EtherFi has restructured its weETH token by removing all restaking exposure, making it a pure liquid staking token (LST). This change aims to eliminate bundled risks associated with liquid restaking, which has faced security challenges such as major DeFi hacks and regulatory clean-ups. Despite a shrinking liquid restaking market, EtherFi still controls about half of it with $11.4 billion in locked value. Analysts view this move as a significant shift in the DeFi space, signaling a cautious approach to risk amid evolving market conditions and security frameworks.
The Ethereum Improvement Proposal EIP-8361, which aims to cap staking rewards if the staking ratio exceeds 50%, is facing overwhelming opposition from the Ethereum community. Data shows 99.7% of staked ETH holders oppose the proposal, signaling a str...
Mike Silagadze, CEO of ether.fi, has publicly bet $1 million that Ethereum's proposed EIP-8363, which introduces a tapered burn on validator rewards as staking increases, will centralize the network by pushing out smaller validators. The proposal aim...
Ethereum now accounts for 67% of all decentralized finance (DeFi) borrowing onchain, even as total lending volumes dropped from $46 billion in 2025 to about $23 billion by mid-2026. This dominance is boosted by the use of liquid staking tokens like s...
A proposal to remove Ethereum staking rewards if staked ETH exceeds half of circulating supply faces strong opposition from DeFi leaders like Aave CEO Stani Kulechov. Critics argue the plan would disrupt institutional adoption, reduce yield predictab...
BitGo is moving $7.3 billion of wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) cross-chain operations from LayerZero to Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP), making Chainlink the exclusive infrastructure for WBTC. This transition consolidates BitGo's tok...
