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Morpho V2 goes live on Ethereum.
SWIFT announces its shared ledger.
OP Mainnet activates Flashblocks.
BitMine buys 234,850 ETH.
Morpho Labs launched Morpho V2 on Ethereum, the latest iteration of its lending platform, introducing advanced risk management controls. Morpho Vaults V2 offers yield-generating vaults with instant liquidity and the ability to allocate across any current or future Morpho protocol. Morpho V2 addresses key DeFi limitations such as the lack of custom loan terms, predictable rates, and unified liquidity. It complements Morpho V1, which currently secures over $7 billion in TVL, and is designed to attract institutional capital to onchain lending. The next milestone will be Markets V2, a peer-to-peer system enabling customizable fixed-rate, fixed-term loans.
SWIFT, the global cross-border payments network, announced that it is integrating a blockchain-based shared ledger into its financial infrastructure. The initiative aims to enable instant, always-on, real-time cross-border payments across more than 200 countries. Developed with Consensys as a prototype partner, the shared ledger will provide a record of interbank transactions, enforce compliance through smart contracts, and interoperate with both existing and emerging payment rails. Swift says this integration will bring improved liquidity management, predictable payments, and a foundation for tokenized asset transfers and multi-currency transactions. Consensys is supporting the proof-of-concept with its infrastructure expertise, which includes access to MetaMask, Infura, Besu, and Linea.
Optimism activated Flashblocks on OP Mainnet, enabling 250 millisecond transaction confirmations. Built by Uniswap Labs and Flashbots, Flashblocks run inside Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs), combining sub-second speed with provable, fee-based transaction ordering for fairness and transparency. Instead of waiting for full blocks, OP Mainnet now streams and confirms 250ms sub-blocks, reducing slippage, keeping prices fresh, and improving execution accuracy for swappers. Flashblocks are now live across OP Mainnet, Unichain, Base, and Worldchain.
BitMine Immersion Technologies Inc. acquired an additional 234,850 ETH over the past week, increasing its Ethereum treasury to 2.65 million ETH valued at more than $10.6 billion. The company remains focused on its long-term objective of securing 5% of the total ETH supply. Meanwhile, Bit Digital, a top-10 DAT, is conducting a $100 million convertible notes offering, with proceeds allocated for ETH purchases.
Lighthouse v8.0.0-rc.0 release
EF Project Mirror report
Privacy on Ethereum #12
EF hosting founders' night
EigenDA revamps blob explorer
Obol Grants Program
DeFi Saver Aave explorer
Flying Tulip raises $200m
Veda hits $6b TVL
MetaMask launching perps dex
SEC says crypto is #1 priority
SEC no action letter to 2Z
Base Batches 002 goes live
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