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Vishal Chawla

Vishal Chawla is The Block’s Crypto Ecosystems Editor who has spent over eight years covering technology. Vishal can be reached on X at @vishal4c and via email at [email protected]

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Terraform Labs to dissolve, CEO asks community to take over following $4.47 billion SEC settlement

June 13, 2024, 6:19AM EDT

Crypto Ecosystems

Paradigm-backed Symbiotic unveils restaking protocol

June 12, 2024, 2:23AM EDT

DeFi

OP Mainnet implements 'fault proofs' to strengthen rollup decentralization

June 10, 2024, 4:00PM EDT

Layer 2s and Scaling

Base overtakes OP Mainnet in TVL, becoming largest Layer 2 network in OP Stack-based ‘Superchain’

June 7, 2024, 3:16AM EDT

Crypto Ecosystems

EigenLayer's total value locked surpasses $20 billion for the first time

June 6, 2024, 5:31AM EDT

DeFi

MEV bot ‘jaredfromsubway’ becomes top Ethereum gas spender in last 24 hours

June 6, 2024, 1:18AM EDT

Crypto Ecosystems

GnosisDAO approves Karpatkey’s spin-off to become independent entity with KPK token

June 5, 2024, 1:27AM EDT

Crypto Ecosystems

Polygon Labs acquires zero-knowledge research firm Toposware

June 4, 2024, 9:00AM EDT

Mergers & Acquisitions

Connext rebrands to Everclear, introduces a ‘clearing layer’ for intent-based bridges

June 3, 2024, 11:00AM EDT

Crypto Ecosystems

Linea reaffirms decentralization plan after deliberately pausing block production amid Velocore hack

June 3, 2024, 5:53AM EDT

Layer 2s and Scaling