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Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the US, has made an announcement regarding 25 altcoins. According to the announcement, Coinbase has decided to discontinue futures trading for these 25 altcoins. Related altcoins include TRB, RARE, $NEIRO, A, ME, $XTZ, $KMNO, $RAY, $STX, $ENS, $GMT, $SNX, 1000FLOKI, 0G, $ORDI, NIL, $BIO, $UMA, $BEAM, INIT, $SOMI, $EGLD, CLANKER, SOPH, BIGTIME. Coinbase stated that this decision aims to focus on protecting products that meet liquidity and market quality standards, simplify its derivatives offering, and improve market liquidity and quality. “As previously announced, we have suspended trading for the following perpetual futures contracts. Remaining…

Discovering the Stars with Unbreakable Data: Introducing SkyMapper L1 Astronomers have always chased the stars, but now a new tool is making sure their discoveries can’t be questioned. is changing how we record and verify telescope data. This innovative system, called SkyMapper L1, uses the fast Avalanche blockchain to create secure, real-time records of what telescopes see in the night sky. Imagine pointing a telescope at a distant galaxy. Normally, the data gets saved on a computer, but it could be changed or lost. With SkyMapper L1, every observation becomes a permanent entry on the blockchain. This means scientists, businesses,…

In a significant DeFi security incident, the Lido EarnETH vault now faces a substantial $21.6 million exposure following the massive $292 million KelpDAO bridge exploit. This development, confirmed by the Lido DAO on November 15, 2024, highlights the interconnected risks within decentralized finance protocols. Consequently, the protocol has temporarily suspended redemptions while assessing the full damage. Importantly, the core Lido staking protocol and its primary liquid staking tokens, stETH and wstETH, remain unaffected by this isolated event. Lido EarnETH Vault Faces Direct Exposure The Lido EarnETH vault holds a leveraged position of rsETH against ETH on the Aave lending platform.…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin delivered an important message about the Layer 2 ecosystem at the fourth Hong Kong Web3 Festival on April 20: copying Ethereum and making it more centralized is not a product; it is a mistake. Speaking at the event, Buterin drew a distinction between two types of L2 projects. The first takes Ethereum, scales it up, and reduces decentralization in the process. The second starts by examining what applications actually need, identifies the off-chain components those applications require beyond Ethereum’s base layer, and builds specifically to meet those needs. His verdict on the first type was, “The…

The government of Uzbekistan is creating a “crypto mining valley” in one of its regions bordering Central Asia’s mining powerhouse, Kazakhstan. Miners will be granted almost a decade-long tax exemption as part of the nation’s push to catch up with neighbors that are already ahead in developing the industry. Bitcoin miners to enjoy benefits in Uzbekistan’s new crypto valley Uzbekistani authorities are establishing a special economic zone called the Besqala Mining Valley in the autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan. The region is situated in the northwestern part of the country and borders Kazakhstan, which accounted for roughly 13% of the global…

B.AI, a new-generation digital financial infrastructure specifically built for the Artificial Intelligence (AI) agent era, has announced a groundbreaking partnership with Biconomy, a modular blockchain infrastructure protocol designed to simplify Web3 user experiences. The basic purpose of this history-making collaboration is to enhance security infrastructure for AI along with its global accessibility. B.AI has shared this news on its official X account. https://t.co/JerjymcrIH 🤝 @BiconomyComBuilding the financial layer for AI means aligning with platforms that prioritize security and global access. We are joining forces with https://t.co/yPR70VOgvE to push the boundaries of the digital economy.Their track record of… pic.twitter.com/xTmQ1cneat — B.AI…

As part of efforts to advance decentralized network execution and cross-chain transfers, Phoenix Finance, a stablecoin-focused DeFi protocol, today entered into a strategic alliance with ENI Blockchain, an enterprise-grade, high-performance modular Layer-1 blockchain designed to drive mass commercial adoption. With the collaboration, Phoenix Finance integrated ENI’s high-performance interoperability Layer-1 blockchain to deliver seamless cross-chain asset movements and real-time sophisticated trading executions (settlements), seeking to drive institutional participation on its AI-driven RWA yield stablecoin protocol. Phoenix Finance is an RWA-backed yield-focused stablecoin protocol that aims to address the structural challenges of idle DeFi assets and fragmented liquidity by transforming inactive RWAs…

Renowned blockchain project Aleo has unveiled a pilot program in Colombia aimed at transforming humanitarian aid distribution through privacy-focused technology. The initiative leverages zero-knowledge (ZK) cryptography to deliver stablecoin donations to displaced communities without exposing their personal data. The blockchain announced this update in latest tweet on its official X account. A new model of aid is being piloted in Colombia.In partnership with @mercycorps & @gsr_io / @foundation_gsr, @HumLinked have built a solution that leverages Aleo’s privacy technology to deliver private stablecoin donations to displaced communities, protecting personal data and… pic.twitter.com/N5LmpwmXc8 — Aleo (@AleoHQ) April 20, 2026 Aleo Rolls Out…

The same architectural openness that turned a forged cross-chain message at Kelp DAO’s bridge into hundreds of millions of bad debt at Aave has in 48 hours produced its own antidote: A coalition of DeFi protocols has launched an emergency exit route. Fluid, a DeFi DEX and lending protocol, has joined with other DeFi protocols to build a way for $ETH depositors and loopers on Aave to swap their positions out of WETH, either exiting the protocol altogether or switching to a different collateral type, at a time when direct withdrawals are unavailable after the $290 million Kelp DAO exploit.…

Table of Contents Why Buterin Rejected the “Start Over” ArgumentWhat Does “Cypherpunk” Mean in This Context?How Does FOCIL Fit Into the Plan?What Is the “Lean Ethereum” Initiative?Resources Frequently Asked Questions Vitalik Buterin is not scrapping Ethereum. Instead, he wants to build a “cypherpunk principled non-ugly Ethereum” as a bolt-on extension to the existing network, gradually replacing current infrastructure over roughly five years while keeping the chain running throughout. The plan, which Buterin posted on X on February 20, targets censorship resistance, zero-knowledge (ZK) proof compatibility, and simplified consensus mechanisms. It is a direct answer to growing criticism that Ethereum is…