas, still relies on centralized systems like USDT, falling short of full decentralization.

Alexander Mardar
L1   -   Dec 19, 2024 A Wake-Up Call for Polygon Investors? Lido Departs, Aave Considers Exit
A Wake-Up Call for Polygon Investors? Lido Departs, Aave Considers Exit

Polygon investors face uncertainty as Lido exits due to adoption struggles and increased competition, while Aave considers following suit amid governance disputes.

Alexander Mardar
L1   -   Dec 18, 2024 Stellar's Progress: Smart Contracts, MoneyGram, and the Remittance Ecosystem
Stellar's Progress: Smart Contracts, MoneyGram, and the Remittance Ecosystem

The network appears to be increasingly competitive with new integrations and the introduction of smart contracts.

Alexander Mardar
Blockchain   -   Dec 16, 2024 Chia Updates Proof of Space Consensus, Teases Major January Reveal
Chia Updates Proof of Space Consensus, Teases Major January Reveal

The project is focused on upgrading its infrastructure and plans to launch a “new financial product” sometime in January.

Alexander Mardar
L2   -   Dec 12, 2024 Movement Labs Launches New Layer 2 to Tackle Smart Contract Hacks
Movement Labs Launches New Layer 2 to Tackle Smart Contract Hacks

The new network will leverage the Move programming language, originally developed by Meta, to enhance security, performance, and user experience for blockchain developers.

Alexander Mardar
Blockchain   -   Dec 11, 2024 Solana Attracts Ethereum Talent as Max Resnick Joins Development Team
Solana Attracts Ethereum Talent as Max Resnick Joins Development Team

Despite his role at Consensus, Max Resnick has been vocal on crypto Twitter, criticizing Ethereum’s scaling roadmap for lacking ambition and suggesting that the platform has taken the wrong path.

Alexander Mardar
DePIN   -   Dec 10, 2024 Concordium, Google, and Energinet Collaborate to Improve Green Energy Tracking
Concordium, Google, and Energinet Collaborate to Improve Green Energy Tracking

They are jointly launching an innovative project to track green energy certificates, which are essential for energy trading in Europe.

Alexander Mardar
L1   -   Dec 06, 2024 Solana Foundation’s Strategy Lead Departs for a New High-Throughput Network
Solana Foundation’s Strategy Lead Departs for a New High-Throughput Network

The new project, named DoubleZero, is neither a layer 1 nor a layer 2 protocol. Instead, it introduces a novel type of network that completely rethinks blockchain infrastructure to improve scalability and reduce network latency significantly.

Alexander Mardar
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