Macauley Peterson

1 day ago | blockworks.co | Macauley Peterson

This is a segment from the 0xResearch newsletter. To read full editions, . Restaking is evolving. What started as an Ethereum-native capital efficiency play is now transforming into a cross-chain economic coordination layer that spans protocols, assets and use cases. Symbiotic announced today a $29 million Series A, led by Pantera Capital, to launch its Universal Staking Framework. The move goes toward supporting any asset securing any network - L1 or L2, modular or integrated.

1 week ago | blockworks.co | Macauley Peterson

Blockchain networks have long styled themselves as "decentralized world computers" ever since Ethereum. But one key component of modern computing has been missing: memory. Now, with the launch of its private testnet this week, MIT-incubated startup Optimum is taking a first step toward fixing that. Founded by MIT professor and renowned network coding researcher Muriel Médard, Optimum aims to build a high-performance memory layer for blockchains.

1 week ago | blockworks.co | Macauley Peterson

Bitcoin is a dumb base layer. In its native scripting environment, computation is stateless, meaning each transaction is validated independently - with no built-in memory of prior events or intermediate results. This limits Bitcoin to simple, one-off logic like multisig, timelocks or a basic inheritance contract. True Bitcoin layer-2 (L2) networks will need stateful computation on Bitcoin, which is where StarkWare's newly proposed ColliderVM comes in.

2 weeks ago | blockworks.co | Macauley Peterson

What happens when a stablecoin isn't stable, and the founder's response is "no crying in the stablecoin casino"? The vibes in the Synthetix and Infinex Discords are down bad. So is sUSD, the Synthetix-native stablecoin, which dropped below $1 in March, but today has slipped dramatically below $0.90 - hitting a low (so far) of about $0.835.

2 weeks ago | blockworks.co | Macauley Peterson

PancakeSwap's new Tokenomics v3 proposal promises "true ownership, simplified governance and sustainable growth." Central to this shift is the deprecation of veCAKE replaced with direct emissions management and a max one-year lock, aimed at boosting capital efficiency and simplifying participation. However, critics warn the proposal sets a dangerous precedent. Some question its effect on governance integrity and emissions control.