Layer 2 TVL tags new all-time high despite throughput sliding.

Alex Blania is a cofounder of Worldcoin alongside Sam Altman and Max Novendtsern. In our conversation we dive into the controversial aspect of Worldcoin, get a better grasp of what the project is about and its founding story, the $WLD token, the (new) Orb, how scanned data is stored, and much more.

Liquidity providers can earn boosted points for all three projects and EigenLayer.

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Bitcoin’s market capitalization approaches $1T, while Ether trades at $2,500.

“Now we can scale Bitcoin,” says cofounder Orkun Kilic. Citrea aims to address security budget concerns as well as the lack of DeFi on the world’s most valuable blockchain.

Dencun will reduce Layer 2 transaction fees by introducing proto-danksharding.

EigenLayer’s TVL tripled since temporarily removing caps on its LST pools on Feb. 5.

The decentralized AI network is developing open-source ‘Smart Agents’ that can interact with smart contracts on behalf of users.