Web3


Opinion

Crypto Has Reinvented and Replatformed the Middle Man

For those of us who want to use crypto to make the world better, we need to start calling out this behavior for what it is: short-sighted, selfish, unwelcome greed, says VeChain co-founder Sunny Lu.

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Finance

1kx: Onchain Economy Hits $20B as Fees Signal Real Demand

The firm’s Onchain Revenue Report (H1 2025) aggregates verified onchain data across more than 1,200 protocols, tracking how value actually moves through decentralized systems.

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Opinion

The Crypto Industry Must Evolve to Match Real-World Security Risks

Security issues like data breaches and phishing attacks are a type of feedback for Web3 designers, argues Tools for Humanity’s Adrian Ludwig.

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Opinion

There Is Too Much Friction in Web3 For Newcomers. Here’s How We Fix it.

The promise of a seamless digital economy is being sabotaged by a simple, recurring nightmare: network switching, says ZetaChain core contributor Jonathan Covey.

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Finance

YZi Labs Introduces $1B Fund for BNB Chain Projects

YZI Labs says it wants the BNB ecosystem to form a backbone of "democratized access and ownership"

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CoinDesk Indices

The Web Needs a Better Model

Dominated by platform giants like Amazon and Google, the internet has strayed from Web3’s original vision of decentralization, but innovations like state channels now offer a path back by enabling fast, secure, peer-to-peer interactions without trusted intermediaries, says Alexis Sirkia of Yellow Network.

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Web3

Upbit Operator Dunamu Unveils Layer-2 Blockchain GIWA


GIWA includes the GIWA Chain, a layer-2 blockchain built on Optimistic Rollup technology, and the GIWA Wallet, a crypto wallet with support for multiple blockchains.

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Web3

Bunni DEX Halts Smart Contracts After Exploit Drains $8.4M Across Chains

The exploit targeted BunniHub, the protocol's main contract system, and the funds have been traced to two Ethereum wallets.

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Finance

Multisig Failures Dominate as $3.1B Is Lost in Web3 Hacks in the First Half

A wave of multisig-related hacks and operational misconfiguration led to catastrophic losses in the first half of 2025.

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Finance

Unity Wallet Taps NEAR to Launch AI Assistant and Web3 Tools

The update adds NEAR’s staking, intents and dApp access ahead of Unity Wallet’s AI Assistant rollout in August.

AI agent tokens has garnered significant mindshare among crypto traders, growing into a multibillion dollar asset class. (Getty Images/Unsplash)