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FIFA is migrating its NFT marketplace and collection to a new Avalanche-powered layer-1 blockchain built for digital fan experiences.

Edgechains provide an answer to the blockchain scalability problem, offering modular execution layers that preserve Bitcoin’s security while enabling a new wave of high-performance DApps.

The rapid rise of Ethereum layer 2s isn’t a problem. It’s a sign of healthy growth and innovation. The future isn’t chain consolidation but a thriving ecosystem of thousands of specialized L2s.

Starknet has $629 million in value locked, making it the top ZK-rollup-based layer-2 and reached a decentralization milestone, operating with limited “training wheels.”

Ethereum price could hit new all-time highs if AI adoption, spot ETH ETF inflows and the improvements of the Pectra upgrade move in the right direction.

Solana’s rising TVL and fees support a potential SOL price rally to $200.

At Token 2049, Bitlayer’s CEO defended VC funding in Bitcoin, arguing that their investment and connections spur protocol and service development.

Anatoly Yakovenko proposed a data availability layer to connect crosschain data across leading networks, boosting blockchain interoperability.

Ethereum price catches a bid as regulatory and investor sentiment shift in ETH’s favor.

Has Ethereum been too complacent about fees? It no longer has the “luxury of being a peace-time research project,” said one conference panelist.

Rootstock’s merged mining hit an all-time high in Q1 2025, even as DeFi TVL dropped 20% and user activity cooled across the Bitcoin DeFi ecosystem.

Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade made some much-needed improvements. Will ETH price respond by rallying in the near future?

Frictionless capital movement between Ethereum's layer-2 rollups is the key to its economic dominance. Tariffing rollups could fragment the ecosystem.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said rollups should decentralize only when proof systems are strong enough to make centralization the greater risk.

The introduction of Ethereum R1 deviates from traditional layer-2 developments that have come to characterize Ethereum's scaling networks.