The latest developments in DeFi👇 Vitalik Buterin proposed replacing Ethereum’s EVM with RISC-V. This could significantly boost the network scalability EigenLayer’s Slashing Upgrade has launched on the mainnet EtherFi announced the launch of its DeFi bank, offering traditional banking services to crypto users Arbitrum released Timeboost - a new transaction ordering policy that creates a new revenue stream for the DAO Sonic L1 has been integrated by Arkham, a popular on-chain intelligence platform Hyperliquid’s validator set became permissionless Orca announced that ORCA token buybacks have begun. 20% of the protocol fees are allocated to token buybacks Fantasy top introduced Clout: A points system that rewards social activity in a similar way to Kaito Yaps DefiLlama launched a new Token Unlocks Calendar Ethena announced that its upcoming RWA blockchain will be deployed as an Arbitrum chain Optimism introduced the SuperStacks points program to reward on-chain activity. You can earn XP points by providing liquidity on Uniswap or Velodrome Initia, the network for omnichain rollups, launched its mainnet LayerZero announced that a16z acquired an additional $55 million ZRO Circle, the USDC issuer, announced Circle Payments Network - a stablecoin platform that will allow banks to move money instantly That's all for today. If you enjoyed reading this, a like and a retweet would be much appreciated🫡