AdoptionLayer 1a16z: Institutional Adoption Requires Different Blockchain Design Than DeFiAndreessen Horowitz published research Friday arguing that blockchain adoption by traditional finance institutions requi...Jul 19, 2026, 01:02 AMAndreessen HorowitzDeFi
Layer 2Layer 1Ethereum's Transaction Burn Collapses as Activity Migrates to Layer 2sEthereum's daily transaction burn has declined sharply as user activity migrates to Layer 2 scaling solutions, undermini...Jul 19, 2026, 12:01 AMEthereumArbitrum
Layer 1MarketsRobinhood Chain DEX Activity Trails Solana by Wide Margin on LaunchRobinhood Chain launched and briefly ranked third among decentralized exchanges, but on-chain metrics show a substantial...Jul 18, 2026, 09:02 PMRobinhood ChainSolana
Layer 1DeFiHoskinson Proposes Bitcoin Bridge to Cardano With Built-In ADA BurnCharles Hoskinson outlined a plan to bring Bitcoin liquidity onto Cardano through a bridge mechanism that would integrat...Jul 18, 2026, 08:14 PMCardanoBitcoin
Layer 1Cardano Transfers Core Infrastructure to Independent Ecosystem TeamsCardano is transferring core infrastructure responsibilities from the Cardano Foundation to independent ecosystem teams,...Jul 18, 2026, 08:04 PMCardanoCardano Foundation
AdoptionLayer 1BNB Chain RWA TVL Hits $5.2B, Narrowing Gap With EthereumBNB Chain's total value locked in tokenized real-world assets reached $5.2 billion, according to RWA.xyz data. The miles...Jul 18, 2026, 04:06 PMBNB ChainEthereum
Layer 1MarketsSolana Holds Support Amid Uneven Layer-1 Capital FlowsSolana maintained key technical support levels this week despite mixed capital inflows across Layer-1 protocols. The div...Jul 18, 2026, 03:03 AMSolanaEthereum
Layer 1Pi Network Rises 13% on Protocol v25 Upgrade Announcement for July 22Pi Network token rose 13% to an intraday high of $0.083 after the Core Team announced a Protocol v25 upgrade scheduled f...Jul 17, 2026, 03:06 PMPi Network
Layer 1StablecoinsTether Plans USDT Launch on Bitcoin's RGB in 2026Tether plans to launch USDT on Bitcoin's RGB protocol in 2026, marking the stablecoin's first Bitcoin-native implementat...Jul 17, 2026, 02:06 PMTetherUSDT
