Hacks
BonkDAO’s treasury raided for $20M due to lack of governance interest
The malicious proposal shows how token-weighted votes can become a treasury access path when DAO review controls are too thin.
Liam 'Akiba' Wright 2 min read
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Mining
Bitcoin’s BIP-110 fork fight gives exchanges an August deadline before miners signal support
BGeometrics data show BIP-110 miner signaling at 0.42% since May 1, while Farside's alerts make the August lock-in window harder for exchanges, wallets, pools, and node operators to ignore.
Governance
Solana stakers get a new way to force the next SOL inflation fight
Solana’s new governance system could give stakers a way to challenge validator power in future votes over SOL inflation, reopening one of the network’s biggest tokenomics debates.
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Governance
Ethereum is splitting into three power centers and ETH treasury firms are paying for two
Ethlabs gave Ethereum a treasury-backed R&D layer, and Ethereum Institutional now gives it a corporate front door.
Governance
A $223M DAO vote could turn governance into a cash-out button
A GnosisDAO vote could give crypto activists a new playbook: buy discounted governance tokens, pressure DAOs to return treasury assets, and force the market to rethink what tokenholders actually own.
RWA
Goldfinch wind-down raises a hard question – can DeFi RWA survive real-world debt?
As institutions take over tokenized assets, Goldfinch asks what is left for DeFi RWA.
Community
Ethereum breakaway developers turn a funding gap into a fight over who steers the network
Ethlabs’ launch shows Ethereum’s post-Foundation era may not just be about replacing EF stewardship, but making ETH value capture, institutional adoption and protocol funding part of the same fight.
Governance
Bitcoin is less than 10,000 blocks away from its most contentious fork fight in years
BIP-110 supporters want to keep the blockchain focused on money, while critics say filtering valid transactions could weaken Bitcoin’s neutrality.
Governance
Cardano 2026 Summit canceled after treasury vote misses key threshold
A failed funding vote erased Cardano’s Singapore Summit, turning treasury discipline into a visible coordination test.
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DeFi
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People
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Governance
Vitalik’s smaller Ethereum Foundation tests ETH holders’ demand for execution
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