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View More NewsGnosisDAO approved Gnosis Chain’s transition from a standalone layer-1 network to a ZK-proven Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) rollup.GIP-153 received 123,158 GNO in support, 115 against and 151 abstaining across 54 voters, Gnosis Chain said in an X post. Turnout reached 123,425 GNO, exceeding the 75,000 quorum.Under the proposal, Gnosis Chain’s validator set would be retired and the network would settle transactions on Ethereum, making Gnosis Chain a layer-2 (L2) that relies on Ethereum’s validators for settlement. An initial launch is targeted for late 2026 or early 2027, subject to the required EEZ technology being ready.The update would enable Gnosis Chain-native…
In brief Coinbase is adding perpetual futures to Base App through Hyperliquid, offering eligible users leverage of up to 50x. Coinbase says perps account for roughly 75% of crypto trading volume and are the most requested feature among Base App’s power users. The launch follows a shift away from Base’s earlier focus on social features toward trading, payments, and AI agents. Coinbase announced Wednesday that it is bringing leveraged crypto derivatives to the Base App, allowing eligible users to trade perpetual futures with leverage of up to 50x through Hyperliquid.The integration gives users access to more than 290 perpetual futures…
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No true culture warrior worth his salt admits to reading The New York Times. Very Online conservatives refuse to read it because they think it hates Jews. Very Online progressives refuse to read it because they think it hates trans people. So intense is their loathing, it seems, that some of these hashtaggers cannot even tolerate the company of those who do read the Times. This includes one @claireyfaerie, who recently told Bluesky followers: “My parents have a [New York Times] subscription. Whenever I go to visit them and see the paper sitting on their coffee table, I remember the…
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During a White House meeting Wednesday, President Donald Trump said CFTC Chair Mike Selig is working to bring the perpetual futures platform into the…
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Mae Sot, May 18, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Thai politician Vorapak Tanyawong to drop his criminal defamation suit against Whale Hunting…
Bitcoin and ether sank after the U.S. president told Iran the “clock is ticking,” sending oil higher and triggering broad crypto liquidations. Read the…