Technology

This post proposes a radical idea for the future of the Ethereum execution layer, one that is equally as ambitious as the beam chain effort is for the consensus layer.

As a leading L2 network, Mantle is promoting the deep integration of on-chain finance and traditional finance through innovative products Mantle Index Four (MI4) and Mantle Banking. It is not only committed to improving capital efficiency, but also providing users with a more efficient and safer financial experience through technological innovation and ecological expansion.

The price of the ZKsync token, ZK, plummeted due to a security incident. Attackers used an airdrop distribution contract's admin account to mint a large number of unclaimed airdrop tokens and sell them on-chain. This incident not only exposed vulnerabilities in ZKsync’s contract management but also sparked widespread discussion about the security and reliability of Layer 2 technologies.

The scalability issue of Bitcoin has always been a key bottleneck in its development. This article delves into the challenges Bitcoin faces during the scaling process, particularly the limitations of existing solutions, such as the user attrition problem in projects like Babylon and Bitlayer after the failure of their incentive mechanisms.

Recall is a groundbreaking decentralized platform that leverages blockchain technology to create a new framework for AI agents, enhancing collaboration and providing economic incentives. It tackles challenges in traditional AI systems related to data transparency, trust, and collaboration, paving the way for the growth of the AI agent economy.

In the race for funding and hype, many projects exaggerate lab metrics—sacrificing decentralization, security, and practical usability in the process. This article argues that blockchain teams should shift focus back to meaningful applications and scale their solutions around real-world use cases, not vanity numbers.

Vitalik's new work, a systematic discourse on the value of digital privacy, explores how privacy underpins freedom, order, and technological progress. It is an important piece of thought literature in the era of AI and blockchain.

AminoChain is a blockchain-based platform designed to improve biobanking by connecting medical institutions and researchers in a decentralized network. It facilitates secure and transparent sharing of biospecimens while enabling patients to retain control over their samples. The platform enhances the efficiency of medical research through streamlined collaboration and access to data.

Gate Research (April 11–17, 2025): April 14, Solana raises block computation limit and upgrades network performance. April 15, EigenLayer launches mainnet slashing. April 16, Polygon’s AggLayer builds a “value internet.” April 17, Sony Soneium and EigenLayer slash blockchain finality time by 98%, setting a new L2 benchmark.

Plastic Labs has announced the completion of a $5.35 million Pre-Seed funding round and launched its personalized AI identity platform, Honcho. Honcho aims to provide personalized solutions for large language model (LLM) applications, helping developers easily implement personalization through a plug-and-play approach. It addresses the common challenge developers face of building user modeling from scratch by offering rich and persistent user profiles.

EIP-2935 brings Ethereum closer to statelessness by storing 8192 past block hashes, enabling efficient execution for lightweight and stateless clients.

Solana is rapidly becoming the main hub for DePIN projects. This article explains in detail how core projects like DoubleZero and ROAM are building Web3 communication and wireless infrastructure, outlining the full process of a DePIN empire rising within the Solana ecosystem.

SEAL aims to provide secure data encryption and access control through decentralization, helping developers create decentralized applications (DApps) without relying on a single trusted entity. The article details SEAL from various perspectives, including technical architecture, application scenarios, developer experience, and future outlook.

Gate Research (April 4–10, 2025): Gate Research (April 4–10, 2025): Lens Protocol launched its mainnet (Lens Chain) on April 4. On April 7, Mantra unveiled a $108M fund to boost real-world asset tokenization and DeFi innovation. On April 9, PancakeSwap proposed its Economics 3.0 plan to cut token supply by 20% over five years. On April 10, Tether’s CEO announced plans for a decentralized AI platform launching in June or September, empowering users to control their data.

This article looks at the accomplishments of different projects over the last 2 years and what interesting developments have happened around the implementation of ERC-4337. We will also look at the production stats for ERC-4337 from different chains and apps.