Corporates launching their own L2s take away from the institutional adoption narrative in the sense that their permissioned chains are akin to web 2 extension.

Presidential rug pull wont be so presidential

Trump's World Liberty buying TRON is a reminder that we live in a simulation.

NEW: BlackRock/iShares just filed to allow in-kind creation and redemption on their Bitcoin ETF $IBIT

At least in gambling, you know your odds. Transparency remains paramount for crypto and memecoins in particular.

the verifiable internet will be built on DAS (Celestia) + zk proofs (Succinct)

Big blocks

When a problem is directionlessness, the solution isnt throwing more people at it. It is about coalescing around a single conviction.

If you understand crypto as a service sector, it helps explain its pmf. Service to payment, to fx, to liquidity for startups thru tokenization of securities, etc.

Berachain Governance Update: Guardians Assemble. RFRV Batch 3 is now live, incorporating recent improvements to governance guidelines. The full 5-member Governance Guardian council is announced, and will ratify reward vaults moving forward. Read the full update at

Today, there's a palpable "burnout" felt by many in Web3, with some saying the only PMF for crypto is BTC and stablecoins. They are not wrong, but I would not fade what I call the third category - financial innovation. Berachain Foundation 🐻⛓, imo, leads this category. Its PoL, while not

Decisions on the latest batch of RFRVs have been delivered by the BGT Foundation on behalf of the Guardians. New reward vaults across DeFi, Bitcoin, stables, and consumer applications have been approved, expanding PoL utility across the Berachain ecosystem. This batch includes new

When Google says it plans on using zkps, are they using blockchain or just zkps within a centralized system? If latter, not very bullish on zk crypto

Excited to announce our $9.25M funding round led by Dragonfly ＞|＜, Ergonia, and other leading investors. Perpl is handcrafted with knowledge from decades of market-making expertise and advanced EVM engineering.

I remember teaching a class on what a real-world usage of blockchain could look like, and pointed to Blackbird as the example. It is exciting (and not surprising) to see that they are now building on Celestia 🦣!

Did altcoin skip leg days?

As part of the Proof of Pitch prize package at Proof of Talk 2025, we’re excited to announce exclusive mentorship support from Joon Kim (Joon Kim) and JK Advisory. Joon is the Founder & CEO of JK Advisory, a Swiss-based firm providing legal and business consulting to

Let's assume the Genius Act becomes the law (passes the House). Banks that have federal charters will have a roaring first start, and will issue stablecoins on private networks. Bank customers will enjoy cheaper, faster transactions (sometimes without knowing that they are using

💥🔫 Glock: A new standard for verification on Bitcoin Alpen Labs’ focus has rapidly evolved to a new frontier over the last few months. We'll soon unveil Glock, short for garbled lock, a primitive that takes the safety of Bitcoin-based systems to new heights.