Solana Ecosystem TVL Grows to $35 Billion
Solana’s ecosystem TVL surged from $3 billion in late 2023 to $35 billion in 2025, driven largely by stablecoins, while its fully diluted valuation rose to $100 billion, lowering the SOL‑to‑TVL multiple from 14× to about 3×. Stablecoins account for 43% of the TVL, with liquid staking, lending, and DEXs contributing the rest, and the chain still trails Ethereum at roughly one‑tenth its size, suggesting ample growth potential. Analysts project that if TVL expands tenfold and valuation multiples align with Ethereum, SOL’s market cap could approach $700 billion, supporting bullish price forecasts up to $6,000 in the long term.
Compound Resumes Withdrawals From USDC, USDS Markets
The post explains how Compound lifted the emergency pause on USDC and USDS withdrawals after risk manager Gauntlet warned of a liquidity squeeze tied to Elixir’s deUSD token, while USDT remains paused pending a safety buffer. It details deUSD’s rapid...
Art Basel Unveils ‘Zero 10’ Digital Art Platform
Art Basel has introduced Zero 10, a curated digital‑art platform that will debut at its Miami fair and later expand globally, bringing together artists, studios, galleries and digital innovators under the fair’s curatorial framework. The initiative, led by former Proof and...
Oasis Vault’s Solution for Securing Your Crypto
Oasis Vault introduces a 2‑of‑3 multi‑signature custody model where users retain two keys—a mobile key and a hardware wallet—and Oasis holds a third recovery key that can never access funds alone. If a user loses a key, a recovery workflow...
DeFi Should Prioritize Honesty Over Risk‑Free Promises
DeFi doesn't need to be risk free. It needs to be honest.
DeFi Hacks Demand Built‑in Insurance, Not Just Audits
Balancer hack is unnerving because OG protocol with 100s of millions in TVL Multiple audits Integrated with much of defi Open, verifiable contracts DeFi traders are thinking can we really trust this system with our money? And, who’s next? There...
Argentina's Crisis Sparked My Crypto Journey
Buenos Aires showed me fireworks on Christmas eve medialunas > croissants dinner 9pm, previa 1am, club 3am, y el after?? That governments can snap their fingers and wipe out your savings, by printing money (inflation) and banning USD purchases (currency controls)...
The Next $100B DeFi Market: Real DNS Domains
D3 is building the Domo Protocol, a purpose-built blockchain (a layer-2 on Ethereum) to tokenize the internet’s existing DNS domain inventory—targeting roughly 360 million names—by directly integrating with registrars and preserving DNS/ICANN compliance. Unlike ENS-style systems, Domo focuses on on‑boarding...
Crypto Needs More Investigative Journalism, Not Just KOL Opinions
Journalism matters. The accounts cited here delivering breaking news rely on... journalists. This is not a jab at Blockworks -- it's great they are finding a profitable vertical in crypto information. But crypto is not fine without newsrooms and journalists. The opposite...
Institutions Want Bitcoin Yield — Threshold Is Building the Bridge
Threshold is positioning its tBTC protocol to capture institutional Bitcoin yield by building on-chain liquidity through professional market makers and vault-based deposit products rather than costly token-emission incentives. The team emphasizes sustainable bootstrapping: enabling specialized liquidity providers to earn from...
Crypto Freedom Isn’t a Pardon; Clear Rules Needed
I don’t think most people in crypto are horrified by CZ’s charges of not satisfying KYC/AML - after all this industry’s core is about control over your assets and data and not owing anyone any explanations to transact. But that...
Feist's Exit Highlights Three Core Ethereum Risks
Dankrad Feist's Ethereum departure situation was a big deal because of the loss of talent itself yes, but mainly because it exposed three major concerns about the biggest smart contracts chain: 1/4
Seeking Real-World Bitcoin DeFi Use Cases and Stories
looking to interview people actually using bitcoin in DeFi (via wbtc, sidechains, L2s, etc) someone buying a house against their bitcoin, borrowing to start a business, earning yield, etc. btc put to work in the real world. anyone have good exmaples, or...
Why Yat Siu Believes Altcoins Will Surpass Bitcoin
Yat Siu, Animoca chairman and co-founder, outlined plans for a regulated Hong Kong dollar–pegged stablecoin through Anchor Point, a joint venture with Standard Chartered and Hong Kong Telecom, which has applied for an HKMA license. He framed Hong Kong as...
Ethereum Developers Paid 50‑60% Below Market Rates
Relevant today, @DefiantNews published research by @ProtocolGuild showing Ethereum devs earn 50%-60% less than market rates: https://t.co/N8aAPGBqlV
The AI CEO Era: Breaking Build Bottlenecks with Vibe Coding | Ahmad Shadid
Ahmad Sadeed, a former quant trader, turned the 2022 GPU crunch into opportunity by building a decentralized GPU network using crypto-mining infrastructure and raising substantial capital. He now leads O.xyz, which aims to create a “sovereign superintelligence” — an AI-managed,...
Visa Shifts From Rival to Partner in Crypto
wild that in 2025 this is on the home page of visa five years ago crypto was all about how to beat visa. now visa has joined crypto. https://t.co/WoG5IOIj35
PayPal's 300T PYUSD Mint Highlights Stablecoin Backing Gap
sooo apparently @PayPal just printed 300T of $PYUSD so many questions, like stablecoins are supposed to be backed, meaning to do that they would have to have $300 trillion in reserves somewhere... but that’s 10x the entire U.S. GDP likely fat finger but...
The Blockchain That Runs on Gossip: Avalanche Episode 1
Avalanche pitches a breakthrough blockchain architecture that uses a randomized “gossip” consensus—nodes repeatedly poll small, random peers—to achieve probabilistic finality in under a second. The protocol, developed after collaboration with an anonymous research group (Team Rocket), claims to reconcile speed,...
The Defiant Launches Documentary ECOSYSTEMS Podcast, Debuting Avalanche
Super excited for this - At The Defiant we're now making documentary-style storytelling for crypto, changing the way our industry's history books are written. Our new ECOSYSTEMS podcast will showcase docu-series on the biggest blockchain ecosystems (L1, L2s, large protocols). First episode...
What Crypto VCs Want Now | Aryan Sheikhalian
Ariansi Sheikhalian of CMT Digital argues crypto is shifting from a speculative asset class to foundational financial infrastructure, enabling 24/7 trading, instant settlement, new product structures and tokenized equity. Her research emphasis is on incentive design—stablecoins, prediction markets and tokenomics—that...
Sui TVL Hits Record $2.6 Billion Amid DeFi Growth
The growth is being driven by rising liquidity on DeFi protocols like Suilend and Momentum.
Plasma Struggles to Reclaim Post-TGE Momentum
After a highly successful launch, the XPL token has fallen almost 50% from its opening week high.
BNB Smart Chain Users Consume 5 Trillion Gas Units in a Single Day
BNB Smart Chain activity surges as token swaps dominate network usage.
Kraken Launches CME Futures Trading
Traders can now access equity, commodity, and FX futures alongside crypto contracts.
Crypto Markets Drop Lower with Traders in Wait-and-See Mode
Crypto markets edged lower on Thursday as investors seemed to take a wait-and-see approach on macro updates.
ZORA Surges 40% on Robinhood Listing
The creator-focused platform rallied sharply after a surprise listing on one of the top retail trading brokerage apps.