Daily Bits

Vitalik Buterin announced ongoing changes to the Ethereum Foundation's leadership structure.

Swiss bank PostFinance has partnered with Sygnum to launch Ethereum staking, allowing customers to earn passive income via Ethereum blockchain integration into its e-finance platform.

Lido Impact Staking (LIS), launched on January 15, 2025, allows users to stake ETH, stETH, or wstETH and donate a portion of rewards to social impact projects.

Sonic Labs has launched a new points program to drive DeFi growth and reward users.

BlackRock has launched the iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) on Cboe Canada, offering Canadian investors access to Bitcoin through brokerage accounts.

Usual Protocol addressed user concerns over its floor price mechanism for USD0++, emphasizing its role in ensuring liquidity and long-term sustainability.

Compound Finance has added Ethena's stablecoin USDe and Mantle's liquid staking token mETH to its platform, allowing them to be used as collateral.

Revolut has partnered with Pyth Network to contribute its trusted price data to the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem, marking a significant step in bridging traditional and decentralized finance.

Ripple is adopting the Chainlink standard to enhance the utility and access of its Ripple USD (RLUSD) stablecoin in DeFi.

Solana's new proposal introduces a lattice-based hashing system to address the "state growth problem," allowing the blockchain to scale to billions of user accounts.