LATEST FROM SAM KESSLER
The Protocol: Hyperliquid Responds to Decentralization Criticism
Also: Ripple’s Chainlink deal; Pyth partners with Revolut
Jan 8, 2025
Solana Pushes Validators to Test Early 'Firedancer' Upgrade
The upgrade from Jump Crypto could drastically boost transaction throughput, helping Solana support legacy financial markets.
Jan 8, 2025
StarkWare Launches Appchains on Starknet with New Developer Toolkit
The “SN Stack” enables developers to create blockchains for specific crypto use cases, potentially bringing StarkWare's technology to a variety of chains.
Jan 8, 2025
Arbitrum Deepens Ties with South Korea's Lotte Group
Lotte’s Caliverse, an AI-driven entertainment experience, is coming to the layer-2 network, allowing web3 users to pay for services with crypto.
Jan 7, 2025
Aptos Labs CEO Mo Shaikh Quits; Avery Ching to Take His Place
The Aptos co-founder is sticking around as a strategic adviser, though.
Dec 19, 2024
EigenLayer's Sreeram Kannan: King of the Professor Coins
Kannan may have played a larger role than any other entrepreneur in revitalizing DeFi on Ethereum. But not everything went according to plan.
Dec 10, 2024
Trump's Crypto Project Gets $30M Investment From Justin Sun
The investment by Sun, best known for creating the TRON blockchain, comes after World Liberty Financial saw slow initial sales of its WLFI token.
Nov 25, 2024
Lido Co-Founders Said to Plot Competitor to Sam Altman's World Network
The new digital identity platform, Y, forgoes World Network's controversial biometric authentication for a system based on users' online activities.
Nov 18, 2024
Blockchain Analyzer 'Bubblemaps' Adds AI to Help Identify Insider-Controlled Tokens
The app's new update seeks to boost transparency in the market by exposing token ownership patterns that may indicate centralization or manipulation.
Nov 13, 2024
Ethereum Developer Consensys Plots Token Issuance in Sign of Trump Thaw
The long-anticipated LINEA token comes as the next U.S. president is expected to usher in a more favorable regulatory environment for cryptocurrency.
Nov 13, 2024