In the last Mempool article, I went through the dynamics of transaction propagation when different nodes on the network are running different mempool relay policies. In this piece I’ll be looking at ...

A group of Solana {{SOL}} validators are facing financial penalties for allegedly facilitating economic attacks against crypto traders. Over 30 validator operators were kicked off the Solana ...

Flash loans have become one of the most powerful tools in DeFi, enabling instant, uncollateralized borrowing for arbitrage, liquidations, and automated trading. But they also sit at the center of many ...

MetaMask, the most popular crypto wallet for Ethereum, is rolling out a new feature this week designed to help users avoid the consequences of maximal extractable value, or MEV. The optional new ...

Shade Network has just launched a private Layer-2 that blocks MEV, hides transactions and restores crypto privacy.

MetaMask is testing a "transaction routing" feature that could turn the biggest Ethereum wallet into an "intent-centric" protocol – meaning users will be able to lean on third parties to find the best ...

Bitcoin blocks record validated transactions every 10 minutes across the decentralized blockchain. SegWit allows blocks to fit more data, improving transaction throughput without changing the base ...

Everyone who has used bitcoin has made use of the mempool, or a mempool. So what is the mempool? Well technically, there is no such thing as “the” mempool. Every individual full Bitcoin node operates ...

The Bitcoin blockchain is showing signs of declining user activity, despite the coin trading close to all-time highs. Bitcoin is changing hands slightly under $109,000, 2.7% less than its all-time ...

MetaMask, the most popular crypto wallet on Ethereum, is testing a new "transaction routing" technology that's likely to have major ramifications for how value flows through the second-biggest ...