DeFi2026-07-23 08:50:14Synthetic Leverage in DeFi: Bigger Exposure With Less Capital, but Liquidation Risk RemainsSynthetic leverage lets DeFi users gain larger market exposure without owning the underlying asset, using collateral, smart contracts, and synthetic tokens. The trade-off is clear: higher capital efficiency comes with liquidation, collateral, and oracle risk.1450
LitVM2026-07-23 07:25:13LitVM LiteForge Testnet Hits 2.5M Transactions in Days, Brings Smart Contracts to LitecoinLitecoin's first Layer-2 smart contract testnet, LitVM LiteForge, recorded over 2.5 million transactions and 260,000 unique addresses within three days. The EVM-compatible rollup uses zkLTC as gas token, with mainnet launch timeline pending testnet results.390
Bitcoin2026-07-23 07:00:14OpNet Launches Smart Contracts on Bitcoin Mainnet, Opening Native DeFi AccessOpNet has gone live on Bitcoin, aiming to let users access DeFi on the base layer without bridges, wrapped BTC or leaving the mainnet.1800
Pi Network2026-07-23 05:45:14Pi Network Rolls Out Launchpad Test Version With 526 Million PI Reward ProgramPi Network launched its Launchpad test version on Pi Day 2026, requiring live products before token issuance, routing raised PI into liquidity pools, and unveiling a 526 million PI reward program alongside smart contracts and GenAI App Studio.420
Pi Network2026-07-23 05:15:14Pi Network v20.2 Upgrade Complete, Smart Contracts on the Way: PI Coin Struggles at $0.177Pi Network's v20.2 upgrade is fully deployed on major nodes. Smart contracts will roll out gradually. Kraken listed PI; Binance listing unconfirmed. Price dropped over 22% in a week to $0.1772, with key support at $0.16–$0.17.370
Moonwell2026-07-23 04:05:17Moonwell Loses $1.78M After AI-Coauthored Oracle Code Mispriced cbETHMoonwell suffered a roughly $1.78 million exploit after AI-coauthored smart contract logic mispriced cbETH at $1.12 instead of about $2,200. The incident has fueled scrutiny of AI-assisted coding in DeFi.390
Ethereum2026-07-23 03:15:14Vitalik Buterin Redefines Ethereum's Core Roles: Global Bulletin Board, Shared Memory, PeerDAS KeyVitalik Buterin publishes a new perspective casting Ethereum as a global bulletin board and shared memory, with PeerDAS upgrade reducing data costs and ETH serving as a security & spam-prevention mechanism.430
Block.one2026-07-23 01:40:14Block.one: The Power Behind EOS and the Largest ICO in HistoryBlock.one raised over $4 billion via EOS’s continuous ICO, the biggest ever. This article explores its founders Brendan Blumer and Daniel Larimer, its enterprise-focused strategy, and its smart contract competition with Ethereum.460
