Infrastructure
Infrastructure

Vitalik Buterin Proposes ‘Extremely Lean’ Ethereum That Cuts Validator State by 95% Using ZK Proofs

Vitalik Buterin proposed a radical redesign of Ethereum’s consensus layer that shrinks validator data by 95% using daily zero-knowledge proofs.…
Jul 7, 2026
Infrastructure

Solana Meme Coin Bonk Treasury Drained of $20 Million in 'Malicious' Governance Attack

The Bonk DAO wallet was exploited for roughly $20 million worth of the prominent dog-themed meme coin on Solana. Read…
Jul 6, 2026
Infrastructure

Ethereum developers embrace Vitalik Buterin's long-term vision but urge quicker execution

The “Lean Ethereum” strawmap, updated earlier this week, has gained support from many of the network’s researchers, though several say…
Jul 6, 2026
DeFi

DeFi protocol Summer.fi halts Lazy Summer vaults after $6 million exploit

The protocol’s SUMR token fell by over 18% after the incident. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Jul 6, 2026
Infrastructure

Crypto hacks fell 47% in H1 but ecosystem is no safer: CertiK

Crypto exploits rose 59% quarter-on-quarter to $807.5 million in Q2, due partly to the KelpDAO and Drift Protocol exploits, which…
Jul 6, 2026
Infrastructure

Ethereum 'Reinventing Itself' With Biggest Overhaul Since the Merge: Vitalik Buterin

Nearly every core piece of the protocol will be rebuilt over three to four years, with quantum safety and privacy…
Jul 6, 2026
Infrastructure

Vitalik Buterin Says Ethereum’s Next Major Upgrade Will Take Three to Four Years and Rival the Merge

Buterin says “Lean Ethereum,” a rebuild touching nearly every layer of the protocol, will take three to four years and…
Jul 6, 2026
Infrastructure

Crypto hacks hit a record count but the biggest threat isn’t smart contracts

The industry’s security problem is changing shape: more hacks, smaller median smart-contract losses, and a handful of infrastructure compromises still…
Jul 5, 2026
DeFi

Passive Income on Ethereum for All: How Rocket Pool Scales Liquid Staking

Rocket Pool’s Saturn 1 upgrade reshapes the math for RPL and rETH holders. Darren Langley, GM of Rocket Pool, sits…
Jul 5, 2026
AI

Moonbeam to pivot from Polkadot to Base, unveils AI agent framework

Moonbeam didn’t provide a timeline for when it would launch the AI agent platform but told GLMR holders to bridge…
Jul 5, 2026