Vitalik Buterin Wants to Make Ethereum as “Beautifully Simple” as Bitcoin
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin announced on May 3, 2025, a five-year plan to simplify Ethereum’s protocol, calling the Bitcoin network “beautifully simple” in his blog post “Simplifying the L1,” as he aims to make Ethereum easier to understand and more secure for users holding bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Buterin proposed a simpler consensus system with […] Powered by...
DeFi’s Unfair Advantage: How MEV and Front-Running Hurt Traders
Unfair trading practices like MEV, slippage, and front-running have long plagued decentralized exchanges, eroding both profits and the core principles of fairness. David Wells suggests that traders can spot these problems by watching for unusually high slippage, trade executions at worse-than-expected prices, and the “sandwiching” of transactions. Watch Out for MEV, Front-Running, Traders Told For […] Powered by...
Trust, Not Size, Key to Stablecoin Success, Says Concordium CEO
Concordium CEO Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki warns that excessive dollar dependence could lead to systemic instability, stressing the need for multi-currency diversification. He envisions stablecoins playing a key role in payment finance (PayFi), offering instant settlements, lower fees, and programmability. Stablecoin Concentration Around a Single Currency Presents Risks The stablecoin market has been overwhelmingly dominated by USD-pegged...
BRICS Accelerates Currency Shift With New Trade Tools and Payment Systems
BRICS nations are turbocharging their break from Western-dominated finance, advancing local currency trade, cross-border payment systems, and groundbreaking investment platforms to empower the Global South. BRICS Ministers Push Local Currencies, Cross-Border Payment Plan, and New Investment Platforms Foreign ministers from the BRICS countries highlighted their commitment to shifting away from reliance on dominant global currencies […]...
Link-Busters Reports its Three Billionth ‘Pirate’ URL to Google Search
Online piracy is a constant headache for copyright holders; one that’s particularly difficult to beat. Due to those who run pirate sites often ignoring takedown requests, copyright holders also target search engines and other online platforms that inadvertently help users to find pirated content. Search engine removals are not new and Google has documented this process for more than a decade. Initially, the company only received a few...
