There has been growing enthusiasm for privacy-preserving protocols in recent years — driven by a concern that transactions using mainstream coins are broadcast for the world to see on the blockchain.

The Ethereum restaking protocol has become the second-largest DeFi platform by TVL, while it migrates its operations to mainnet.

Since announcing his coming-of-age, the co-founder of Ethereum has come up with some chaotic ideas for the crypto community to try to make sense of.

Vitalik Buterin wants to reduce the centralization risks associated with large staking operators like Lido. The new framework proposes a two-tiered model, distinguishing between Service Operators and Delegators, and between heavy and light services.

Vitalik Buterin’s insights reveal steps towards quantum-resistant cryptography, ensuring the platform's readiness for future threats.

Friend.tech's rapid decline underscores the volatility of DeSoc projects. Meanwhile, Farcaster and Lens Protocol emerge as robust alternatives, demonstrating significant user engagement and innovative features to enhance the decentralized social experience.

The Ethereum inventor clarified that Ethereum validiums are distinct from actual rollups, sparking a debate on the classification of L2 scaling solutions.

Blockchain developers don't always agree on the best way to improve the networks. Several Ethereum developers have questioned Vitalik Buterin's proposed gas limit raise, and Bitcoin developer Luke Dashjr's Ordinals inscriptions blocking upgrade has itself been blocked.