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As the crypto market develops into a novel epoch of institutional cooperation and tangible usefulness, Ethereum is arising as the uncontested leader among alternative coins. Already the second-largest digital asset by market capitalization, Ethereum’s network is rapidly becoming the very infrastructural backbone for a global financial world. And that momentum may soon drive its price … Read more

Following a stormy but ultimately successful ascent, Bitcoin has regained a $2 trillion market cap — rejoining the global stage as one of the five most valuable financial assets on Earth. Just weeks ago, it was barely holding on to the #7 spot, trailing in the wake of Meta and Berkshire Hathaway. Now, it has … Read more

In a development that suggests a strong steer into the future of cross-chain finance, the liquid staking protocol StakeStone (formerly Staking Facilities) has struck a partnership with WLFI — the crypto project associated with Donald Trump — to generate robust liquidity for the stablecoin USD1. The collaboration aims to build a solid bridge between real-world … Read more

Ethereum’s enduring ambition to scale via Layer 2s (L2s) is now a reality, delivering speedy and low-cost transactions to users. Yet, while rollups like Base amass millions of transaction fees, a new discussion is underway: are these L2s getting too rich — and thereby making the base layer more extractive? Cointelegraph recently interviewed Tanay Ved, … Read more

Even while much of the crypto market remains cautiously optimistic during times of macroeconomic uncertainty, BNB Chain is steadily solidifying its lead in both user activity and developer adoption. With a presence that commands a growing share of on-chain activity and a dominant place among many of the tokens that are performing best, BNB Chain, … Read more

In a market atmosphere where the noise from macroeconomic volatility, global uncertainty, and regulatory demands seems never-ending, an opportunity has arisen under the radar for Bitcoin. It may seem like a faint plot point in the overarching Bitcoin story, but one with potential long-term consequences for the cryptocurrency. Over the past month, a cadre of … Read more

In its ongoing quest for truly workable scaling solutions and credible real-world use cases, the blockchain world has a tendency to get lost in all its noise and hype. But one project within it has stepped quietly apart from the surprise and excitement to offer something concrete: BOB (Build on Bitcoin). It launched on May … Read more