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Due to macroeconomic conditions caused by President Trump's tariff announcements, Bitcoin dropped below $78,000 Sunday night. Numerous other cryptocurrencies had similar declines, with Ethereum and Solana down nearly 13%.
VC firms are increasingly investing in stablecoin projects, recognizing them as a leading application of blockchain technology. This trend is driven by stablecoins' significant role in facilitating on-chain transactions, with companies like Stable Sea and Plasma securing substantial funding to improve stablecoin services and infrastructure.
Agustin Cruz has introduced a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal called the Quantum-Resistant Address Migration Protocol (QRAMP) to shift Bitcoin wallets from their current signature type (ECDSA) to post-quantum cryptography. The plan enforces a migration deadline where non-upgraded nodes would reject legacy transactions, aiming to preempt potential vulnerabilities from emerging quantum computing power. The emerging threat of quantum computing has sparked debate over Bitcoin's long-term stability and mitigation efforts.
Fountain is a decentralized, self-hostable web3 blogging platform. Built on the Lens Chain stack with its own ZK chain, protocol, and decentralized storage, it empowers writers to focus on content, earn revenue, and secure copyright directly onchain. Fountain also offers seamless integration with existing infrastructure via upcoming SDKs and a docs portal.
zkTLS is a crypto-native technology that combines traditional web2 applications with onchain trust. It allows developers to cryptographically verify user actions within standard HTTPS sessions. It has already been deployed by various apps, from low-cost payday advance platforms like Earnifi to privacy-preserving social and DeFi solutions. Many apps are built using Opacity or Reclaim Protocol, both of which leverage EigenLayer for security.
Market-neutral DeFi investors can survive a bear market by avoiding the trap of chasing unsustainable yields and compounding risk. This thread offers a practical framework for evaluating risk-adjusted returns that underlines the dangers of ignoring true risk levels and emphasizing discipline over yield obsession.
DeFi is evolving fast. Five major trends are shaping its future: real-world asset tokenization, undercollateralized lending, Bitcoin-based DeFi, smarter frontends, and the rise of stablecoins with better payment infrastructure. These innovations aim to expand DeFi's reach, improve usability, and unlock new financial opportunities across the ecosystem.
Phaver, once a promising social app with strong traction in the Lens and Farcaster ecosystems, went bankrupt because of a poorly executed token launch, overspending on CEX listings, and a failure to secure operational funding. Despite raising $8M, the team mismanaged key aspects like token vesting and cash flow, ultimately leading to its collapse.
There are numerous airdrop opportunities with active campaigns or checkers from various project types.
MetaMask now supports atomic batch transactions, allowing multiple actions in one transaction, which will result in fewer clicks, faster processes, and a better user experience.
Coinbase customers have already deposited ~$100M in Bitcoin on Base to borrow USDC on-chain within just a couple of months, demonstrating strong early traction for DeFi mullet products.
Crypto projects without products often raise more money because they allow investors to imagine unlimited potential, unrestricted by real-world limitations or disappointing metrics.
CoW Protocol recently identified an issue where a solver's actions led to a trader receiving a worse-than-expected price on CoW Swap, while liquidity providers in the CoW AMM pool benefited unfairly, a situation known as "surplus shifting."