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Prediction Markets: Polymarket's $1B Blockchain Bet Is Reshaping Finance

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Prediction Markets: Polymarket's $1B Blockchain Bet Is Reshaping Finance

Polymarket crossed $1 billion in annualized revenue six weeks after its CFTC-licensed US launch. With $25.7B in monthly volume, prediction markets have gone from crypto niche to mainstream infrastructure. Here's how the tech works and why builders should pay attention.

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Cross-Chain Bridge Security: A Developer’s Playbook

Bridges account for 40% of all DeFi hack losses by dollar value. This playbook covers every major attack category, the contract vulnerabilities behind them, and the defensive patterns that prevent the next billion-dollar exploit.

How to Build a DePIN Project: The Developer's Guide to Physical Infrastructure on Blockchain

How to Build a DePIN Project: The Developer's Guide to Physical Infrastructure on Blockchain

DePIN networks are generating over $500M in annual revenue. Here's a hands-on guide to building your own decentralized physical infrastructure project — from Solana reward contracts to token economics.

Ethereum Glamsterdam Upgrade: ePBS, BAL & 200M Gas Limit

Ethereum Glamsterdam Upgrade: ePBS, BAL & 200M Gas Limit

Ethereum's Glamsterdam upgrade reached its final devnet stage in June 2026. With ePBS, block-level access lists, and a target 200M gas limit, it is the most ambitious protocol overhaul since the Merge. Here is what builders should know ahead of mainnet in September 2026.

ZK Proof Gas Costs 2026: Which Proving System Is Cheapest?

ZK Proof Gas Costs 2026: Which Proving System Is Cheapest?

Groth16 still dominates ZK verification at ~227K gas per proof, but a new transparent system called GLYPH-zk has demonstrated 29.5K gas on testnets — a 7.7x improvement. Here's how every major proving system compares, plus why proof batching delivers bigger savings than any single system choice.

AI Agent Marketplace: OKX Lets Agents Hire and Pay Each Other

AI Agent Marketplace: OKX Lets Agents Hire and Pay Each Other

OKX launched an AI agent marketplace where autonomous software can hire each other, settle payments in USDT and USDG, and build portable on-chain reputations — the most ambitious bet yet on the agent economy.

Aave V4 Targets the $4.6 Trillion Securities Lending Market: What Builders Need to Know

Aave V4 Targets the $4.6 Trillion Securities Lending Market: What Builders Need to Know

Aave V4 is bringing tokenized stocks on-chain, targeting the $4.6 trillion securities lending market and the $35 billion in annual revenue that brokers currently capture. Here's how the protocol's modular architecture works and what the expansion means for DeFi developers.

MiCA Goes Live July 1: What EU Crypto Regulation Means for Web3 Developers

MiCA Goes Live July 1: What EU Crypto Regulation Means for Web3 Developers

MiCA’s July 1 deadline reshapes European crypto overnight. 80% of firms failed licensing, Binance is exiting EU markets, and USDT has been systematically delisted. Here is what the regulation means for web3 developers and where the builder opportunities live.

The KelpDAO $292M Exploit and the $10B DeFi Bank Run: What Every Web3 Developer Needs to Know

The KelpDAO $292M Exploit and the $10B DeFi Bank Run: What Every Web3 Developer Needs to Know

The KelpDAO exploit drained 116,500 rsETH ($292M) through compromised off-chain infrastructure — not a smart contract bug. It triggered a $10B DeFi bank run, froze lending markets across eight protocols, and exposed how cross-chain bridges can fail. Here's what every Web3 developer needs to learn.

Ethereum Blob Space Explained: How EIP-4844 Is Reshaping L2 Economics for Web3 Developers

Ethereum Blob Space Explained: How EIP-4844 Is Reshaping L2 Economics for Web3 Developers

EIP-4844 introduced blob space, a dedicated data layer that slashed L2 fees by over 90 percent. Learn how blob economics work, why they matter for your deployment strategy, and what full Danksharding means for data-heavy dApps.

Zero-Knowledge Proofs in 2026: The Developer Guide to ZK Rollups, Privacy, and Scalable Smart Contracts

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Zero-Knowledge Proofs in 2026: The Developer Guide to ZK Rollups, Privacy, and Scalable Smart Contracts

Zero-knowledge proofs have moved from academic curiosity to production infrastructure. Here is everything web3 developers need to know about ZK rollups, privacy-preserving dApps, and the ZK toolchain in 2026.

Hyperliquid Explained: The L1 Blockchain Redefining Onchain Trading for Web3 Developers

Hyperliquid Explained: The L1 Blockchain Redefining Onchain Trading for Web3 Developers

Hyperliquid has grown into a $13 billion Layer 1 blockchain purpose-built for onchain trading. Here is what web3 developers need to know about its architecture, ecosystem, and builder opportunities.

Coinbase Launches Pre-IPO Perpetual Futures: What It Means for Web3 Developers

Coinbase Launches Pre-IPO Perpetual Futures: What It Means for Web3 Developers

Coinbase launches perpetual futures for pre-IPO companies, starting with SpaceX's $75B listing. Here's how this crypto-tradfi convergence impacts web3 developers and what to build next.

ERC-7943 Explained: The New Ethereum Standard for Tokenized Real-World Assets

ERC-7943 Explained: The New Ethereum Standard for Tokenized Real-World Assets

ERC-7943 introduces the Universal RWA Interface, a minimal Ethereum standard that adds compliance functions to tokenized real-world assets without sacrificing DeFi composability.