Decentralized

Decentralized exchanges (DEXs) are eating into centralized exchanges’ market share, with the DEX-to-CEX spot ratio climbing to around 27.4% in Q1 2026. The share gain came even as absolute volume fell 26% to $832 billion, per ARK Invest’s DeFi Quarterly report. A Risk-Off Quarter for Crypto The first quarter of 2026 was a rough stretch for digital assets. Crypto prices slid sharply between mid-January and early February before staging a modest recovery in March. Even so, the quarter closed in…

[PRESS RELEASE – Zug, Switzerland, March 19th, 2026] Following six months of testing with zero state divergence, Igra Network opens public access to a 3,000+ TPS smart contract environment secured by proof-of-work consensus. Fifteen protocols are deploying at launch alongside cross-chain connectivity through Hyperlane. A security audit by Sigma Prime completed with no unresolved issues. Igra Labs has opened public access to Igra Network, a decentralized EVM-compatible execution layer built on Kaspa’s proof-of-work BlockDAG. The mainnet launch follows a testnet…

[PRESS RELEASE – Dubai, UAE, February 20th, 2026] Feed Every Gorilla (FEG), a decentralized finance infrastructure project established in 2021, marks its five-year anniversary, reflecting continued development of blockchain-based protocol infrastructure designed to support decentralized token ecosystems and on-chain financial systems. Since its launch, FEG has focused on developing transparent and verifiable smart contract infrastructure intended to support decentralized finance participants. Over the past five years, the project has implemented multiple protocol improvements, strengthened its contract architecture, and completed independent…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has said he spent the past year replacing mainstream software with privacy-first, decentralized alternatives, arguing that users should stop sending large volumes of personal data to centralized services. The comments frame privacy tools not as niche crypto products but as everyday software choices, linking personal computing habits to broader debates about digital autonomy. From Blockchain to Daily Software Choices In a post shared on X on January 22, Buterin wrote that “2026 is the year we…

[PRESS RELEASE – Tampa, Florida, December 15th, 2025] The Geode Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to fostering economic opportunity and community empowerment through blockchain innovation, today proudly announces the primary exchange listing of its native cryptocurrency, GEODE, on BitMart.com. This milestone marks GEODE’s trading debut, opening the doors for broader adoption and liquidity in a project that has been quietly revolutionizing decentralized applications since its inception almost four years ago. As the crypto market continues to evolve amid a pro-crypto…

World Liberty Financial (WLFI) entered the market, promising to bridge the gap between traditional banking infrastructure and decentralized finance. The protocol’s structure centers on USD1, a stablecoin backed 1:1 with US dollar reserves, and WLFI, the governance token controlling upgrades, treasury decisions, and incentives. Using Chainlink’s CCIP for cross-chain transfers, WLFI spans Ethereum, Solana, and BNB Chain, promoting institutional access to DeFi without requiring users to abandon regulatory frameworks. This hybrid model has captured attention across both political and financial…

[PRESS RELEASE – Panama City, Panama, October 27th, 2025] Gate Ventures, the venture capital arm of the global leading crypto platform Gate, announced the strategic acquisition of ADEN, a top-tier decentralized perpetual exchange (Perp DEX). The acquisition marks a significant milestone in Gate’s expansion into the decentralized derivatives market and reflects its long-term commitment to advancing the “All in Web3” strategy through both infrastructure innovation and ecosystem integration. Following the integration, the newly acquired ADEN will officially debut on November…

[PRESS RELEASE – Zug, Switzerland, October 22nd, 2025] Ika, the fastest parallel MPC network, today announced a major partnership with human.tech, introducing Wallet-as-a-Protocol (WaaP), a new category of decentralized wallet infrastructure secured by Ika’s breakthrough 2PC-MPC cryptography. No vendor lock-ins. No more renting your wallet. Full interoperability. This marks the first time in crypto that wallet logic, key management, and access control are decentralized across a zero-trust network, providing the wallet functionality via a decentralized Sui protocol rather than a centralized…

Yuma, a subsidiary of Digital Currency Group (DCG) focused on decentralized artificial intelligence (AI), has appointed veteran crypto founders Greg Schvey and Jeff Schvey as its new Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer, respectively, the company said in a Tuesday press release.The hires mark a key expansion for Yuma as it scales operations across the Bittensor network, including validator, mining, and subnet accelerator initiatives, and prepares to launch an asset management division, the company said.The Schvey brothers are best…