The roadmap in place doesn't make as much sense because progress among layer-2s toward later stages of decentralization has been slower and more difficult, and Ethereum itself is now scaling directly on layer-1.

The launch marks one of the first times tokenized U.S. equities and ETFs have been made natively available through a major self-custodial wallet.

By several measures, activity on the network remains near peak levels, which has industry leaders plussed about the plunge in ether's price.

Earlier in January, the Ethereum Foundation formally elevated post-quantum security to a strategic priority, creating a dedicated Post-Quantum team.

stVaults let other teams plug into Lido’s staking system instead of building their own from scratch.

The rollout of Aero, targeted for the second quarter of 2026, will take direct aim at incumbents like Uniswap and Curve, the team told CoinDesk.

According to the report, $13.5 million will be allocated to security grants distributed through DAO-style mechanisms