Ethereum developers could implement more protocol changes to evolve with changing market structures without changing its values, says crypto venture capital firm Paradigm. “We think Ethereum’s core protocol could be improving much faster,” Paradigm said in a Jan. 25 blog post. “There are many high-impact improvements that Ethereum can start accelerating towards today without sacrificing its values.”…

Executives from leading Ethereum layer 2s have said they’re willing to make Ethereum more unified by implementing “based” and “native” rollups, which they say could improve security while making the network less fragmented. The head of Ethereum layer 2 Base, Jesse Pollak, said on a Jan. 25 call with Ethereum founders and developers that based rollups are…

The CEO of the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States has proposed rethinking the company’s asset listing process in response to a surge in token creation. In a Jan. 24 X post, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong noted the challenges posed by the exponential growth of new tokens. “We need to rethink our listing process…

Solana-based decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator Jupiter announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Moonshot, an app that allows users to buy memecoins using Apple Pay. Meow, Jupiter’s pseudonymous founder on Jan. 25 shared the news on X: “For the first announcement of Catstanbul, I’m thrilled to share that Jupiter Exchange has acquired a majority stake in…

Following the re-election of President Donald Trump in the United States, crypto advocacy groups have shifted their focus to key players in both chambers of Congress, which advocacy groups have characterized as the most pro-crypto Congress in history. Ron Hammond, the senior director of government relations at the Blockchain Association, told Cointelegraph editor Jesse Coghlan…

Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) echoed calls for government transparency by bringing all public spending onchain in every country. CZ chimed in following reports of Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) exploring blockchain to track government spending and reduce the federal deficit in the United States. CZ wrote in a Jan. 25 X post: “Unpopular…