Institutions break up with Ethereum but keep ETH on the hook

Institutions break up with Ethereum but keep ETH on the hook

Long-time investors are slashing their Ether balances as Ethereum begins self-improvement to fix its base layer. Ethereum is entering one of its most precarious periods since its inception. Usage on the base layer is plummeting, core metrics are nearing multi-year lows, and even co-founder Vitalik Buterin is proposing a radical architectural overhaul.  Institutions aren’t waiting…

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Coinbase Derivatives lists XRP futures

Coinbase Derivatives lists XRP futures

The futures contracts are regulated by the US CFTC and add to a growing list of crypto derivatives products available for retail and institutional investors. Coinbase has listed futures contracts for the XRP token on its US derivatives exchange, the cryptocurrency platform said on April 21. The contracts are overseen by the US Commodity Futures…

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Now is not the time for a restaking revival

Now is not the time for a restaking revival

Restaking promised to supercharge Ethereum’s ecosystem, but mounting risks and UX woes threaten to fracture the network further. bApps are the answer and can unify the fragmented ecosystem. Opinion by: Alon Muroch, founder of SSV Labs Even though Ethereum remains a leader in terms of total value locked (TVL), things aren’t looking great. Network activity…

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Vitalik Buterin proposes swapping EVM language for RISC-V

Vitalik Buterin proposes swapping EVM language for RISC-V

The Ethereum co-founder continues to propose ideas to make the smart contract blockchain more competitive with high-throughput chains. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed replacing the current Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) contract language with the RISC-V instruction set architecture to improve the speed and efficiency of the Ethereum network’s execution layer. Buterin’s April 20 proposal…

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Every chain is an island: crypto’s liquidity crisis

Every chain is an island: crypto’s liquidity crisis

The race to scale blockchain networks has created an unexpected problem of isolated pools of capital that make crypto harder, not easier, to use. Opinion by: Jin Kwon, co-founder and chief strategy officer at Saga Crypto has come a long way in boosting transaction throughput. New layer 1s (L1s) and side networks offer faster, cheaper…

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Tokenized stocks could top T in market cap — Execs

Tokenized stocks could top $1T in market cap — Execs

Though still a small slice of the RWA market, tokenized stocks are gaining traction as institutions eye faster, cheaper access to US equities. Tokenized stocks are on track to exceed $1 trillion in market capitalization in the coming years as adoption accelerates, two industry executives said at the TokenizeThis conference in New York.  The total…

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