Digital Assets Innovation Needs to Balance Decentralization and Security
The immaturity of security controls in DeFi is a challenge for institutional adoption. Here’s how to address that.
Blockchain
Polygon Lands First User of New ‘AggLayer,’ Inking Deal With Astar Network
By plugging into the AggLayer, Astar users will have access to the liquidity in the Polygon ecosystem, allowing cross-chain transactions between Astar and Polygon zkEVM, supposedly making the experience feel like a single chain.
Bitcoiners, Solana Acolytes Crash Ethereum Conference in Denver – for a Reason
Last week’s ETHDenver conference drew a significant presence from developers and reps of blockchain ecosystems beyond Ethereum, taken as a sign of just how influential the second-largest distributed network has become.
Taiko, an ‘Ethereum-Equivalent ZK Rollup,’ Raises $15M
The Taiko project, distinguished for its “based sequencing” architecture, is one of several competing for relevance among a deep field of Ethereum layer-2 networks.
Crypto for Advisors: Private Credit Meets the Blockchain
In the world of digital assets, real world assets on-chain private credit brings the process of lending and borrowing against real-world assets onto a blockchain.
Bitcoin Zero-Knowledge Rollup Citrea Raises $2.7M in Seed Funding
Citrea says it plans to use zero-knowledge cryptography to help grow Bitcoin’s budding decentralized finance (DeFi) and NFT ecosystems.
New Technology Will Have Institutions Lining Up for Crypto
The zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine enables real world asset tokenization on a far greater scale, says Colin Butler at Polygon Labs.
Sui Overtakes Aptos, Cardano in Value Locked; Sees $310M Inflow in 30 Days
The Sui blockchain reached a peak of 6,000 TPS in December as it produced 13.8 million blocks in one day.
The Protocol: Bitcoin’s OP_CAT, Fake Ethereum Tokens, Starknet’s Airdrop
CoinDesk’s Jamie Crawley takes a look at the suddenly-high-profile proposal to revive Bitcoin’s historic “OP_CAT” function as a way of enabling more development on the oldest blockchain. PLUS: the unofficial “ERC-404” tokens driving up fees on Ethereum and highlights from our Protocol Village column over the past week.
Rollup Platform Dymension’s DYM Reaches $5.2B Valuation After Botched Start
As of Wednesday morning, validator “Big Brain Staking” holds over 35% of staked DYM tokens – attracting criticism from DYM holders for its large network influence.