Solana’s Lily Liu: Crypto Should Focus on Finance, Not Social Apps
Solana’s leadership just caused a bigger conversation about where crypto is heading, after Solana Foundation president Lily Liu said blockchains should stop trying to copy gaming platforms or social networks and focus again on finance. Her comments arrived as bitcoin slipped below $70,000
Ethereum Is Dying, Or Is This the Biggest Buy Signal of the Decade?
Vitalik Buterin might have just killed the Ethereum price and L2 market. Buterin announced this week that “The original vision for L2s and their role in Ethereum no longer makes sense.” The idea in 2021 was that L2s would eventually become decentralized, but
Crypto News Today, February 4: Down Again, Thanks Crypto! BTC USD Fell to $72K Before The Snapping Back, ETH 25% Down in A Week
Reading most crypto news headlines is depressing today. BTC USD briefly tagged a 15-month low under $73,000 before snapping back above $76,000, while ETH USD continued its rough week, sliding 25% and maybe closing to $2,000. This sets the depression in crypto news
Ethereum Starts Planning for a Post-Quantum Future
Ethereum just took its first clear step toward preparing the network for a future where quantum computers become real threats. The Ethereum Foundation set up a dedicated post-quantum security team, which moves this topic out of research papers and into actual planning. ETH
Ethereum Preps for Quantum Threat With $1M Security Push
The quantum threat might be closer than we think, and Ethereum’s core developers just made a long-term security move that most investors never think about until it’s too late. The Ethereum Foundation has stood up a dedicated Post-Quantum (PQ) security team, backed by
Farcaster Denies Shutdown, Returns $180M After Neynar Takeover
Scaling a crypto app in “winter” is hard. If anything, there are worrying statistics that most crypto projects don’t last three months. In the meme coin world, +99% of new launches don’t last an hour. Farcaster was a success, especially considering it built
Vitalik Says 2026 Is the Year to Ditch Big Tech: Bullish for ETH USD?
Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin said 2026 will mark a turning point, with users reclaiming control over their digital lives by ditching Big Tech software such as Google Maps and Gmail. ETH USD is down -3% in the past 24 hours, following Vitalik’s statement,
End to ‘Rich Rule’ in Crypto: Vitalik Criticises DAO Governance
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is criticising DAO governance, arguing that the current standard of token-based voting is failing the industry. While major governance tokens hold billions in market value, voter apathy has left protocols vulnerable to centralization by wealthy “whales.” This push for
Ethereum Targets ‘Trust Me’ Wallets: Here’s What Changes in 2026
All public chains are by default “decentralized,” but the level of decentralization varies. How decentralized a chain like Ethereum, Bitcoin, or Solana always remains a topic of discussion. Nearly all debates center on node distribution but fewer on how wallets connect and “talk”
Solana RWAs Hit $1B as Yakovenko Issues ‘Adapt or Die’ Warning
Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko started a heated debate after saying blockchains must keep changing or risk fading away. At the same time, RWAs (real-world assets) on Solana crossed $1 billion in value. Yakovenko’s view contrasts with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin’s position. Buterin supports
