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DragonStake retweeted
Ethereum is for shipping.
Here are 25 things the Ethereum ecosystem launched, upgraded, and announced over the past month.
0/ @thedaofund Ethereum Security Quadratic Funding Round with @Giveth wrapped. The fund supported 134 security projects and had 3,934 unique donors.
1/ @Ronin_Network, one of the largest gaming blockchains, completed its migration to an Ethereum L2.
2/ Clear Signing went live. It is an open standard designed to help end blind signing and make transaction data human-readable before signing. Contributors include wallets and hardware, infrastructure, tooling, individual builders, and the Ethereum Foundation’s Trillion Dollar Security initiative, with the @ethereumfndn acting as a neutral steward.
3/ @SEAL_911 and @Wonderland_Fi introduced DARC, a Digital Asset Risk & Compliance standard for crypto teams, with continuous monitoring across GitHub, infrastructure, multisigs, DNS, and more.
4/ @arbitrum announced that LG Electronics' blockchain team is piloting an onchain advertising network on Arbitrum.
5/ @base activated Azul, its first standalone network upgrade, introducing multiproofs, new execution and consensus clients, CLZ opcode support, Osaka repricings, and performance upgrades up to 5,000 TPS.
6/ @Mastercard expanded stablecoin settlement support to include USDC, PYUSD, USDG, USDP, and SoFiUSD on Ethereum mainnet, @arbitrum, and @base.
7/ @EFDevcon 8 Mumbai early bird tickets went live. Tickets were available paid in ETH.
8/ Türkiye's Directorate of Communications (@Communications) registered cbiletisim.eth, making its first step in establishing an official onchain identity with @ensdomains.
9/ @CashApp launched stablecoin support, allowing nearly 60 million users to send and receive USDC with no wallet setup required, live on Ethereum mainnet and @Arbitrum.
10/ @torproject and @FundingCommons launched a web3-native crowdfunding initiative supporting 10 internet freedom projects.
11/ @JPMorgan launched a second tokenized money market fund on Ethereum.
11/ @lifiprotocol launched LIFI Intents, a full-stack intent execution engine built on the Open Intents Framework, an initiative for standardizing crosschain intents.
12/ @l2beat launched Token Frameworks, a dedicated place to explore interoperability solutions, token movement, volume, speed, chains, and framework adoption.
13/ @PrivacyEthereum launched a private transfers dashboard comparing 11 protocols across privacy, cost, UX, decentralization, compliance, verifiability, state, and composability.
14/ @Veildotcash launched Veil MCP 0.2.0, enabling agents to make private x402 payments on @base.
15/ @src_co_ introduced SLOW, reversible, self-custodial crypto payments on Ethereum.
16/ @ensdomains ecosystem builders launched ENS8004, a web app that converts an ENS name into an onchain AI agent other applications can find and verify.
17/ @OctantApp introduced properQF in Epoch 12, integrating quadratic funding into the funding round.
18/ @AragonProject launched onchain profiles, making governance participants readable across forums by resolving ENS names, avatars, bios, websites, and social links from Ethereum mainnet.
19/ The Ethereum Community Hub network expanded to Lisbon, hosted at the @gnosisDAO office.
20/ @SuccinctLabs introduced data confidentiality to OP Succinct, enabling institutions to keep transactions confidential while settling to Ethereum.
21/ @HardhatHQ 3 became stable, bringing Solidity tests, multichain support, a Rust-powered runtime, a revamped build system, and Hardhat Ignition for deployments.
22/ The inaugural @ethconf, in NYC, brought together thousands of founders, industry leaders, and builders to discuss building on top of Ethereum.
23/ @EthPrague brought Ethereum builders together in Prague to discuss protocol development, privacy, culture, and long- term societal impact.
24/ @ETHGlobal introduced a new format where, for the first time at an ETHGlobal hackathon, projects do not have to begin from zero.
DragonStake retweeted
Ahead of @Web3Summit, we published a breakdown of the open-source proof-of-concepts powering the event.
Coinage. Bulletin Chain. Technical architecture, implementation details, and the reasoning behind the design decisions.
github.com/paritytech
DragonStake retweeted
The next bottleneck in AI isn’t model performance. It’s data.
From scraped internet content → real-world, consented, high-context data.
We regret to inform that we are winding down the following Staking services. Please redelegate
Near
EigenLayer
Kusama
Cosmos
What if users didn't need to know which blockchain they were using?
That's the future @NEARProtocol is building toward.
NEAR Intents has now expanded across 25+ blockchains and serves more 550K unique users over the last 30 days, pushing chain abstraction from concept to reality.
The most successful blockchains may not be the ones users notice.
They may be the ones that make complexity disappear.
As crypto moves toward mainstream adoption, user experience becomes just as important as scalability.
NEAR is one of the ecosystems worth watching closely.
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One of the biggest lessons we've learned as validators is that not every network deserves your stake.
Over the years, we've seen countless chains launch with big promises, aggressive incentives, and short-lived hype.
Most don't last.
That's why we've never approached staking as a numbers game.
We don't validate every network.
We validate the networks we believe can still be relevant years from now.
- Strong technology matters.
