Massive adoption of decentralized derivatives exchange Hyperliquid led to a huge increase in Hyperliquid network revenue in July, largely at the expense of Solana, according to VanEck. In July, Hyperliquid earned 35% of all blockchain revenue, with growth coming specifically at the expense of Solana, as well as Ethereum and BNB Chain, VanEck researchers wrote in a monthly crypto…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has clarified that certain cryptocurrency liquid staking activities do not constitute securities offerings, a notable step in the agency’s ongoing effort to provide clearer guidance on digital asset regulation. “The statement clarifies the division’s view that, depending on the facts and circumstances, the liquid staking activities covered in…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and developer Anders Elowsson have introduced EIP-7999, a proposal to streamline Ethereum’s transaction fee structure. Released on Tuesday, the proposal seeks to establish a unified multidimensional fee market, allowing users to specify a single aggregate maximum fee for multiple resources. The proposal, if adopted, would eliminate the need to estimate and manage multiple…