L1s

L1 governance drama

Gnosis is betting that openness — not ownership — will define the future of onchain money

Layer 1 chain Stable adds PayPal USD support as PayPal Ventures invests to grow stablecoin’s cross-chain utility

Tempo’s announcement reignites debates over Ethereum fast finality and whether corporate chains can ever be truly neutral

The Google Cloud Web3 lead outlined a new Layer 1 with CME piloting tokenization on its rails

Fears that rollups would abandon Ethereum haven’t materialized — instead, chains like Celo and Lisk have migrated the other way

Institutions launching their own L1s isn’t good for Solana — but it’s just as bad for everyone else

USDC issuer plans layer-1 blockchain launch in bid to “underpin all stablecoin finance”

Celestia, NEAR and Tron are pursuing lower inflation

A number of blockchains make use of the Solana Virtual Machine

VCs are chasing the fabled layer-1 premium