📣 FDIC to issue guidance on cryptocurrencies

At Ethereum Singapore 2024, ETH co-founder Vitalik Buterin urged for more individual staking, highlighting its importance for the security and decentralization of the network. He noted that independent and diverse stakeholders can counterbalance centralized entities and reduce their control.

The Starknet Foundation introduced the Catalyst Program to boost the growth of the Starknet ecosystem and support high-quality decentralized applications through grants. Developers are expected to use these funds to improve user experience and other critical aspects of their projects.

Hedera became the first founding member of the Linux Foundation's Decentralized Trust (LFDT), transferring control of its source code, including core services, algorithms, and tools, to the foundation. This collaboration will be part of a new project called Hiero.