What’s Interesting Today: Coinbase's Ethereum layer 2 network, Base, has integrated Chainlink Automation to enhance smart contract scalability and efficiency. This collaboration offers a significant 90% reduction in gas fees for Web3 developers and enables advanced capabilities in smart contract execution. The integration, which complements Chainlink'

What’s Interesting Today: The deployment of Aave version v3 on the Neon EVM mainnet has been approved by the Aave DAO, a significant development for the DeFi sector in the Solana network, as reported on the Snapshot page. Marina Guryeva, the CEO of Neon Foundation, expressed enthusiasm about this

What’s Interesting Today: Frax Finance has completed its v3 rollout with the introduction of Frax Bonds (FXB), tokens that can be exchanged trustlessly for 1 FRAX stablecoin at maturity. These bonds are being sold at a discount and have maturity dates of July 30, 2024, December 31, 2024, and

What’s Interesting Today: Algorand, a layer-1 blockchain, has implemented the Dynamic Lambda upgrade, reducing block creation times by about 20%, with average block times now under three seconds. Announced on Jan. 17, this update enhances network throughput and performance. Since the upgrade, block interval times have averaged around 2.

What’s Interesting Today: Ethereum core developers have deployed the Dencun upgrade on the Goerli testnet, which includes proto-danksharding (EIP-4844). This test serves as a preliminary step before its expected launch on the Ethereum mainnet in the first quarter of 2024. The upgrade, which went live around 1:35 a.

What’s Interesting Today: Solana Mobile has started preorders for its new smartphone, Saga Chapter 2, priced at $450, significantly less than its predecessor's $1,000 tag. The first Saga model gained popularity among crypto traders due to an included allocation of BONK tokens. This new device aims