
Vitalik Buterin proposes replacing Ethereum's EVM with RISC-V. According to Ethereum’s founder, the new virtual machine could significantly improve efficiency and address one of the main scaling bottlenecks of Ethereum Layer 1.
Alexander Mardar
As of 2025, the total value of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) has reached an astonishing $247 billion, with approximately $100 million in new assets added each month. In this report, we break down the sector by both asset class and underlying technology
Alexander Mardar
Ethereum’s founder says privacy can no longer be ignored, and the developers must gradually integrate privacy features into future upgrades.
Alexander Mardar
Lobby Finance has turned weaknesses in decentralized governance into a business. The project 'democratizes' access to voting power by allowing DAO users to trade their voting rights. The question is: will permissionless systems digest this too?
Alexander Mardar
Although 0xbow shares a similar concept with Tornado Cash, its founder places strong emphasis on blocking deposits linked to illicit activities.
Alexander Mardar
Vitalik Buterin proposes replacing Ethereum's EVM with RISC-V. According to Ethereum’s founder, the new virtual machine could significantly improve efficiency and address one of the main scaling bottlenecks of Ethereum Layer 1.
Alexander Mardar
Arbitrum improves blockchain transaction processing with a new feature called Timeboost. The transaction ordering mechanism lets MEV searchers bid for priority transaction placement, creating also a new revenue stream for the DAO.

Synthetix's main stablecoin, sUSD, has been trading significantly below its $1 peg for over a month after the implementation of the SIP-420 protocol upgrade. In an act of manual intervention within a decentralized system, the project’s founder has urged users to take action and help restore the peg

India's cryptocurrency exchange WazirX is preparing to relaunch operations following a devastating $234.9 million hack in July 2024. A pivotal hearing in the Singapore High Court, scheduled for May 13, 2025, will determine the fate of its restructuring and user compensation proposal.

Liquidity lockers are now vital for project founders to establish trust with their communities. UNCX Network, one of the largest in the space, secures over $240 million in liquidity, showcasing its significance.

Ethena and Securitize unveil a new blockchain for Real-World Assets (RWA) and digital money. The new chain will be optimized for launching both permissionless and permissioned RWA applications, leveraging Arbitrum’s tech stack and Celestia for data availability.

The project aims to disrupt the reinsurance industry by bringing reinsurance contracts on-chain and making them accessible to a broad range of Web3 investors.

MANTRA's OM token faced a sudden crash, with over 14 million tokens dumped on OKX alone. Speculation points to a large-scale liquidation by an unnamed exchange. The incident raises concerns about transparency and mirrors past crypto collapses like Terra LUNA and FTX

The new feature enables privacy on Solana asset transfers, potentially opening a wide range of use cases requiring institutional compliance and user balance privacy.

The new $CAKE Tokenomics 3.0 proposal has sparked significant discussion on PancakeSwap's governance forum, dividing the community into supporters and critics. It also serves as yet another costly lesson for developers building decentralized systems.

Special Report covering the Digital Euro Conference 2025
Leo Chao
Happy Sunday, Observers! This week, the crude reality of how challenging it is to build on-chain came to the fore as Hyperliquid faced its major crisis so far. The decentralized exchange which had been gaining market share at a much faster pace than its centralized counterparts witnessed a major whale
Eva Senzaj Pauram
Trump administration sparked a surge in crypto ETF filings. Asset managers have rushed to file ETF applications for various altcoins. Analysts expect that many of these applications will be approved in 2025.
Alexander Mardar
The new initiative brings stablecoins closer to everyday utility with one of the world's most trusted payment brands.
Rebecca Denton
Bitcoin DeFi has transformed from a concept into reality, emerging as a key trend in the digital asset space. With vast amounts of idle Bitcoin still untouched in wallets, its growth potential remains immense
Alexander Mardar
Happy Monday, Observers! Last week, tensions continued to rise over cryptocurrencies on the international political stage. Bank of France Governor François Villeroy has cautioned that Trump’s embrace of crypto might be “sowing the seeds” of a crisis. Meanwhile, fear of how dollar-pegged stablecoins could destabilize their economies, both the
Eva Senzaj Pauram
Arbitrum improves blockchain transaction processing with a new feature called Timeboost. The transaction ordering mechanism lets MEV searchers bid for priority transaction placement, creating also a new revenue stream for the DAO.

Synthetix's main stablecoin, sUSD, has been trading significantly below its $1 peg for over a month after the implementation of the SIP-420 protocol upgrade. In an act of manual intervention within a decentralized system, the project’s founder has urged users to take action and help restore the peg

India's cryptocurrency exchange WazirX is preparing to relaunch operations following a devastating $234.9 million hack in July 2024. A pivotal hearing in the Singapore High Court, scheduled for May 13, 2025, will determine the fate of its restructuring and user compensation proposal.

Liquidity lockers are now vital for project founders to establish trust with their communities. UNCX Network, one of the largest in the space, secures over $240 million in liquidity, showcasing its significance.

Ethena and Securitize unveil a new blockchain for Real-World Assets (RWA) and digital money. The new chain will be optimized for launching both permissionless and permissioned RWA applications, leveraging Arbitrum’s tech stack and Celestia for data availability.

The project aims to disrupt the reinsurance industry by bringing reinsurance contracts on-chain and making them accessible to a broad range of Web3 investors.

MANTRA's OM token faced a sudden crash, with over 14 million tokens dumped on OKX alone. Speculation points to a large-scale liquidation by an unnamed exchange. The incident raises concerns about transparency and mirrors past crypto collapses like Terra LUNA and FTX

The new feature enables privacy on Solana asset transfers, potentially opening a wide range of use cases requiring institutional compliance and user balance privacy.

