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An Aave governance proposal advanced by LlamaRisk seeks to increase Bitcoin loan leverage and raise liquidation thresholds on Ethereum Core, Arbitrum, and Base, narrowing the safety cushion for borrowers and putting positions at risk from tiny 4.7% dips.
Ethereum staking volume and layer-2 total value locked figures do not accurately measure new ETH demand or supply dynamics. Despite billions in staked assets and L2 locked value, US spot Ethereum ETFs experienced net outflows, highlighting the complexity of tracking true investor capital and supply metrics.
Ethereum developers are evaluating EIP-8198, known as Quick Slots, for the HegotĂĄ upgrade to shorten block times from 12 seconds to eight or ten seconds. The proposal aims to speed up confirmations and reduce arbitrage losses while balancing validator performance and network decentralization.
Bitcoin climbed past $85,000 as a wave of short liquidations fueled a powerful crypto advance, wiping out hundreds of millions in leveraged positions and clearing key technical markers.
The European Commission’s MiCA review is examining whether staking should become a regulated service, raising potential compliance challenges for companies, impacts on network security, and risks to user yields.