Tag: plunge

Scroll's TVL Plunge: Is This 'Biggest Leap' a Giant Faceplant?

Scroll's TVL Plunge: Is This 'Biggest Leap' a Giant Faceplant?

Scroll's Euclid upgrade: "Biggest Leap Forward!" they scream. A financial portfolio? Far from it. Almost the most biggest leap backward down a financial cliff. Tired of getting Euclid-ed right outta your ETH like the rest of us?Is Stage One Really Number One?Alright, Scroll, let’s dig into this “Stage 1 Rollup”...

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Ethereum's $42B L2 Bet: Pragmatic Genius or Risky Decentralization?

Ethereum's $42B L2 Bet: Pragmatic Genius or Risky Decentralization?

Forty-two billion dollars. Let that number sink in. That's the value currently secured within Ethereum's Layer-2 (L2) ecosystem. It’s an incredible figure, indicative of the potential just in scaling solutions developed and deployed on top of the Ethereum mainnet. Or is this just ideological, anti-government, tax-cutting zeal disguised as pragmatic...

MegaETH's Testnet Triumph: A Scalable Solution or Just Hype?

MegaETH's Testnet Triumph: A Scalable Solution or Just Hype?

Forexus’ “Brass Coin” NFT collection exploded on the MegaETH testnet. Sold out in 4 minutes, $15 million (4,000 ETH) volume traded in the 1st day, floor price shot to $1. Sounds like a victory lap for MegaETH, doesn’t it. A beacon of hope from the future – a future when...

Forexus' NFT Frenzy: Is This Art or Just a Shiny Brass Coin?

Forexus' NFT Frenzy: Is This Art or Just a Shiny Brass Coin?

Alright, now onto this Forexus Exhibit “Brass Coin” NFT collection. Sold out in minutes? That’s 4,000 ETH in one day on the MegaETH testnet! The art critic within me may just be raising an eyebrow, but the numbers are literally screaming. As someone who's spent more time staring at memes...

CBEX's Victims: A Wake-Up Call for DeFi's Social Responsibility

CBEX's Victims: A Wake-Up Call for DeFi's Social Responsibility

The news is filled with numbers: $800 million lost, percentages gained and lost, and the technical jargon of cross-chain swaps and virtual value transaction events. For every statistic, there is a human story—a beloved family member whose life has changed forever. The CBEX Ponzi scheme deliberately preyed on vulnerable, low-income...

CBEX's Crypto Laundering Shows Why Regulation Can't Be Ignored

CBEX's Crypto Laundering Shows Why Regulation Can't Be Ignored

It’s important to understand that this wasn’t your typical crypto Ponzi scheme gone bad. It's a glaring indictment of the Wild West environment we've allowed to fester in the digital asset space, and a stark reminder that laissez-faire doesn't work when millions of dollars are at stake. We’re discussing about...

Sonic Labs' $S: The Meme Coin Killer That Might Just Save DeFi

Sonic Labs' $S: The Meme Coin Killer That Might Just Save DeFi

Look, we've all been there. You fomo’d into some meme coin, lured in by the promise of shiny lambos. Now, you’re holding the proverbial bag of digital dust. Doge, Shiba Inu, the list goes on. They're fun, sure, but let’s be honest – they're the digital equivalent of lottery tickets....

Sonic Labs' Bold Gamble: Can DAG Architecture Dethrone Ethereum?

Sonic Labs' Bold Gamble: Can DAG Architecture Dethrone Ethereum?

Ethereum's dominance is being challenged. So the question isn’t whether a serious challenger will come, but when and who. But Sonic Labs (formerly Fantom) is getting ready to throw its hat – or rather, its Sonic Gem – into the Layer-1 ring. Their wager? A new architecture built on DAG...

Hemi & SQD AI Just Dropped the Mic on Bitcoin DeFi (IYKYK)

Hemi & SQD AI Just Dropped the Mic on Bitcoin DeFi (IYKYK)

Okay, fam, let's be real. Bitcoin DeFi has been kinda...meh. Like that one overconfident amigo who insists on putting you on their five besties’ wedding list and then ghost. Promises, promises, but where's the FIRE? Where's the actual disruption we were promised?That’s when Hemi Network and SQD AI walk in,...