Coinbase is dealing with renewed scrutiny from elements of the crypto neighborhood after criticism from Base builders and merchants reignited a long-running debate over how the change helps initiatives constructed inside its ecosystem. The newest backlash facilities on accusations of “company double-speak,” with critics arguing that Coinbase’s public messaging round openness and decentralization has not…
Except for Ethereum’s fluctuating price action previously few weeks following a broader market volatility, one other key space is drawing notable consideration within the sector. ETH’s value has been exhibiting bearish efficiency, and on the identical time, its provide dynamics have been demonstrating a damaging pattern. Net Negative Ethereum Supply Persists Even with the present…
Crypto pundit Chain Cartel has raised a number of key factors following SWIFT’s newest touch upon its transfer to undertake blockchain expertise. The pundit claimed that Ripple’s XRPL network most accurately fits what SWIFT is making an attempt to realize and prompt that the 2 corporations collaborate. Pundit Points To Ripple’s XRPL After SWIFT’s Announcement…
Base co-founder Jesse Pollak is dealing with mounting criticism after publicly participating with and backing exercise linked to a meme token related to rapper Soulja Boy. The case revives long-running issues about celebrity-driven crypto promotions and the accountability of senior ecosystem figures. The controversy unfolded over a sequence of posts on X in mid-December. On…
Most Ethereum scaling networks are unlikely to make it by 2026, in response to new forecasts from 21Shares. Key Takeaways: TMost Ethereum L2s are prone to collapse in 2026 as exercise concentrates overwhelmingly on Base, Arbitrum, and Optimism. Smaller rollups are quickly turning into “zombie chains,” with utilization dropping 61%. 21Shares expects the L2 panorama…
Aerodrome Finance, the main decentralized trade on the Base community, confirmed it’s investigating a suspected DNS hijacking assault that compromised its centralized domains. The protocol warned customers to keep away from accessing its main .finance and .field domains and as a substitute use two safe decentralized mirrors hosted on ENS infrastructure. The assault unfolded quickly,…
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced that Base is constructing personal transactions after buying the Iron Fish crew in March 2025, sparking questions on how privateness options will coexist with the alternate’s regulated enterprise mannequin. Armstrong said, “Base is constructing personal transactions. We acquired the Iron Fish crew again in Mar 2025 to start out working…
Shiba Inu (SHIB) has taken a significant step toward strengthening its ecosystem through its integration with Chainlink (LINK). The update introduces a new way to burn SHIB directly on Ethereum with every cross-chain transaction. This ensures that the cryptocurrency remains true to its ETH-native roots while expanding its presence across various blockchains. Chainlink CCIP Introduces…
Coinbase’s Layer 2 network, Base, has announced it will start collecting coined content as part of its push to support creators in a new digital economy. In an Aug. 7 post on X, the Ethereum layer-2 said it will hold these tokens indefinitely, with no plans to trade or sell them. It also stressed that…
Base, the Ethereum Layer-2 solution developed by Coinbase, experienced a 33-minute network disruption that halted block production on its Mainnet. The outage occurred on August 5, 2025, and was caused by unexpected on-chain congestion combined with an unprepared backup sequencer. While Base is designed with high availability in mind—featuring multiple sequencer instances managed by Conductor…