- Strong communities matter.
But what matters most is whether a network is solving a real problem that will still exist in the future.
Staking has evolved.
It's no longer just about earning rewards.
It's about choosing which ecosystems you want to help secure, support, and grow.
Because when you stake, you're not just allocating capital.
You're backing a vision.
What's the most important factor you look at before committing to a network long-term?
A few years ago, the question was:
"Will people stake their ethereum:native?"
Today, the question is:
"How much ETH will remain liquid?"
Over 30% of Ethereum's supply is now staked, and that number keeps growing despite market volatility. The interesting part isn't the yield anymore.
It's conviction.
When millions of ETH remain locked through bull markets, corrections, and uncertainty, it sends a signal about how Ethereum is being viewed: less as a trading asset and more as the settlement layer of the onchain economy.
We've reached a point where Ethereum staking is no longer a niche activity for crypto natives. It's becoming a foundational part of how participants align with the network long-term.
Security isn't just built by validators.
It's built by everyone who chooses to stake.
What's your view? Will Ethereum eventually reach 40% of its supply staked?
The market keeps talking about price.
The smartest participants keep increasing their stake.
That's not a coincidence.
Staking has quietly evolved from a yield strategy into something much bigger: ownership.
The people securing networks are increasingly the same people shaping governance, supporting ecosystems, and committing capital for the long term.
In 2026, the question is no longer:
"Why stake?"
It's:
"Why hold without participating?"
Because every Proof-of-Stake network depends on active stakers to remain secure, decentralized, and resilient.
Are we reaching the point where staking becomes the default behavior for long-term token holders?
After validating @cosmoshub since genesis, we've seen something many people still overlook:
Cosmos was never about a single chain.
It was about creating an ecosystem where chains can remain sovereign while still working together.
Today, dozens of networks rely on IBC to move assets, users, and liquidity across the Interchain.
That's why we continue to be bullish on Cosmos.
Not because of short-term market cycles, but because interoperability is no longer a nice-to-have. It's becoming a requirement.
The strongest ecosystems won't be the ones that capture everything.
They'll be the ones that connect everything.
Do you think the market is still underestimating the value of the Interchain?
Most blockchains are competing for the same users.
@StoryProtocol is trying to create an entirely new category.
Think about it:
- We already have networks for payments.
- We already have networks for DeFi.
- We already have networks for gaming.
But ownership of intellectual property remains largely disconnected from onchain infrastructure.
Story's thesis is that $IP should be programmable, tradable, and enforceable onchain.
Whether it's AI-generated content, brands, creators, or digital assets, the need for transparent ownership is only growing.
That's why we find Story so interesting as validators.
You're not just securing another blockchain.
You're helping secure a network built around an entirely new asset class.
And if that thesis plays out, today's ecosystem is only scratching the surface of what's possible.
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Decentralization is often discussed as a blockchain feature.
But in reality, it is about user autonomy.
Interesting perspective from @paritytech on how decentralization continues evolving beyond infrastructure into governance, ownership, and digital coordination.
As Proof-of-Stake ecosystems mature, decentralization increasingly depends on:
- Validator distribution
- Governance participation
- Transparent infrastructure
- Reducing concentration risks
Healthy ecosystems are not only built through technology, but through active participation across networks.
Worth the read: parity.io/blog/decentralizat…
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DragonStake retweeted
Everyone says decentralization matters. Few explain why.
Our research team's latest blog dives into the trade-offs, challenges, opportunities, and more, so you can learn what decentralization is beyond the buzzwords and what it does from the people working on it every day.
🔗 parity.io/blog/decentralizat…
Cosmos continues showing why staking is about much more than securing a single chain.
Through Interchain Security (ICS), cosmos:native staking increasingly contributes to securing an entire ecosystem of interconnected consumer chains.
As the interchain expands, staking evolves into:
- Shared security
- Ecosystem coordination
- Validator participation across networks
- Stronger economic alignment between chains
Learn more about Interchain Security:
cosmos.github.io/interchain-…
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Happy bitcoin:native Pizza Day.
We celebrate this day because it was one of the first moments people used blockchain technology to exchange real value in the real world.
There was simply → someone using Bitcoin to buy pizza.
Now we also have → DeFi → staking → RWA → AI agents
Different systems today. Same idea underneath: open networks moving value without intermediaries.
1/3 Ethereum’s new Clear Signing initiative is one of the most important UX/security improvements that need to be made, and the ecosystem has been pushing for it for a long time.
Blind signing has been one of the biggest structural risks across crypto wallets and multisig operations.
Moving toward human-readable transaction signing could significantly improve:
- Wallet security
- Institutional confidence
- Multisig operations
- User protection
2/3 Is great to see major ecosystem players collaborating on shared security standards around Ethereum infrastructure.
With contributors including @Ledger, @Trezor, @zknoxhq, @MetaMask, @WalletConnect, @Cyfrin, @FireblocksHQ, @Zama, @Sourcifyeth, @Argotorg, other individual Builders, and with the @ethereumfndn acting as a neutral steward.
3/3 Security and usability are becoming critical parts of Ethereum’s next growth phase.
Learn more: clearsigning.org/
