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DeFi Domination: Ethereum's TVL Soars! What's Driving the Surge?

DeFi Domination: Ethereum's TVL Soars! What's Driving the Surge?

Ethereum has been pulling a lot of media attention in the DeFi space, and rightfully so. Anjali Mehra Anjali is a DeFi opinion columnist, skilled at making complicated topics crystal clear. Today, she’s here to help illuminate what’s been powering Ethereum’s recent fortunes. Rather than bogging you down with heavy...

Celestia (TIA) to $10? Expert Predictions & Price Drivers Analyzed

Celestia (TIA) to $10? Expert Predictions & Price Drivers Analyzed

Celestia is at the forefront The modular blockchain narrative is getting serious momentum. As the first modular data availability network, Celestia’s launch of its TIA token has understandably drawn significant attention. The question on many minds: can TIA realistically hit $10? Anjali Mehra takes a balanced look at the factors...

Ethereum's zkEVM: A New Dawn for Scalability & Privacy?

Ethereum's zkEVM: A New Dawn for Scalability & Privacy?

Ethereum is about to make a huge move toward their ultimate long-term scalability plan. This involves a major technical upgrade: integrating the zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (zkEVM) directly into the layer-1 blockchain. For anyone who has been following the evolution of Web3, this is a major leap. Anjali Mehra is...

Trump's Crypto U-Turn: DeFi & Stablecoins Set to Soar?

Trump's Crypto U-Turn: DeFi & Stablecoins Set to Soar?

In this episode, Anjali Mehra dives into the changing dynamics between cryptocurrency and traditional finance. She is so good on explaining how recent political trends and policy decisions are setting up to change this equation. Donald Trump is suddenly going all in on the crypto industry. Coupled with the new...

Crypto Game Graveyard: Why Are So Many Projects Shutting Down?

Crypto Game Graveyard: Why Are So Many Projects Shutting Down?

The potential of crypto gaming – an exciting escape combined with real ownership thanks to blockchain technology – has entranced a lot of people. Yet, the reality is stark: a significant number of crypto game projects are failing. Anjali Mehra is a DeFi Opinion Columnist at CoinDesk, helping to demystify...

Tether Ditches 5 Chains: What It Means for Your USDT

Tether Ditches 5 Chains: What It Means for Your USDT

Tether, the issuer of USDT, the world's largest stablecoin, has announced it will discontinue support for USDT on five legacy blockchains: Omni, Bitcoin Cash SLP, Algorand, Kusama, and EOS. This transition is scheduled to begin September 1, 2025. If you have USDT on any of these chains, it is extremely...

Bitcoin's Q2 Boom: Why Is the WSJ Ignoring Crypto?

Bitcoin's Q2 Boom: Why Is the WSJ Ignoring Crypto?

Bitcoin’s performance during Q2 of 2025 has been truly phenomenal thanks in large part to bullish indicators on all fronts. Macro trends, money supply signals, institutional flows, and on-chain behavior all pointed north. Regulatory progress is certainly getting exciting! The GENIUS Act and crypto reserve legislation have been moving in...

Pudgy Penguins' NFT Comeback: What's Behind the Hype?

Pudgy Penguins' NFT Comeback: What's Behind the Hype?

Pudgy Penguins, recently left floating in the NFT stormy seas, just pulled off an incredible comeback. What exactly fueled this resurgence? So, what were the influences that drove these flightless waddling birds to evolve? NFTs as a whole, they went from a crypto cautionary tale to an inspiring success story.From...

L2 Dominance: Optimism, Arbitrum, Polygon Power 60% of Scaling

L2 Dominance: Optimism, Arbitrum, Polygon Power 60% of Scaling

Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, has had a scalability problem for a long time. As transaction volume increased, the network became congested and caused gas fees to spike and transaction times to slow. In order to address these issues, many Layer 2 (L2) scaling solutions have been developed....

Bitcoin Hyper: L2 Savior or Just Hype? $2.5M Presale Analyzed

Bitcoin Hyper: L2 Savior or Just Hype? $2.5M Presale Analyzed

Bitcoin Hyper is producing a real buzz! This Layer 2 (L2) solution seeks to improve the scalability and programmability of the Bitcoin network. In fact, the project just recently concluded a successful $2.5 million presale. Today, it’s grabbing new attention with its audacious roadmap to combine smart contracts with the...

Further Reading

Ethereum's DeFi Crown Hides a Looming Threat to Crypto's Future
Ethereum Dominates DeFi Landscape, Solana Shows Strong Gains
Ethereum's $84 Billion TVL Proves DeFi is Just a Ponzi Scheme
Is Bitcoin Dead? Ethereum's ETF Inflows Scream 'NFT Summer 2.0'
Ethereum Spot ETFs Attract $1.85B in One Week, Outshining Bitcoin
Ethereum's $1.85B ETF Surge: A DeFi Revolution or Institutional Overhype?
Vietnam's NDAChain: A Pragmatic Step or Just Another Permissioned Blockchain?
Vietnam's NDAChain Is This the End of NFT Scams?