VITALIK: “Ethereum must be impressive.”
On where the @ethereumfndn should go.
He also argues Ethereum should be “Deeply Impressive” along the CROPS dimension (censorship/capture-resistance, openness, privacy, security) rather than the raw-speed dimension.
The speaker lineup for RenderCon 2026 brings together some of the most important voices at the intersection of AI, rendering, and production infrastructure.
https://t.co/lWJifmH360
From @JulesUrbach and @fsiddi (CEO & Chairman, @Blender Foundation) to @refikanadol, @thealexrossart, and @EMostaque - with more to be announced.
Early bird pricing ($149) ends this Sat at midnight PDT.
Get Tickets:
🔥YA ES OFICIAL🔥
El gigante mundial Mastercard ha LANZADO un programa para conectar los pagos de criptomonedas mediante blockchain con la banca global, asociándose con más de 85 empresas, entre ellas:
• Paxos
• PayPal
• Géminis
• Binance…
You can now pay your bills in USDC, start a market on any trending topic, and give an AI agent the keys to a DAO. All on Solana.
Here’s everything that happened this week:
📰 Headline News
- Lightspeed, crypto's first institutional investor relations platform by @Blockworks and Solana went live
- @altitude launched Altitude Bill Pay enabling users to pay bills in USDC
@Zora launched on Solana with Attention Markets, letting users back what the internet pays attention to
📰 Launches
- @RealmsDAOs shipped Realms MCP giving AI agents full DAO governance powers
- @dflow launched DFlow MCP for Solana trading
- @paysponge debuted a financial stack for AI agents
- @metaplex teased its new unified platform
- @encifherio shipped privacy-focused cross-chain bridge with Encrypt V2
- @asgardfi released Credit Backed Positions for institutional credit
- @Inframarkets debuted the first-ever energy prediction market
- @SuperteamUKR officially landed in Ukraine
- @omnipair beta went live, introducing borrowing against memecoins
- @JupiterExchange Lend activated native staking as collateral
- @heydotlol debuted a new social network for humans and AI agents, powered by @x402
- @baysemarkets integrated Solana deposits and withdrawals
- @ycombinator is heading to @mtndao for live office hours
- @WAVEDOTFUN went live with zero-fee prediction markets
- @pumpspotlight extended the Build in Public Hackathon deadline to February 25
- @CudisWellness announced its Sporty Series ring pre launch on Kickstarter
- @MiloOnChains introduced an AI portfolio manager for Clawbot
📰 Milestones
- @helium hit ATH with 3.4M daily users and 124K active Mobile Hotspots
- @onrefinance surpassed $100M AUM
- @phantom named to the Forbes Fintech 50 list for 2026
This week's cover art by @Groowut 🔥