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Vishal Chawla

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Crypto Ecosystems Editor at The Block

Editor, Crypto Ecosystems @TheBlock__

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  • Namada blockchain completes mainnet rollout for composable privacy layer as native token set to begin trading

    1 week ago | theblock.co | Vishal Chawla

    DeFi • June 17, 2025, 9:35AM EDT UPDATED: June 17, 2025, 9:32AM EDT Cosmos-based Namada has completed the final phase of its mainnet launch, introducing a system designed to bring "privacy as a service" to decentralized applications, assets, and blockchains. Namada operates as a privacy-focused Layer 1 blockchain within the Cosmos ecosystem. The network's core feature — composable privacy — enables the addition of privacy capabilities to other chains and applications.

  • XRP Ledger devs plan sidechain launch in Q2 for Ethereum compatibility

    2 weeks ago | theblock.co | Vishal Chawla

    The XRP Ledger, a blockchain associated with cross-border payments firm Ripple, plans to launch an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) sidechain in the second quarter of this year, aiming to integrate Ethereum smart contracts into its ecosystem. Ripple's Chief Technology Officer, David Schwartz, announced the sidechain launch timeline at the ongoing Apex 2025 event in Singapore, according to Peersyst, one of the project's core developers.

  • Coinbase's wrapped XRP and DOGE tokens go live on Base

    3 weeks ago | theblock.co | Vishal Chawla

    Companies • June 5, 2025, 2:26AM EDT U.S.-based crypto exchange Coinbase has officially launched two new wrapped assets, cbXRP and cbDOGE, on its Base Layer 2 Ethereum network, following a teaser of the rollout last month. cbXRP and cbDOGE are wrapped tokens issued on the Base network, each backed 1:1 by XRP and DOGE held in Coinbase's custody. XRP and DOGE are the native assets of the XRP Ledger and Dogecoin blockchain, respectively.

  • Ethereum validators begin signaling another gas limit boost

    1 month ago | theblock.co | Vishal Chawla

    Over 150,000 Ethereum validators, representing roughly 15% of the network's total, are signaling support for a large increase in the blockchain's block gas limit — a move that could further expand Ethereum's Layer 1 transaction throughput. This is according to data from gaslimit.pics, a dashboard created by Ethereum researcher Toni Wahrstätter. The newly proposed limit boost aims to push Ethereum's gas limit to 60 million units, nearly double the current cap of 36 million.

  • Synthetix and Derive call off $27 million merger proposal

    1 month ago | theblock.co | Vishal Chawla

    DeFi • May 26, 2025, 1:50AM EDT Synthetix and Derive contributors mutually withdrew proposals for a $27 million deal in which Synthetix would acquire Derive (formerly Lyra), a decentralized options platform. In mid-May, Synthetix proposed to acquire Derive's treasury, technology, and product suite through a token swap to merge the two platforms into a unified derivatives protocol on the Ethereum mainnet.

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Vishal C. @vishal4c
29 May 25

Elon said no $300M deal was signed between xAI (Grok) and Telegram. 🍿 https://t.co/sNsvtG5sXz

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Vishal C. @vishal4c
27 May 25

Mass adoption of stablecoins for global payments seems inevitable, as it is the most efficient and cost-effective method for remittance https://t.co/Xf1ik007e7

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Vishal C. @vishal4c
26 May 25

Looks like people are pulling their funds out of Berachain and sending them to Hyperliquid (via Arbitrum). Image credit: DL https://t.co/Z6h7sH5lmZ