BNB Chain

Analysis

Trump's 4 Crypto Ventures Ranked by Performance: WLFI, TRUMP, MELANIA and ABTC

WLFI dropped 19% this week to an all-time low while its stablecoin USD1 grew 476% to $4.2 billion. TRUMP is down 96% from its peak, MELANIA down 99%, and American Bitcoin Corp.'s stock has shed 84-93% from its Nasdaq debut highs. The Trump family's crypto portfolio spans every major sector — and most of it is deeply underwater for retail buyers.

By Ramy Morton
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Eight Researchers Quit. Vitalik Says That Was the Plan.

The Ethereum Foundation lost five senior contributors in May alone. Vitalik Buterin responded with a 2,000-word post saying the Foundation will get smaller, sell less ETH, and stop pretending to be the center of Ethereum. He also said nearly 90% of his net worth is still in ETH.

By Jan Whitfield
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The RWA Market Was $5.4 Billion in January 2025. It Just Hit $34 Billion.

Tokenized real-world assets have tripled in 17 months. U.S. Treasuries account for $16 billion. Ethereum carries 60% of the total value. BlackRock's BUIDL fund alone passed $2.5 billion. The question is no longer whether tokenization works. It is whether anyone outside finance will notice before it is too late to compete.

By Jan Whitfield
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What Is Ethereum? The Programmable Blockchain Explained

Bitcoin proved that money could exist without banks. Ethereum asked what else could exist without intermediaries. From decentralized finance to digital ownership, Ethereum is the infrastructure layer on which a new kind of internet is being built — and it has been running in production since 2015.

By Jan Whitfield

BNB Chain Overview

BNB Chain is the blockchain ecosystem tied to Binance and one of the highest-activity networks in crypto by daily transactions and active users. This tag tracks on-chain volume and TVL, the DeFi, memecoin, and launchpad activity that concentrates on the chain, protocol upgrades and fee dynamics, the relationship with the Binance exchange and BNB token, and the security incidents and exploits that periodically test the ecosystem. Coinliva covers the network data, the token mechanics, and the developments shaping BNB Chain’s position against Ethereum, Solana, and the rival L1s and L2s.