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Why Bitcoin DeFi Protocols Are Seeing Impressive Growth As BTC Soars

Why Bitcoin DeFi Protocols Are Seeing Impressive Growth As BTC Soars

The rising price of Bitcoin (BTC) is having a major impact on Bitcoin decentralized finance (DeFi). Data from DefiLIama shows Bitcoin-based DeFi protocols’ total value locked (TVL) went from $304.66 million on Jan 1, 2024, to a whopping $7.117 billion at the time of writing. Source: DefiLIama The recent surge in Bitcoin DeFi—often referred to […]

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Arbitrum Explodes 20% as Yapyo SocialFi Mania Triggers Flywheel Effect — alt=

Arbitrum Explodes 20% as Yapyo SocialFi Mania Triggers Flywheel Effect — $0.5 Next?

Ethereum Layer-2 blockchain Arbitrum (ARB) has finally awakened from its slumber, posting impressive 20% gains over the past 24 hours, driven by mounting excitement around the Yapyo SocialFi presale launch. At press time, ARB trades at $0.3582, having briefly touched a session high of $0.3891 from psychological support levels near $0.30. Source: Cryptonews This surge

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Arbitrum TVL Now Double Polygon’s – Is ARB’s 70% Rally Next?

Arbitrum TVL Now Double Polygon’s – Is ARB’s 70% Rally Next?

Arbitrum ($ARB) rockets 9% today, leaving rival Ethereum L2s in the dust as buyers rush to recover from May’s 16% collapse. The token, now trading at $0.37, has pumped by 50% since bottoming at $0.242 in April. The rally puts $ARB at an inflection point—either powering through resistance or facing another rejection in the hyper-competitive

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Vitalik Buterin highlights risk of weak proof systems in Ethereum Layer-2 rollout

Vitalik Buterin highlights risk of weak proof systems in Ethereum Layer-2 rollout

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has warned that Layer-2 networks should only transition to full decentralization when their underlying proof systems are highly reliable. In a May 5 post shared on X (formerly Twitter), Buterin emphasized that advancing to “stage 2″ of decentralization must be accompanied by solid technical safeguards to avoid introducing unnecessary risks. He

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