As Restaking Takes Shape on Solana, Ethereum's Renzo Jumps in With 'ezSOL'
Liquid restaking protocol Renzo, known for its work on Ethereum-based projects like EigenLayer and Symbiotic, disclosed Wednesday that it's preparing a new liquid staking token focused on the Solana-focused restaking platform now under development by developer Jito Labs.

Ethereum Set for Overhaul of Crucial Programming Standard With 'EVM Object Format'
The EOF proposal is a series of planned changes aiming to update the ubiquitous Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) – the programming environment that executes smart contracts on the blockchain, and an evolving industry standard in its own right.

Protocol Village: Metis Decentralized Sequencer Onboards Hashkey, EVM Explorer Blockscout Raises $3M
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Aug. 1-7.

Protocol Village: Radix Launches 'RadQuest,' Eclipse Mainnet Opens to Builders
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of July 25-31.

Ether Slides as Grayscale's ETHE Outflows Ramp Up
Ether was down over 7.5% in the first hours of East Asia's business day, this comes as the market continues to be concerned about outflows from Grayscale's converted Ethereum Trust ETF. Market data from SoSoValue shows that ETHE had a cumulative net outflow of over $810 million in the first two days of trading while most of the other ETH ETFs continued in the green for flows. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents the "Chart of the Day."

EigenLayer Outflows of $2.3B Signal Restaking Sector Slide
The yield offered by restaking is dwarfed by the likes of yield-generating platform Ethena.

Morpheus, Decentralized AI Project From Lumerin, Goes Live on Arbitrum Test Network
The premise of the technology is to avoid pitfalls of centralized AI models, which might be prone to censorship or monopoly control, according to the developer.

Ether Down Over 7.5% as ETHE Outflows Ramp Up
Most Ether ETFs were in the green during the Wednesday U.S. trading session, but Grayscale's converted Ethereum Trust ETF posted a net outflow of over $327 million.

Protocol Village: Hemi Labs Announces 'Hemi' as Modular L2 Focused on Interoperability Between Bitcoin, Ethereum
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of July 18-24.

Rollup-in-a-Box Startup Caldera Raises $15M From Peter Thiel's Venture Fund
As Ethereum's Layer-2 ecosystem booms, Caldera's "Metalayer" aims to help developers quickly launch applications across multiple networks.
