Dora Noda
Software Engineer
Dora Noda is a Software Engineer writing about Web3 infrastructure, blockchain networks, and self-hosting.
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RISE Chain: The Ethereum L2 That Wants to Be Both Fast and Decentralized at the Same Time
RISE Chain combines Block-STM parallel execution with based rollup sequencing to build an Ethereum L2 targeting 100,000+ TPS while inheriting Ethereum's decentralization — an architectural bet backed by Vitalik Buterin and $11.2M in funding.
Qwen Goes Onchain: How 0G × Alibaba Cloud Rewired the AI Stack for Autonomous Agents
0G Foundation and Alibaba Cloud launched a partnership making Qwen LLMs directly callable by on-chain AI agents with token-based pricing, shifting AI from APIs to programmable blockchain infrastructure.
Bitcoin's Stealth Supply Shock: 2.21M BTC on Exchanges, 270K Bought by Whales, and 60 Days of Extreme Fear
Bitcoin exchange balances just hit a 7-year low of 2.21M BTC while whales bought 270,000 coins in 30 days — the largest monthly accumulation since 2013. Inside the most unusual supply-shock setup in Bitcoin's history, unfolding during a record 60-day Extreme Fear streak.
Bitwise's BHYP Filing: Wall Street's First Bet on Pure DeFi Protocol Revenue
Bitwise's amended BHYP filing would make Hyperliquid's HYPE the first pure protocol-revenue token inside a US spot ETF — a 0.67% fee, Anchorage custody, and a governance upgrade mid-registration that rewrites what institutional crypto exposure means.
The DeFi Mullet Crosses the Atlantic: How Coinbase's UK USDC Loans Through Morpho Rewrite the Crypto Lending Playbook
Coinbase's April 2026 launch of crypto-backed USDC loans in the UK routes every borrowing pound to Morpho smart contracts on Base — a regulated front-end sitting on permissionless DeFi plumbing that rewrites the post-BlockFi lending playbook.
Consensys at the IPO Crossroads: Can MetaMask, Infura, and Linea Justify a $10B+ Public Debut?
Consensys is heading to the NYSE in 2026 with JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs behind a $10B+ valuation. Here's what MetaMask's 30M users, Infura's 10B daily requests, and Linea's zkEVM have to prove — and what Circle and Coinbase already told us about how Wall Street prices crypto infrastructure.
The $306M Phishing Tax: Why Crypto's Biggest Vulnerability Is No Longer Code
Hacken's Q1 2026 report shows phishing and social engineering drove $306M of $482M in crypto losses as attackers pivoted from Solidity exploits to human targeting. A single $282M hardware wallet scam exposed why even 18-audit protocols bleed capital when the human and infrastructure layers stay unprotected.
Silver's Turn: Hong Kong Just Tokenized the Commodity RWA Market That Gold Couldn't Open
HashKey Chain just launched Hong Kong's first SFC-regulated silver-backed RWA tokens. The $3.2M pilot matters less than the regulatory rail it proved out for non-Treasury commodity tokenization.
Kalshi's Timeless Gambit: How a $22B Prediction Market Declared War on Hyperliquid, Polymarket, and the Crypto Perps Industry
Kalshi's April 27, 2026 launch of CFTC-regulated crypto perpetual futures signals the first serious onshore American challenger to the $500B offshore perps market, reshaping the competitive landscape against Polymarket, Hyperliquid, and Coinbase.