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Odaily Interviews Aster: DEX Will Ultimately Devour the Entire Trading World, Optional Privacy is the Key Ladder

Odaily Interview with Aster: DEX Will Ultimately Devour the Trading World, Optional Privacy is the Key Ladder Aster has initiated key steps to build institutional-grade private DeFi infrastructure, marked by the launch of its Layer 1 mainnet, Aster Chain, on March 17. The mainnet offers traders fair ordering and optional privacy. This was followed by the launch of its native staking function on March 20. The project has rapidly evolved from an innovative Perp DEX into a complete infrastructure layer, achieving record-breaking trading volumes in late 2025 and a successful TGE. In an interview, CEO Leonard explained their core logic: launching a mainnet *after* securing users and revenue, not with a "cold start." This ensures every step is validated by real market demand. Aster's key differentiator is its unique "optional privacy" value proposition, implemented through a ZK + Stealth Address architecture. This allows for automatic privacy for each transaction while maintaining verifiability. The team believes this feature is a prerequisite for mass adoption and will be a primary driver for institutional use of DEXs, forming the core of their moat. Looking ahead, Aster predicts the DEX landscape will evolve into an oligopoly dominated by a few major players. The project is actively pursuing partnerships with both Web2 and Web3 entities, with significant interest from financial firms looking to build markets or list assets on its chain. For the immediate future, Aster's Q2 focus is on attracting privacy-seeking users and institutions, expanding assets and liquidity, growing its ecosystem via its developer program (Aster Code), and enhancing token utility.

Odaily星球日报03/31 02:33

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ambcrypto03/11 00:02

Ethereum's Narrative Is Being Rewritten: When L1 zkEVM Becomes the Endgame, When Will the Next Revolution Arrive?

Ethereum's narrative is undergoing a significant rewrite, shifting from a programmable ledger (2015-2020) to an L2-centric settlement layer (2021-2023), and now toward becoming a verifiable computer with L1 zkEVM as its endgame (2024 onward). The newly proposed Strawmap roadmap outlines an ambitious technical direction, targeting faster L1 confirmation, "Gigagas"-level throughput (10,000 TPS), quantum resistance, and native privacy. This transformation is driven by eight core technical workstreams: formalizing EVM specifications, replacing Keccak with ZK-friendly hashes, transitioning to Verkle Trees, enabling stateless clients, standardizing ZK proof systems, decoupling execution and consensus layers, implementing recursive proof aggregation, and ensuring developer toolchain compatibility. L1 zkEVM aims to integrate zero-knowledge proofs directly into Ethereum’s consensus layer, fundamentally upgrading its trust model. While full implementation may take until 2028-2029, this shift repositions Ethereum as the verifiable trust root for the entire Web3 ecosystem—enhancing scalability without compromising decentralization. The move also redefines the role of L2s, evolving them from scaling solutions to specialized execution environments. Ethereum’s structured, multi-year effort reflects its unique capacity for coordinated innovation and may ultimately establish it as a global settlement layer—fast, secure, and private.

marsbit03/07 07:12

L1 Value Capture Shrinks Significantly, ETH, SOL, HYPE Struggle to Return to Price Peaks

