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What’s Interesting Today: Vitalik Buterin highlights centralization risks in Ethereum’s proof-of-stake (POS) system, where large stakers dominate, raising concerns about 51% attacks, censorship, and value extraction. With only two builders controlling 88% of Ethereum’s blocks, transaction delays and market manipulation are possible. To mitigate these risks, Buterin

What’s Interesting Today: World Chain is now live, inviting all 15 million World ID holders and World App users to migrate to its Ethereum layer-2 network designed to prioritize human users. Supported by major blockchain service providers like Optimism, Uniswap, and Alchemy, World Chain integrates World ID for anonymous

What’s Interesting Today: The TON Foundation has partnered with Axelar to connect its ecosystem with 68 blockchain networks using Axelar’s Mobius Development Stack (MDS) and Interchain Amplifier technology. This integration will enhance scalability, simplify cross-chain interactions, and eliminate the need for bridges, offering TON users smoother Web3 experiences.

What’s Interesting Today: Fantom's rebranded Sonic Labs released its litepaper on Oct. 14, outlining the FTM token migration, governance token $S, and an upcoming airdrop. $S will be distributed through a points-based airdrop, loyalty rewards, and a 1:1 migration for FTM holders. FTM, now trading at

What’s Interesting Today: Paradigm executives have launched Ithica, a new web3 development firm, aimed at enhancing open-source development in the crypto space. On October 11, CTO Georgios Konstantopoulos announced that Ithica has raised $20 million from Paradigm and is working on its first project, Odyssey, a Layer 2 network

What’s Interesting Today: Powerledger has completed its integration with the Solana blockchain, enhancing innovation in global sustainability markets by combining Solana’s speed and efficiency with Powerledger’s energy trading and tracking solutions. As part of the transition, Powerledger deprecated its own blockchain on October 1, 2024, adopting a

What’s Interesting Today: Donald Trump’s crypto venture, World Liberty Financial, is proposing to build its decentralized finance (DeFi) platform on Aave’s protocol, specifically as an Aave v3 instance on the Ethereum mainnet. The governance proposal includes a revenue-sharing plan, offering AaveDAO 20% of the platform's

What’s Interesting Today: IDA Finance, a Hong Kong-based digital asset issuer, is integrating Chainlink's services into its upcoming HKDA stablecoin, backed by the Hong Kong dollar. This integration includes Chainlink’s Proof-of-Reserves (PoR) technology for on-chain verification of the assets backing HKDA, enhancing transparency and security. Additionally,

What’s Interesting Today: Circle has launched native USDC on the Sui Network, enabling direct access for developers and users without bridging. The mainnet and testnet addresses have been established, with Wormhole facilitating the integration of the upcoming Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) for seamless asset transfers. Leading applications in DeFi,

What’s Interesting Today: Ethereum's new improvement proposal, EIP-7781, aims to increase network throughput by 50% by reducing slot times from 12 seconds to eight seconds. Proposed by Ben Adams of Illyriad Games, this upgrade seeks to enhance Ethereum's processing capacity, allowing it to handle more