The economics of zkSync Era’s sequencer revenue sharing
zkSync prioritizes institutional adoption through a 67M ZK monthly allocation to Matter Labs for the Prividium roadmap. While daily revenue fell to $6,800 following the…
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Bitcoin
Riot Platforms’ post-halving profitability: myths vs facts
Riot Platforms reported $174.2 million in total revenue for Q2 2026, driven by $23.2 million in data center revenue and a $9.1 billion contract with an AI lab. The…
Charts & flows
Markets & Analysis
Hyperliquid HYPE airdrop reality after $10 billion volume milestone
Hyperliquid recorded $1.02 billion in cumulative protocol revenue and removed over 40 million HYPE tokens through fee buybacks. While the 2024 genesis event distributed…
Open finance
DeFi
Validator stake concentration and dYdX v4 stability
The top four dYdX v4 nodes currently hold 40% of the total stake, creating centralization risks for the 60-node validator set. Network stability depends on trading…
Ownership online
NFT & Web3
Policy & law
Regulation
SEC proposed crypto custody framework for advisers and funds
SEC Chair Paul S. Atkins aims to modernize digital asset management through a new regulatory framework effective October 1, 2026. The proposal allows state trust…
How CFTC guidance affects Uniswap Labs compliance strategy
Uniswap Labs must evaluate its 0.15% front-end swap fee against new CFTC guidance regarding software providers that passively enable trading. The regulatory distinction…
The grind of Grayscale fee compression
Grayscale faces significant revenue pressure as high-margin legacy products like GBTC and ETHE lose assets to low-cost competitors. While GBTC generates over $250…
MiCA reserve changes and Circle USDC issuance
Circle is advocating for flexible liquidity requirements to replace the 60% reserve mandate for significant e-money token issuers. The European Central Bank and 27…
Under the hood
Blockchain Tech
The people shaping Sui’s Move-based DeFi ecosystem
Sui reached $810.5 million in Total Value Locked following the integration of USDC and significant liquidity surges. Key protocols like NAVI Protocol and Scallop Lend…
Base vs Optimism Superchain: The Sequencer Divergence
Base remains at Stage 0 decentralization as Coinbase maintains sole sequencer control, while Optimism manages the OP Stack with $2.8 billion in total value locked. This…
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