Ethereum and the battle for yield: What is ETH’s future?

Ethereum and the battle for yield: What is ETH’s future?

Ethereum staking yields are falling as yield-bearing stablecoins and DeFi protocols offer more competitive returns. Can ETH regain the upper hand in the yield wars? Key takeaways Ethereum’s staking yield dropped under 3%, putting it behind many DeFi and RWA protocols. Yield-bearing stablecoins like sUSDe and SyrupUSDC now offer 4–6.5% returns and are rapidly gaining…

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Crypto industry urges SEC to clarify staking stance

Crypto industry urges SEC to clarify staking stance

The US regulator has issued guidance on several crypto-related activities, but has yet to clarify rules on staking. Cryptocurrency industry groups are urging the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue formal guidance on staking, citing continued regulatory uncertainty for Web3 infrastructure providers, according to Allison Muehr, head of staking policy for the Crypto…

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XYO Network tops 10M DePIN nodes — Co-founder

XYO Network tops 10M DePIN nodes — Co-founder

Non-crypto native users comprise about 80% of participants in the decentralized physical infrastructure network. XYO Network has onboarded more than 10 million nodes to its decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN), co-founder Markus Levin told Cointelegraph in an interview. The nodes mostly comprise human users who provide data in exchange for rewards via the network’s mobile…

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Canary Capital files for staked TRX ETF

Canary Capital files for staked TRX ETF

The ETF plans to hold and stake TRX, the native token of the Tron blockchain, which currently offers an annual yield of about 4.5%, according to StakingRewards.com. United States asset manager Canary Capital has filed to list an exchange-traded fund (ETF) holding the Tron blockchain network’s native token, TRX (TRX), regulatory filings show.  The fund…

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Ethereum's weekly blob fees hit 2025 lows

Ethereum's weekly blob fees hit 2025 lows

Ethereum’s income from L2 blob fees has dropped over 95% since mid-March, raising concerns about the network’s post-Dencun revenue model. The Ethereum network’s main source of income from layer-2 (L2) scaling chains — “blob fees” — has sunk to the lowest weekly levels so far this year, according to data from Etherscan.  In the week…

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# Decentralized finance needs alternatives to blockchain

# Decentralized finance needs alternatives to blockchain

Critics often overlook the inconvenient fact that “decentralized” blockchains in fact depend on centralized points of failure that have the potential to corrupt entire ecosystems. One of the laziest and most frustrating criticisms of digital currencies — particularly Bitcoin (BTC) — is when pundits liken it to a pyramid scheme dependent on the “greater fool”…

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