The article "L1 Value Capture Shrinks Significantly: ETH, SOL, HYPE Struggle to Return to Price Peaks" argues that Layer-1 blockchains face a structural, not cyclical, problem: their ability to capture value through transaction fees is systematically eroded by innovation. Historically, periods of high demand (e.g., Bitcoin congestion, Ethereum's DeFi Summer, Solana's memecoin frenzy) create fee revenue peaks. However, these peaks inevitably stimulate the creation of cheaper alternatives that siphon away this income. The core finding is that open, permissionless networks cannot sustain high fee revenues; profitability is consistently competed away. **Key Examples:** * **Bitcoin:** Fee spikes from congestion (2017, 2021) were quickly mitigated by innovations like SegWit, batching, the Lightning Network, and wrapped BTC. The 2024-2025 bull run saw minimal fee growth despite a 3x price increase, with ETFs providing massive BTC exposure without on-chain fees. * **Ethereum:** The 2020-2021 fee boom from DeFi and NFTs was dismantled by competing L1s and, crucially, its own L2 scaling solutions. The Dencun upgrade (EIP-4844) drastically reduced data costs for L2s, causing Ethereum's L1 fee revenue to collapse by over 95% from its peak. * **Solana:** Its revenue relies heavily on MEV/tips from volatile memecoin trading. This income is now being compressed by private AMMs (which hide liquidity to prevent MEV) and platforms like Hyperliquid, which are moving the most profitable price discovery activity off-chain. **Impact on Token Valuation:** The market is shifting from valuing L1s based on "on-chain profit" to "asset narratives" and "structural capital flows." The analysis suggests: * **ETH:** Now resembles a low-yield infrastructure asset. Its fee compression is structural and ongoing. * **SOL:** While network activity may hit new highs, its matured fee-capturing mechanisms mean MEV revenue is unlikely to return to previous peaks, making a new all-time high price difficult. * **HYPE (Hyperliquid):** Currently benefits from high fees on its perp DEX. However, its fee model is under immense pressure to compress towards traditional finance (TradFi) rates (e.g., CME), threatening its projected high earnings and potentially its token price. * **BTC:** Its security model is unique and inverted. It relies almost entirely on block subsidies, not fees. Miner survival post-halving depends entirely on the USD price of BTC doubling to offset the 50% reduction in BTC-denominated rewards, making long-term security precariously tied to perpetual price appreciation.

marsbit02/26 08:45

L1 Value Capture Shrinks Significantly, ETH, SOL, HYPE Struggle to Return to Price Peaks

This analysis examines the structural decline in fee-based revenue capture by Layer 1 (L1) blockchains, arguing that high transaction fees are systematically eroded by innovation, making them unsustainable as a primary valuation driver. Bitcoin’s fee spikes during congestion periods (e.g., 2017 and 2021 rallies) were rapidly mitigated by scaling solutions like SegWit, batching, and the Lightning Network. By 2025, daily fees fell to just $300k, under 1% of miner revenue, despite higher USD transaction volumes. Ordinals and Runes provided brief fee surges but were short-lived. Ethereum’s DeFi and NFT booms drove quarterly fees to $4.3 billion in late 2021. However, competing L1s and L2 rollups (e.g., Arbitrum, Optimism) diverted activity. The Dencun upgrade (EIP-4844) drastically reduced data costs for L2s, causing Ethereum’s L1 fee revenue to collapse by over 90% from its peak, falling below $15 million per quarter by late 2025. Solana’s revenue relies heavily on MEV and priority fees from memecoin trading, which peaked in early 2025. However, private AMMs (e.g., HumidiFi) and off-chain order flow (e.g., Hyperliquid’s HyperCore) have captured over 50% of DEX volume, reducing Solana’s MEV fees by more than 90% from their January 2025 highs. Hyperliquid currently dominates perps trading, earning $600 million in 2025, but its fee model (4.5 bps per trade) is vastly more expensive than traditional finance (e.g., CME). As institutional adoption grows, pressure to compress fees will intensify, challenging its token valuation. The report concludes that L1 tokens are increasingly weak as fee-capturing assets. Valuation drivers have shifted toward staking yields, ETF flows, RWA narratives, and macro liquidity—factors more tied to speculative demand than fundamental utility. Bitcoin remains an exception: its security depends not on fees but on continuous price appreciation to offset halvings, making its model uniquely fragile and narrative-dependent.

Odaily星球日报02/26 08:39

When DeFi Enters the "Exchange Era": The Ambition and Boundaries of Hyperliquid

Hyperliquid is a specialized Layer 1 blockchain designed to bring a centralized exchange-like experience to on-chain perpetual contract trading. It places order books, matching, execution, and liquidation primarily on-chain while achieving performance and usability comparable to major CEXs. Its native token, HYPE, captures value from trading fees and embodies a hybrid narrative of both exchange and blockchain utility. Key innovations include the HLP (Hyperliquid Liquidity Provider) mechanism, which incentivizes liquidity provision and supports market-making activities. However, Hyperliquid faces challenges including decentralization trade-offs, systemic risks from derivatives, potential HLP user misunderstandings, and future regulatory pressures. It represents a significant shift in DeFi towards exchange-grade usability but remains a high-risk, complex financial experiment.

