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Optimism’s governance has approved a new buyback program that links the OP token more closely to revenue generated across the Superchain. The vote passed on Jan. 28 with 84.4% approval from the Optimism community, comfortably exceeding quorum. Over the course…
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A new Ethereum standard expected to reach mainnet this week could reshape how autonomous AI agents identify each other and work together without relying on centralized platforms. A post shared by Ethereum on X on Jan. 27 teased the imminent…
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Ethereum
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Sui has published a post-mortem explaining the six-hour network outage on Jan. 14, confirming a consensus bug halted activity but user funds were safe. Sui has published a post-mortem detailing the cause of the network outage that disrupted mainnet activity…
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Sui
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Layer 1 and Layer 2 tokens sank in 2025 as users and capital rotated to Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB Chain and revenue-generating protocols despite strong developer activity. Layer 1 blockchain tokens experienced significant depreciation in 2025, with major assets losing substantial…
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OAK Research says 2025 punished undifferentiated L1 and L2 tokens as users rotated, MAUs fell 25%, and revenue pooled in stablecoins while dev activity stayed resilient. Layer 1 blockchain tokens experienced significant declines in 2025, with major assets losing substantial…
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Bitcoin
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Apertum won Best Layer 1 Blockchain Network at the crypto.news Awards 2025, highlighting its rapid growth and impact. Blockchain project Apertum emerged as one of the winners of the crypto.news Awards 2025. The project walked away with the award for…
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Aster Chain is scheduled to launch in the first quarter of 2026, with internal testing planned for late 2025, the company said.
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Stable has released its STABLE tokenomics design ahead of its mainnet launch, setting out how supply, vesting, and governance will work across the network. Stable, the Bitfinex-backed layer 1 designed for fast settlement and stablecoin payments, outlined its economic model…
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Transak integrates Monad, enabling seamless MON on- and off-ramps for over 10 million users.
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Monad price has retraced after a strong rally, with a recent public dispute over its valuation weakening sentiment. Monad is trading around $0.0242, down roughly 19% in the past day as traders react to a sharp cooldown and the ongoing…
Markets
Cardano price has sold off in the past few months, mirroring the performance of the broader crypto market.
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Cardano
Opinion
DeFi will truly earn institutional flow once users hold one portfolio view and one source of truth, while intents route to the best venue, automatically.
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The ICP team has issued a tongue-in-cheek apology boasting about running full-stack apps entirely on-chain, even as the ICP token remains down 99% from ATH. The Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) team has just released an unofficial apology for “proving that…
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Sonic Labs is entering a new phase under chief executive officer Michael Demeter, who shared a long-term roadmap designed to reshape how the layer-1 blockchain creates and sustains value. Sonic Labs is shifting its focus toward sustainable growth built on…
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Sonic
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The Sui blockchain has taken a major step to overhaul transaction handling in a major consensus update that targets lower latency and higher efficiency. Sui is rolling out a new version of its consensus engine, designed to make transactions faster…
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Sui
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Monad is set to launch its high-performance Layer-1 blockchain mainnet on November 24, alongside the token generation event for its native MON token, which will list on Kraken on launch day. Monad has confirmed the launch of its high-performance Layer-1…
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