Solana passed scalability test despite outages, analyst says

Amidst another blackout for Solana, crypto.news explores the repercussions with industry insiders and ponders over potential implications for the platform’s future. Starting from its beginning, Solana network has become a major contender in the blockchain industry, known for its quick transactions and affordable fees. Yet, this impressive growth has been accompanied by several outages that … Read more

Aave fork on Blast mistakenly liquidated $26m

On the Blast network, a branch of the Aave protocol called a fork, mistakenly triggered liquidations of user positions valued at approximately $26 million due to an incorrect adjustment in a threshold setting. On April 11, Pac Finance, which is built on top of decentralized finance platform Aave but runs on Coinbase’s layer-2 chain Blast, … Read more

Hong Kong to reportedly approve first Bitcoin, Ethereum ETFs

Hong Kong regulators are poised to authorize the launch of Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. Based on Bloomberg’s reports, the approval for Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs in Hong Kong could be made public as soon as April 15. If approved, Hong Kong would be the first Asian nation to offer functioning cryptocurrency ETFs for Bitcoin and … Read more

Do Kwon’s Extradition Hangs in Balance: Montenegro’s Minister to Weigh U.S. vs. South Korea

A Montenegrans high court’s latest decision means that Justice Minister, Andrej Milovic, is now responsible for deciding where Do Kwon will be extradited to. Do Kwon’s Extradition Still Undetermined The story of Do Kwon, co-founder of Terraform Labs, and his extradition case has taken another twist as Montenegro’s judicial system ponders a significant decision. Following … Read more

EigenLayer Launches Six New Services for Ethereum Upgrades

With the launch of the stage 3 mainnet, EigenLayer has added six new actively validated services (AVSs) to its platform: AltLayer, Brevis, Eoracle, Lagrange, WitnessChain, and Xterio. These new AVSs expand the EigenLayer ecosystem beyond its initial service, EigenDA. All of these new services will be secured through the process of restaking. In simpler terms, … Read more