Blockchain infrastructure firm Flashbots has launched BuilderNet, a decentralized block-building network on Ethereum to “kill censorship” and solve one of the network’s biggest “chokepoints.” BuilderNet, launched on Nov. 26,  said it aims to allow “many parties to collaborate in building blocks.” This comes at a crucial time as around 88% of all Ethereum blocks have been built by Beaverbuild…

Iran will launch a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the near future, Central Bank of Iran (CBI) governor Mohammad Reza Farzin said at a national banking conference on Nov. 25. He called attention to the country’s well-developed digital financial infrastructure and pledged to continue to innovate in the face of sanctions. CBDC to keep…

The former CEO of Binance, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, urged the crypto community to shift its focus away from memecoins and into building “real” blockchain applications. On Nov. 26, Zhao shared his growing distaste for the memecoin ecosystem. In an X post, he said that the memecoins are getting “a little” weird as opposed to being…