James Tromans, global head of Web3, Google Cloud. (CoinDesk TV)
Google Cloud Pushes Deeper Into Blockchain Data, Adding 11 Networks Including Polygon
Google’s cloud-computing business has stored historical data on Bitcoin since 2018, claiming the service provides faster access than can be obtained directly from the blockchain.
James Tromans, global head of Web3, Google Cloud. (CoinDesk TV)

Hector Network suffered major losses this month. (H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images)
Hector Network Votes to Liquidate $16M Treasury Following Multichain, Fantom Losses
The vote delivers a pyrrhic victory to activist investors who hounded the Fantom-based project with allegations of mismanagement.
Hector Network suffered major losses this month. (H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images)

Bridge (Alex Azabache/Unsplash)
As Multichain Wobbles, Some Fantom-Based DeFi Projects Flee Bridged Tokens
The actions showcase how Multichain’s faltering infrastructure and AWOL CEO are sending shockwaves through Fantom, the blockchain most heavily dependent on Multichain’s bridges.
Bridge (Alex Azabache/Unsplash)

Bridge (Unsplash modified by CoinDesk)
Binance, Other Crypto Players Shun Multichain as Bridging Rumors Swirl
With facts hard to come by, a coterie of crypto players are taking action.
Bridge (Unsplash modified by CoinDesk)

The Fantom Foundation removed millions of dollars in crypto from $MULTI trading pools. (Regularguy/Unsplash)
Fantom Foundation Removes $2.4M MULTI from SushiSwap Liquidity Pool
Multichain’s current upgrade is taking longer than expected, causing delays in their transactions.
The Fantom Foundation removed millions of dollars in crypto from $MULTI trading pools. (Regularguy/Unsplash)

The debate is raging inside Hector Network (Кусмарцева Дарья / Getty Images)
Hector Network Fight Centers on Efficacy of DAO Governance
The Olympus DAO fork is debating whether to tack on some of the hallmarks of a conventional corporation – something critics view as antithetical centralization.
The debate is raging inside Hector Network (Кусмарцева Дарья / Getty Images)

Hector brought back to Troy (Wikimedia Commons)
DeFi Project Hector Network Mulls Legal Wrapper to Shield DAO
A legal wrapper proposed by leaders of the Fantom-based protocol would empower employees of Hector and, according to critics, undercut the community.
Hector brought back to Troy (Wikimedia Commons)

(DALL-E/CoinDesk)
Fantom Network Adds De.Fi's Security Tools to Bolster Dapp Protection
De.Fi claims to have recorded and analyzed over 12 million issues from 1.15 million contracts in the past two years.
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Interest in DeFi Sector Rises Due in Part to Arbitrum Popularity: DappRadar
Interest in DeFi Sector Rises Due in Part to Arbitrum Popularity: DappRadar
A new report from Dapp Radar shows the total value locked in De Fi rounded out the first quarter with over 83 billion thanks in part to the rise in interest of scaling solutions like Arbitrum Fantom and Optimism That's an increase of nearly 38 from the previous quarter Dapp Radar Head of Research and [...]
Interest in DeFi Sector Rises Due in Part to Arbitrum Popularity: DappRadar

Bitcoin price chart shows the cryptocurrency traded near $23,000 Monday afternoon. (CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Holds Steady Near $23K as Investors Weigh Their Next Steps
Ether also traded sideways to change hands at about $1,635. Equities declined.
Bitcoin price chart shows the cryptocurrency traded near $23,000 Monday afternoon. (CoinDesk)