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Regulatory Ramps - US House committee pushes forward stablecoin bills, eyeing greater oversight and clarity.
Trust Issues - Justin Sun alleges $500M misappropriation by First Digital, triggering FDUSD depeg and TUSD rescue.
PayPal Plugged In - PayPal adds native Solana and Chainlink support for US users.
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Next-gen Chains: Strategic Differentiation
By: Patryk Krasnicki, Matthew Nay, Armita, Gunkan, and Qorban Ferrell
With ever-increasing blockspace and over 200 chains live today, the next generation of chains must find ways to differentiate and create an edge more than ever before.
For today’s next-gen chains, a prerequisite for success is opinionated design and a unique go-to-market strategy. Incremental performance improvements are now table stakes. Projects like MegaETH, Hyperliquid, Monad, Berachain, Abstract, and Sonic highlight the strategic differentiations today’s next-gen chains are taking to find success.
