China’s Blockchain-Based Service Network to Integrate Central Bank Digital Currency

The BSN expects to complete integrations with a total of 30 public blockchains this year.

Optimism ‘Soft Launches’ Ethereum Throughput Solution With DeFi’s Synthetix

A potential fix for Ethereum's costly congestion problems.

MahaDAO’s Algorithmic ‘Valuecoin’ Goes Live on Ethereum

ARTH tries to maintain its value over time compared to other stablecoins that lose value as the dollar is inflated.

Bittrex Won’t Disclose Why It Withdrew Support for Dash, Zcash, Monero

As of today, zcash, monero and dash won’t be included among Bittrex’s tradable assets.

Lido Protocol Does Eth 2.0 Staking but With a DeFi Twist

There's a new yield farm for those backing Ethereum 2.0.

Bitcoin Core’s Latest Release Is Out: Here’s What’s in It

These new features don’t grab headlines every day, but the improvements they make to the Bitcoin network’s privacy, tooling and complex transaction logic are building a stronger foundation.

Sci-Hub Leaves Handshake Blockchain After 2 Days, Citing Centralization Concerns

Sci-Hub, a pirate library of academic papers censored by Twitter, PayPal and domain systems, left the distributed domain platform Handshake after two days, unsatisfied by the level of decentralization.

Privacy Coin Firo Launches ‘Privacy by Default’ Protocol on Mainnet

Lelantus introduces “on-by-default” privacy while also allowing partial redemptions of Firo’s burn-and-redeem model.

Paxos Makes Fresh Push for DeFi Market With New Oracle Integration

Paxos’ stablecoin tokens have mainly been playing catch-up since the DeFi spike in 2020.