比推02/25 06:18

Stablecore teams up with Jack Henry: 1,600 banks eye stablecoins

Stablecore's partnership with Jack Henry integrates stablecoin services into the traditional banking system, providing access to over 1,600 banks and credit unions. This move enhances stablecoin adoption by enabling financial institutions to offer stablecoin accounts and staking yields, bridging the gap between DeFi and TradFi. The collaboration also encourages Layer-1 networks to scale their infrastructure to support growing demand, further legitimizing stablecoins and accelerating their role in mainstream finance.

ambcrypto02/24 14:16

Ethereum’s 2026 roadmap reveals 3 core priorities – More inside

Ethereum's 2026 roadmap, as outlined by the Ethereum Foundation, focuses on three core priorities: scaling the network, improving user experience, and strengthening its foundational layer (L1). Scaling efforts aim to increase capacity and reduce costs by raising the gas limit and optimizing data movement. UX improvements will streamline wallets and apps while enhancing interoperability between Ethereum networks. Hardening the L1 will bolster security, prevent censorship, and ensure long-term reliability. Key upgrades, including Glamsterdam in the first half of 2026 and Hegotá later in the year, are planned to make the network faster, more efficient, and capable of handling larger-scale use. These developments build on the major progress made in 2025.

ambcrypto02/19 16:02

LayerZero Gathers Wall Street Old Money in a Day, as the Cross-Chain Leader Begins to Tell the Story of a 'Wall Street Public Chain'

LayerZero, known for its cross-chain protocol, has announced a new Layer 1 blockchain called "Zero," positioning itself as a decentralized multi-core world computer designed for institutional financial markets. The project has garnered significant backing from major Wall Street players, including Citadel Securities, which made an unusual strategic investment in the ZRO token. Other supporters include ARK Invest, Tether, DTCC, ICE, and Google Cloud, all exploring applications in clearing, exchange operations, and cloud infrastructure. Zero features a unique architecture with multiple independent zones optimized for different use cases: a general-purpose EVM-compatible environment, a private payment system, and a dedicated trading zone. This structure aims to address Wall Street's need for high throughput, privacy, and scalability, with claims of supporting up to 2 million TPS. The move signals a strategic pivot from cross-chain bridging to capturing institutional demand for tokenized assets and high-frequency trading. While Ethereum remains a key player in tokenization, Zero is positioned as a potential alternative for production-level financial activity. For the ZRO token, the narrative shifts from cross-chain governance to potentially capturing value from institutional-scale asset flows. However, 80% of ZRO tokens remain locked, with unlocks extending to 2027, and a fee mechanism proposal failed in December, with another vote scheduled for June. The partnerships, while significant, are often framed as exploratory, indicating cautious interest rather than full commitment from traditional finance institutions.

marsbit02/11 04:16

Did Vitalik Buterin Just Kill Ethereum Layer-2s? Here’s What He Said

Vitalik Buterin is reframing the narrative around Ethereum's layer-2s, arguing that the original vision of L2s as "branded shards" primarily for scaling no longer fits current realities. With low L1 fees and an expected gas limit increase in 2026, he states Ethereum is scaling on its own, reducing the need for L2s solely for capacity. Buterin highlights that many L2s are slow to reach "stage 2" decentralization and some may never intend to, due to technical challenges or regulatory requirements that demand ultimate control. He proposes a spectrum model where L2s offer varying levels of security and trust, rather than uniformly claiming to "scale Ethereum." Buterin advises L2 teams to differentiate through features like specialized execution, privacy, or ultra-low latency, rather than scaling alone. He emphasizes the importance of "stage 1" security for handling ETH or Ethereum-based assets and advocates for a native ZK-EVM precompile to simplify trustless interoperability and synchronous composability. Buterin concludes that while some chains will remain trust-dependent, the focus should be on clear user guarantees and base-layer strength, shifting competition from scaling to proving credible offerings.

bitcoinist02/05 07:13