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Today we're launching the YZi Labs Creator Program -- a curated network of creators across Web3, AI, and frontier tech, plugged into the distribution layer of our 300+ portfolio companies. Creators gain first access to our founders. Founders connect with storytellers who bring their vision & product to the world.

Polkadot OpenGov is voting on a major change to the network’s staking architecture. Referendum 1890 proposes that validators on Polkadot are required to lock a minimum of 10,000 DOT of their own funds as self-stake. This reform is a mandatory prerequisite for the next major staking upgrade: • Nominators becoming unslashable • Fast unbonding (~24-48h instead of ~28 days) The logic is simple: Validators absorb the slashing risk directly through significant self-bond exposure. Nominators can continue earning staking rewards without exposing their principal to slashing. If enacted, Polkadot staking would remove its two largest barriers to participation: Lower risk. Faster exits.

Activity on Sui mainnet has resumed after a halt due to a crash bug in the gas charging logic introduced by the 1.72 release. A full incident review will be shared in the coming days.

The Avalanche Foundation is pleased to announce Retro9000 C-Chain Round 2 rewards. A full breakdown of awards, eligibility, and next steps below ⤵️

Aave’s bug bounty program has been updated to better align payouts with the risk profile of each part of the ecosystem and to simplify review paths. Payout caps for critical bugs are now five times larger for Aave V4 and Core Aave V3.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Details below.

Institutions want shared infrastructure. They don’t want full transparency, unpredictable costs, or crypto-native UX. That’s been the blocker. Today we’re introducing a new model: Sui Spheres 🧵

Ronin. Is. Home. Migration to Ethereum complete ⚔ Five years ago, Ronin was a new Ethereum sidechain with a single game aboard: Axie Infinity. Over the years, Ronin emerged as THE gaming chain, onboarding millions of players through more games like Pixels, Cambria, Angry Dynomites, and many others. Today, we plugged our engine into the mothership: Ethereum. Here’s what that means 🧵👇

Aptos Encrypted Mempool 🔒 Pending governance approval, Aptos will be the first L1 to offer a native encrypted mempool—full transaction intent confidentiality, no impact to speed, and same trust assumptions as the network itself. One click. Fully protected from frontrunning.

Active traders on Monad might want to check their wallets for a little surprise