DeFi
Ethereum fee market cools as blob capacity absorbs rollup demand
A year after proto-danksharding shipped, layer-2 settlement is cheaper and steadier as blob capacity absorbs rollup demand. The data suggests the scaling roadmap is doing what it promised.
Stablecoin settlement volume overtakes a major card network on-chain
Adjusted for wash and bot activity, dollar-pegged tokens are now clearing genuine payment volume at a scale that is hard to dismiss as a niche, on-chain settlement rivalling a major card network.
A quiet week for altcoins masks rising dispersion beneath the index
Aggregate altcoin performance looks flat this week, but beneath the index the gap between winners and losers is the widest it has been in months.
Solana overtakes Ethereum in daily DEX volume
Decentralised exchange volume on Solana has edged past Ethereum during several recent sessions, powered by low fees and fast execution.
Tokenized treasuries cross $10B on-chain
On-chain tokenised US Treasury products have crossed the $10 billion mark as institutions bring the world's benchmark safe yield onto public blockchains.
Stablecoin supply hits an all-time high
The combined supply of dollar-pegged stablecoins has set a fresh record, a shift many desks read as dry powder waiting on the sidelines rather than committed risk.
Layer-2 TVL doubles as fees stay near zero
Total value locked on Ethereum's rollups has doubled over the past year while transaction fees have stayed a fraction of a cent, reshaping where activity happens.
Restaking TVL surges as EigenLayer expands
Restaking — reusing staked ETH to secure additional services — has drawn billions in deposits, along with fresh questions about the layered risk that comes with it.
RWA lending markets top $1B in deposits
On-chain lending backed by real-world assets has passed $1 billion in deposits, pulling off-chain credit into DeFi and reshaping where yield now comes from.
Coinbase Base network hits 1M daily active users
The Base layer-2 network has crossed one million daily active addresses, one of the clearer signs of consumer traction in crypto.