Author: WebDesk

Rollups promised scale without throwing away Ethereum’s security. Then came the awkward bit: most of them still relied on one sequencer to decide who gets in next. Based rollups are the pushback to that.Here’s the idea in plain terms. Instead of trusting an L2-run server to order your transaction, you let Ethereum’s own block proposers do it. The base layer sets the order. The rollup derives its chain from that order. No central sequencer in the middle.That sounds tidy. In practice, it shifts power, latency, and MEV in new ways. Let’s unpack how it works, what you gain, where the…

Uniswap governance has activated a protocol fee switch on v4 liquidity pools, pushing protocol revenue higher and directing collected fees toward UNI buy-and-burn mechanics rather than direct distributions to tokenholders. The validated notes point to Uniswap Governance Proposal 100 passing with about 46.6 million votes in favor and roughly 1.27 million opposed. The mechanism collects around one-sixth of swap fees into TokenJar contracts, which are then used to buy and burn UNI. Daily protocol revenue has reportedly risen to about $325,000 from a prior run rate near $114,000. The activation spans seven networks: Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, BNB Chain, Polygon, OP…

Hyperliquid, a decentralized layer-1 blockchain, has opened its first permissionless HIP-4 deployments on testnet, giving developers a new way to create prediction and outcome markets. The launch comes as the HYPE price falls toward $53, with large whale transfers adding to pressure on the token.Hyperliquid Opens HIP-4 Markets on TestnetHyperliquid said HIP-4 permissionless deployments are now live on testnet, allowing anyone to deploy an outcome market without an auction or gas fee.Developers must stake 100 HYPE to become an outcome deployer. They can then choose from templates approved by Hyperliquid validators and set the underlying asset, target, and expiry.The testnet currently…

CleanCore Solutions has signed a 10-year colocation agreement with Cerebras Systems valued at $800 million, and the story is not just that a small public company has moved into AI infrastructure. It is that a company previously known in crypto circles for its Dogecoin treasury has now made a much larger corporate pivot. According to the validated notes, CleanCore committed $40 million in initial capital and up to $500 million in total funding for the deal. The agreement is tied to AI data center infrastructure rather than a new crypto initiative, and CleanCore has already indicated that it is shifting…

Tony Kim Jul 31, 2026 18:06 Together AI introduces autoscaling features tailored for large language models, optimizing GPU use and managing latency during traffic spikes. Together AI has introduced a new autoscaling framework designed to optimize large language model (LLM) inference, addressing the unique challenges of managing GPU-intensive workloads. The system allows deployments to scale dynamically based on metrics such as in-flight requests, GPU utilization, and token throughput, improving performance under fluctuating demand while minimizing costs. Autoscaling is a familiar concept in cloud computing, but LLM inference presents unique challenges. Unlike traditional web…

MiCA finally got real for stablecoins, and the fallout is exactly what people expected: European platforms trimmed or relabeled non-compliant tokens, and liquidity started drifting toward what’s blessed by regulators. That’s USDC first, with EURC close behind in some corridors.If you trade in the EEA or settle crypto cash flows with counterparties who do, this isn’t an abstract policy debate. It’s a routing problem, a pricing problem, and in some cases a banking problem. The goal here is simple: keep your quotes tight, your transfers predictable, and your audit trail clean while MiCA shuffles the deck.Let’s break down what changed,…

Over a thousand bitcoins are believed to have been stolen so far in a hack that started to be discussed on social media in the afternoon of July 30th. Coinkite, one of the most reputable hardware wallet manufacturers, was revealed to have a critical bug in the way it generated secure private keys for its Bitcoin hardware wallets. Industry experts believe AI was used in the breach. Coldcard MK3 devices with firmware version 4.0.1 (March 2021) through 4.1.9 are the worst affected. 12- or 24-word seeds generated by the device that did not include user-generated dice rolls or a BIP 39…

A rewards subsidiary of Kansai Electric Power has launched a loyalty-points conversion route into JPYC on Polygon, giving Japanese users a small but meaningful bridge between closed-loop reward points and on-chain stablecoin payments. The integration involves MOACT’s rewards app, NORM Points, JPYC, Polygon, and HashPort Wallet. According to the validated notes, users can convert loyalty points into JPYC, a yen-pegged stablecoin, and then store or transfer those assets through HashPort Wallet. Before this, the points were more limited, with redemption focused on gift cards and closed-loop rewards. The new route gives users access to a more flexible digital-money rail. It…

Lite Strategy has repurchased 4.9 million shares for $5.4 million, using Litecoin treasury activity and covered-call premiums to fund the buyback. The company said the repurchase represented 13% of shares outstanding, with an average price of $1.11 per share. The validated notes show Lite Strategy holding 819,070 LTC against 31,882,648 shares outstanding after the transaction. The buyback funding mix is the interesting part. Lite Strategy said the capital came from treasury operations, with 11.87% funded by selling Litecoin and 1.13% funded by covered-call premiums. The stated goal is to increase the amount of Litecoin backing every remaining share of common…

Iran has been dodging sanctions by accepting pay in Bitcoin from ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Friday announcement from the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control. The OFAC sanctioned the companies tied to the Iranian regime accused of doing so. Ships have barely been passing through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, where a fifth of the world’s oil passes through, since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran in February.  In the statement, OFAC said that Hormuz Safe, developed by Iran’s Ministry of Economy, “accepts payment in Bitcoin and other digital assets” so it can…