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2026 Layer 2 Outlook

2026 Layer 2 Outlook

2025 has been the year that the Layer 2 narrative bifurcated: most new launches have become ghost towns shortly after airdrop farming cycles, while only a small handful of L2s have managed to escape this phenomenon.Rollup ecosystems have matured from pure scaling experiments into distribution networ…

Coinbase ’doubles down’ on Solana with latest DEX acquisition

Coinbase ’doubles down’ on Solana with latest DEX acquisition

US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said it will buy Vector, a decentralized platform built on Solana, in the company’s latest acquisition of 2025.In a Friday blog, Coinbase said the acquisition of Vector and its team was part of the company’s strategy to become an “everything exchange.” The c…

Coinbase to acquire Vector.fun, the Tensor-built Solana trading platform, to advance ‘everything exchange’ vision

Coinbase to acquire Vector.fun, the Tensor-built Solana trading platform, to advance ‘everything exchange’ vision

Crypto exchange Coinbase has agreed to acquire Vector.fun, a Solana-native trading platform built by Tensor Labs — the team behind the Tensor NFT marketplace — for an undisclosed sum, marking its ninth acquisition this year.Vector.fun, launched last year as a rival to memecoin trading platform Pump.…

Coinbase Launches Public Token Sales for US Retail with Monad; Monthly Offerings Planned

Coinbase Launches Public Token Sales for US Retail with Monad; Monthly Offerings Planned

Coinbase is preparing to launch a new platform for digital token sales, aiming to host one sale each month, with the first offering featuring Monad, a new blockchain project, expected to begin next week.Digital assets meet tradfi in London at the fmls25In August, Coinbase Global announced plans to r…

TRUMP memecoin issuer in talks to acquire investment platform Republic’s US operations

TRUMP memecoin issuer in talks to acquire investment platform Republic’s US operations

Fight Fight Fight, the company behind the President Donald Trump-linked memecoin, is reportedly in discussions to acquire the US operations of investment platform Republic.com.If finalized, the deal could open the door for Republic users to transact using the Official Trump (TRUMP) memecoin, while g…

Prime broker FalconX to buy 21Shares amid crypto M&A spree: report

Prime broker FalconX to buy 21Shares amid crypto M&A spree: report

FalconX, a U.S.-based institutional crypto prime broker, has agreed to acquire 21Shares, one of the largest managers of exchange-traded products for digital assets.Wednesday’s deal is poised to combine 21Shares’ distribution and ETP expertise with FalconX’s trading and prime-brokerage infrastructure…

Bitcoin Layer 2 Bitlayer raises additional $5 million in oversubscribed public token rounds on decentralized crowdfunding platforms

Bitcoin Layer 2 Bitlayer raises additional $5 million in oversubscribed public token rounds on decentralized crowdfunding platforms

Bitcoin infrastructure startup Bitlayer has raised $5 million through three oversubscribed token rounds, the team announced on Wednesday. According to a statement, Bitlayer raised the capital from thousands of investors across crowdfunding platforms like CoinList and Echo.“Overwhelming demand caused…

aBTC (ABTC), Echo Protocol (ECHO) - Echo Protocol Airdrop - 02 Jul 2025

aBTC (ABTC), Echo Protocol (ECHO) - Echo Protocol Airdrop - 02 Jul 2025

The Echo Protocol airdrop is a big event, as users can claim ECHO tokens starting July 2, 2025. When many tokens become available, traders often watch for big price changes. Early users and supporters get 7% of the token’s total supply to claim, which could bring new holders. However, people may qui…

Franklin Templeton leads seed round into stablecoin startup looking ‘outsource’ yield generation for users

Franklin Templeton leads seed round into stablecoin startup looking ‘outsource’ yield generation for users

Franklin Templeton has led an $8 million seed round into Cap, a blockchain startup looking to launch an interest-bearing stablecoin and accompanying lending market. Other investors include prominent financial institutions Susquehanna and Triton Capital as well as crypto natives including Nomura’s La…

Usual and Sherlock launch crypto’s ‘largest bug bounty prize in history,’ offering $16 million to find a critical vulnerability

Usual and Sherlock launch crypto’s ‘largest bug bounty prize in history,’ offering $16 million to find a critical vulnerability

Decentralized stablecoin protocol Usual has teamed up with blockchain security company Sherlock to offer $16 million for uncovering a critical vulnerability anywhere in Usual's codebase.Usual and Sherlock described the program as the "largest bug bounty prize in tech history," which seems to ring tr…

MegaETH-based DEX GTE raises $10 million, including $2.5 million via Cobie’s Echo

MegaETH-based DEX GTE raises $10 million, including $2.5 million via Cobie’s Echo

The Global Token Exchange (GTE), a decentralized exchange (DEX) built on the MegaETH blockchain, has raised $10 million across three funding rounds. The funding includes a $1.5 million pre-seed round, $6.9420 million seed funding and a $2.5 million community-focused round on Echo, a platform founded…

Cobie’s Platform Echo Has Invested $10 Million Into Startups 

Cobie’s Platform Echo Has Invested $10 Million Into Startups 

Echo offers everyday users access to investments otherwise restricted to venture capitalists.

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