Pharos Network Hits $1B Before Launch: Inside the Ant Group RWA L1 That Just Raised $44M
Pharos Network closed a $44M Series A at a $1B pre-mainnet valuation, backed by Sumitomo, Chainlink, and GCL New Energy. What the Ant Group-founded RWA L1 signals about institutional tokenization in 2026.
Bitcoin Gets Its Own DeFi: How OP_NET Brings Smart Contracts to L1 Without Bridges
OP_NET launched on Bitcoin mainnet in March 2026, enabling native smart contracts, OP-20 tokens, and DeFi without bridges or wrapped BTC — backed by $5M in funding and a 'SlowFi' philosophy that turns Bitcoin's 10-minute blocks into a sustainable liquidity advantage.
Ethereum's Glamsterdam Hard Fork Explained: How Parallel Execution and ePBS Target 10,000 TPS
Ethereum's Glamsterdam hard fork targets H1 2026 with parallel execution via Block-Level Access Lists (EIP-7928), enshrined proposer-builder separation (EIP-7732), and gas repricing that could push L1 throughput to 10,000 TPS while cutting fees by 79%. We break down the architecture, the competition, and the risks.
Sei Just Deleted Hundreds of Thousands of Lines of Code — And That Might Be the Smartest Move in Crypto
Sei Network executes its historic SIP-3 migration on April 6-8, dropping its entire Cosmos stack to become an EVM-only chain. We break down why the first major L1 to abandon multi-VM architecture is betting that deleting hundreds of thousands of lines of code is the fastest path to 200,000 TPS.
Somnia's Mainnet Bet: Can a 400K TPS Chain Finally Make On-Chain Gaming Real?
Somnia's mainnet launched with MultiStream Consensus and compiled EVM execution, claiming 400K+ TPS for on-chain gaming and metaverse applications. Six months in, we examine the technology, ecosystem, and whether the infrastructure can attract the builders it needs.
TON's Sub-Second Upgrade Goes Live April 7 — What Happens When 950 Million Telegram Users Get Instant Finality
TON activates its Sub-Second consensus upgrade on April 7, 2026, cutting block finality from five seconds to sub-second across both basechain and masterchain. We analyze the three-phase rollout, the Telegram distribution advantage powering 950 million potential users, and what instant finality means for payments, gaming, and DeFi on the network.
Ondo Chain: Why the Biggest RWA Protocol Is Building Its Own Blockchain — And What It Means for Tokenized Finance
Ondo Finance is building Ondo Chain, a purpose-built L1 blockchain for tokenized real-world assets. With $2.75B TVL, Franklin Templeton ETF tokenization, and Wall Street advisors shaping the design, Ondo Chain embeds compliance, oracles, and cross-chain bridging at the protocol level.
Ambient's Proof-of-Logits: The AI-Native Blockchain That Turns GPU Heat into Verifiable Intelligence
Ambient, backed by $7.2M from a16z CSX, introduces Proof-of-Logits — a consensus mechanism where mining IS AI inference. Explore how this Solana-fork L1 verifies 600B-parameter model outputs with 0.1% overhead, compares to Bittensor and Gensyn, and aims to build a decentralized alternative to OpenAI.
Monad Mainnet Is Live: How a 10,000 TPS Parallel EVM Chain Rewrites the Layer-1 Playbook
Monad's mainnet launch delivers 10,000 TPS and sub-second finality while maintaining full EVM bytecode compatibility. Explore the parallel execution architecture, MON tokenomics, ecosystem growth to $150M+ TVL, and how Monad competes with Solana and MegaETH in the high-performance blockchain race.