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The era of every project running its own chain is fading fast. In a single week, multiple protocols signaled that the cost of maintaining standalone infrastructure no longer adds up. A ZK-pow
Coinbase’s Base layer-2 network suffered two block production outages last week, and the project’s engineering team has traced both issues to problems in its sequencer infrastructure. Accordi
A sequencer bug was responsible for two outages of the Coinbase layer-2 network Base last week, according to a post-mortem. The Base engineering team said in a Saturday post-mortem that they
Kuvi Labs, an AI-powered crypto platform, today entered into a new strategic partnership with AI-Pay with Crypto, an AI decentralized infrastructure for agentic economies, highlighting its fo
A front-end hack on Polymarket reportedly drained $3.1 million from 11 wallets, raising urgent questions about interface-layer security on one of crypto's most prominent prediction market pla
BitcoinWorld What is Velvet (VELVET)? Complete Guide for 2025 # What is Velvet (VELVET)? Complete Guide for 2025 Velvet (VELVET) is a decentralized finance (DeFi) token built on the Ethereum
BitcoinWorld Velvet (VELVET) Price Prediction 2025–2026: Will It Rise? # Velvet (VELVET) Price Prediction 2025–2026: Will It Rise? Velvet (VELVET) has strong growth potential through 2025-202
BitcoinWorld What is XMAQUINA (DEUS)? Complete Guide for 2025 # What is XMAQUINA (DEUS)? Complete Guide for 2025 XMAQUINA (DEUS) is a decentralized synthetic asset protocol on the Arbitrum ne
BitcoinWorld Why is XMAQUINA (DEUS) Trending? What You Need to Know # Why is XMAQUINA (DEUS) Trending? What You Need to Know XMAQUINA (DEUS) is trending due to a combination of a rebranding f
BitcoinWorld XMAQUINA (DEUS) Price Prediction 2025–2026: Will It Rise? # XMAQUINA (DEUS) Price Prediction 2025–2026: Will It Rise? XMAQUINA (DEUS) faces a pivotal moment: while its low market
@hiFramework has closed its fourth fund at $400 million and, in doing so, pulled back the curtain on its largest crypto bets: major positions in @SkyEcosystem$SKY, @HyperliquidX$HYPE, and @Pl
The AAVE price has had a strong week, climbing more than 31% to around $97 after Aave revealed plans that could expand the protocol far beyond crypto lending. The project is now setting its s
