DeFi
“USDS is great…but you don’t have to mess with the Maker brand,” was the feedback MakerDAO cofounder Rune Christensen received.
Ethereum
Vitalik Buterin said fully verifying the chain should be so computationally affordable that even a smart watch can do it by default.
Superstate’s Robert Leshner argued tokenizing real-world assets holds great potential, while Crucible’s Meltem Demirors likened the practice to putting lipstick on a pig.
Business
The amount of ETH in Base’s bridge has climbed to an all-time high of nearly 623,130 ETH, which is currently worth about $1.6 billion.
Regulation
Fairshake’s push to unseat Sherrod Brown runs the risk of having the next chair of the Senate Banking Committee be even more anti-crypto.
Tech
Argentina’s capital has introduced QuarkID, a blockchain-based identity system that enhances privacy and security using ZK technology.
Maker cofounder Rune Christensen proposed reinstating the Maker brand, using MKR as the DAO’s sole governance token.
Airdrop farmers drove a spike in total value locked ahead of Scroll’s snapshot and token airdrop, but the gains didn’t last.
Vitalik Buterin has always been seen as the quiet genius behind Ethereum—focused, introspective, and more interested in solving complex problems than stirring up hype. But that appears to have changed recently.
The Vice President isn’t committed to replacing Gary Gensler, but Unchained has learned that her transition team is vetting two candidates.
