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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said low-risk DeFi could become Ethereum’s main revenue engine, replacing its reliance on ”embarrassing” meme coins, and NFTs. Such DeFi protocols can fund the network while avoiding speculative, short-lived revenue sources, bringing it back into alignment with its founding goals, Buterin said in a blog post titled, “Low-risk DeFi can be for Ethereum what search was for Google.” “It’s just not possible to say with a straight face you are excited about the ecosystem because it’s positively changing the world, if its single largest application is political memecoins,” Buterin said. “Low-risk DeFi, with a goal of enabling global permissionless access to payments and to the best savings opportunities, is a form of finance that is positively changing the world.” Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said “low-risk DeFi” could become Ethereum’s core application, similar t...

Pump.fun has lost its crown as the top meme coin launchpad for the first time since January 2024, with LetsBONK overtaking it in the past 24 hours. The upstart platform surged ahead in Solana meme coin activity, taking more than 55% of launchpad market share and recording $532 million in 24-hour volume, according to data from DEX aggregator Jupiter. Pump.fun trailed with 34.7%. Dune Dashboard creator Adam_Tehc said that LetsBONK also led in meme coin launches and graduations. It hosted 18,093 token launches and 204 graduations, or nearly double the 9,535 launches and 58 graduations on Pump.fun. Battle For Meme Coin Launchpad Supremacy Is On Could the rise of LetsBONK signal a changing of the guard in the meme coin launchpad market? Its founder, who goes by the name of SolportTom on X, isn’t taking that for granted just yet. “Still a long road ahead to make sure this is a daily occurrence,” he said. “But the battle is on.” Gap is widening 🫡 ...

Cryptocurrency market capitalization reached a record $3.9 trillion following Trump’s election victory in November. XRP surged 539%, Dogecoin rose 154%, and Bitcoin climbed 50% amid pro-crypto policy expectations. The market’s response signals strong confidence in the incoming administration’s supportive stance toward digital assets. Ripple’s XRP gains particular attention as Trump’s SEC nominee, Paul Atkins, brings crypto-friendly regulatory expectations. The resolution of Ripple’s SEC lawsuit with a manageable $125 million fine boosted investor confidence. New cryptocurrency projects are launching with renewed optimism, leveraging the favorable regulatory environment and market momentum. New Cryptocurrency Releases, Listings, & Presales Today Sentiient simplifies automation by enabling customizable AI agents for social media and communication tasks. SONE revolutionizes decentralized finance with integrated lending, stablecoin solutions, and l...

Crypto giant Grayscale has launched two new trusts that offer investors exposure to liquid staking service Lido DAO (LDO) and scaling solution Optimism (OP). The new trusts add to the crypto firm’s more than 25 existing digital asset products. Rayhaneh Sharif-Askary, Grayscale’s head of product and research, praises the two altcoin projects for the benefits they bring to the Ethereum (ETH) ecosystem. “Lido is helping to democratize staking on Ethereum, and Optimism is critical in allowing Ethereum to scale to compete with newer, faster layer-1 blockchains. Grayscale Lido DAO Trust and Grayscale Optimism Trust provide investors with exposure to protocols helping to increase Ethereum’s efficiency, security, scalability, and adoption within the broader decentralized finance ecosystem – playing a critical role in the Ethereum story.” OP is trading for $2.52 at time of writing, up 7.6% in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, LDO is trading for $...

Liquidity pools and yield farming have gained significant popularity on the BNB Chain, transforming the way users engage with decentralized finance (DeFi). Liquidity pools are smart contracts that hold funds, enabling users to trade tokens without the need for a centralized exchange. This decentralized approach ensures greater efficiency and lower transaction fees, a hallmark of the BNB Chain. Users can contribute to these pools by providing liquidity in the form of cryptocurrency pairs, earning a share of transaction fees generated by trades. This process enhances liquidity, benefiting both traders and liquidity providers. Yield farming takes this concept a step further. By leveraging their liquidity provider tokens, users can stake these assets in various DeFi protocols to earn additional rewards, often in the form of governance tokens or extra yield. This creates a competitive landscape where users can optimize their returns through strategic farming across multiple platforms. On BN...