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Ethena USDe Overtakes DAI to Become Third-Largest Stablecoin at $8.4B
Ethena's yield-bearing USDe has surpassed DAI in market cap to claim the third spot in the stablecoin rankings. The milestone signals a structural shift toward delta-neutral synthetic designs as the dominant format for decentralised dollar exposure.
Ethereum Crosses 30M ETH Staked as Liquid Restaking Doubles
Ethereum staking reaches 30 million ETH (25% of supply) with liquid restaking protocols doubling stake committed to EigenLayer. Lido dominance, solo staker growth, and deflationary dynamics reshape validator economics.
Polygon AggLayer Connects 30+ Chains in a Unified Liquidity Network
Polygon's AggLayer aggregation protocol now connects more than 30 blockchains into a single unified liquidity layer, enabling cross-chain swaps and atomic transactions without traditional bridges. Here is how it works.
Bitcoin Ordinals and Runes Dominate Q1 2026 NFT Volume — A Deep Dive
Bitcoin's Ordinals protocol and the Runes fungible token standard together captured nearly 22% of all NFT-adjacent on-chain volume in Q1 2026. We analyze what drove Bitcoin's NFT renaissance and what it means for the broader market.
PayPal's PYUSD Goes Mainstream on Solana: $1B Supply, 35M Merchants, Zero Fees
PayPal's PYUSD stablecoin has crossed $1 billion in supply on Solana and is now live across 35 million merchants, powering Xoom remittances and expanding into Solana DeFi protocols — a genuine mainstream moment for stablecoin payments.
Ethereum Foundation Announces $100M Ecosystem Fund With New Focus Areas
The Ethereum Foundation has unveiled a restructured $100 million ecosystem grant programme targeting zero-knowledge tooling, developer experience, and privacy infrastructure — a strategic pivot from its historically research-first approach.
Two Years After the 2024 Bitcoin Halving: Did the Cycle Hold?
The April 2024 Bitcoin halving delivered a 71% price gain to an all-time high of $108,000 by March 2026, followed by a correction. We examine the timeline, miner profitability, ETF inflows, and how this cycle compares to the three previous halvings.
Pump.fun Migration to Raydium Triggers Solana Daily Fee Record of $18.4M
Pump.fun's new model routes graduated tokens directly onto Raydium AMM pools, triggering an $18.4M single-day fee record across Solana protocols. Analysis of the Raydium RAY buyback effect, validator economics, and sustainability questions.
Restaking Points Become Tokens: 12 LRT Airdrops Confirmed for Q2 2026
Twelve liquid restaking protocols have confirmed token launches and retroactive airdrops in Q2 2026, converting months of accumulated restaking points into governance tokens. The LRT sector is entering a new phase.