Building Uniswap V4 hooks and navigating the Balancer wind-down
Uniswap V4 hooks utilize a singleton architecture to enable custom logic like points rewards or swap limits. Meanwhile, Balancer begins a phased wind-down following a…
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Bitcoin
BlackRock IBIT inflows amid market reshuffle
BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust recorded $665.16 million in net inflows on October 19, 2026, even as eleven of the twelve US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net losses. This…
Charts & flows
Markets & Analysis
EigenLayer slashing risks and AVS penalty impacts
EigenLayer faces significant ecosystem risks following a $15 billion AVS penalty execution and a massive slashing event in October 2026. Liquidity pressures emerge from…
Open finance
DeFi
JitoSOL dominance and MEV volatility
JitoSOL holds $1.003b in holdings as of September 16, 2026, while Marinade offers a 4.89% average supply APY for mSOL. Liquid staking risks include Sanctum liquidity…
Ownership online
NFT & Web3
Policy & law
Regulation
Japan crypto licensing moves toward financial product oversight
The Financial Services Agency is transitioning crypto asset regulation to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act to curb insider trading. While bitFlyer relaunches…
EBA supervision shifts to USDC as MiCA rules reshape stablecoin market
The European Banking Authority designated USDC as the first significant e-money token on October 14, 2026, shifting direct supervision from France's ACPR.
Tether reserve risks and regulatory displacement
Tether faces liquidity concerns following the termination of its Bahamas Deltec banking relationship and the Cantor Fitzgerald acquisition disclosure. While Tether…
The OCC’s regulatory pivot and the crypto custody market
The OCC's amendment to 12 CFR 5.20 shifts regulatory focus toward infrastructure providers, granting at least 12 conditional approvals in 2026.
Under the hood
Blockchain Tech
Wormhole and LayerZero market realities and security models
LayerZero processes 75% of cross-chain bridge volume with $293 million in daily transfers, while Wormhole manages $60 billion in total volume for institutional users…
Running a Sui validator in the Mysticeti era
Mysticeti reduces consensus latency to 390 milliseconds on the Sui Testnet, improving efficiency for shared object transactions. While Sui offers a theoretical…
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