
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.

Stablecoins remain one of the top use cases in crypto, with the market showing tremendous growth year over year. USDC market share climbs to 25% taking 4% from USDT. The velocity measure for USDT of Tron and USDC is almost equal, while USDT on Ethereum moves two times slower.
Alexander Mardar
Robinhood, a popular mobile stock and crypto trading platform, is partnering with a prediction market platform to offer event outcome betting within its app. The craze for prediction markets continues to grow after Polymarket's huge success.
Rebecca Denton
Loi Luu, who realized one of the earliest token swaps, announced Optimex. The new project aims to bring native DeFi to Bitcoin and enhance its long-term security.
Alexander Mardar
In this issue: Europe Accelerates Digital Euro, China's e-CNY in the State Financial Guidelines, and other CBDC news from around the world. In the tokenization segment, ONDO and Mastercard partnership, and a new token standard from Taurus
Leo Chao
EOS has rebranded to Vaulta, marking a shift toward Web3 banking. The transition, set for late May, will include a token swap and the formation of an advisory group of Web3 banking experts.
Rebecca Denton
North Korea is now the third-largest government Bitcoin holder, thanks to a $1.5 billion Bybit hack by its Lazarus Group. With 13,562 BTC, it surpasses Bhutan and El Salvador. Meanwhile, the U.S. and China still dominate bitcoin holdings also without any purchases made
Rebecca Denton
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.

