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Major Layer-2 Migration Sees $2B+ TVL Move from Ethereum to Optimistic Rollups
DeFi protocols are increasingly migrating treasury and liquidity to L2 chains as gas economics shift. Optimism, Arbitrum, and Base have collectively gained $2.1B in TVL over the past 30 days, marking a structural shift in user behavior.
Ethereum Pectra Upgrade Launches Across Mainnet
The long-anticipated Pectra hardfork went live on Ethereum mainnet, introducing account abstraction primitives and a higher MAX_EFFECTIVE_BALANCE for validators.
SEC Finalizes Rule on Token Classification
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission published its long-awaited framework distinguishing payment tokens, utility tokens, and security tokens — with bright-line tests at last.
Major DeFi Protocol Suffers $42M Flash Loan Exploit
A reentrancy bug in a yield aggregator's reward distribution function allowed an attacker to drain $42M in stables before a circuit-breaker kicked in.
BTC Breaks $90K on Sustained ETF Inflows
Bitcoin closed above $90,000 for the third consecutive session, with U.S. spot ETFs absorbing $2.4B in net inflows over the week.
Arbitrum Activates Stylus on Mainnet
Stylus brings Rust, C, and C++ smart contracts to Arbitrum, sharing state with Solidity contracts.
Fed Signals Cut as CPI Comes In Cooler
April CPI printed 2.7% YoY versus 2.9% expected, with core services ex-shelter — the Fed's preferred underlying measure — at the lowest since 2021.