Author: Colin Harris

I'm Colin Harris, L1s Analyst and Web3 Reporter for the United States. My day-to-day involves diving into the fundamental layers of the ecosystem, specializing in Layer 1 (L1s) networks. I have been covering how these new digital technologies are built for quite some time now, from scalability updates to the decentralization of finance. My approach is purely analytical and informative; I like to break down complex technology so that the real context can be understood, without beating around the bush and always relying on verified data. I am also passionate about keeping up with Web3 and how these infrastructures are changing the way we interact on the internet. I also keep an eye on the markets, analyzing how the technical development of networks impacts global capital flows. Through my reporting, I seek to offer a human yet technical perspective, always prioritizing accuracy so that you are aware of what really matters at the heart of blockchain.

Wells Fargo files trademark for WFUSD and signals a broader move into stablecoins

Wells Fargo desk with monitor displaying WFUSD token in a clean newsroom setting

Wells Fargo has taken a notable step toward digital-asset infrastructure by filing a trademark application for “WFUSD” with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on January 15, 2025, and expanding that filing as recently as March 9, 2026. The filing points to a much broader ambition than a limited crypto experiment.

Ohio judge rules Kalshi’s sports-event contracts are gambling, denies preliminary injunction

Courtroom portrait with judge's bench, gavel, and a sports-event contract symbolizing Kalshi's Ohio ruling.

A U.S. district judge in Columbus denied Kalshi’s request for a preliminary injunction, ruling that the platform’s sports-event contracts fall within Ohio gambling law. The decision gives state regulators room to enforce those rules against Kalshi and weakens the company’s attempt to rely on federal commodities protections.

Block adds stablecoins to Cash App despite Jack Dorsey’s opposition

Block is preparing to bring stablecoin transactions to Cash App by early 2026, marking a notable strategic shift for a company that has long positioned Bitcoin at the center of its crypto identity. The decision suggests that customer demand and competitive pressure are now outweighing the ideological purity of a Bitcoin-only payments approach.

Starcloud says it will mine Bitcoin from low‑Earth orbit with dedicated satellite rig

Bitcoin mining satellite in low-Earth orbit with Earth in the background, showing solar panels and hardware.

Starcloud, an Nvidia-backed orbital data-center startup, says it wants to push Bitcoin mining beyond Earth by launching Starcloud-2, a dedicated mining satellite planned for low-Earth orbit by late 2026. The idea is ambitious and deliberately unconventional: use near-continuous solar exposure and the cold vacuum of space to rethink the cost structure of mining. The concept […]

Iranian crypto exchanges saw $10.3 million withdrawn after U.S.–Israeli airstrikes

Trader at desk monitors crypto price drop with Iran map in the background, subdued newsroom lighting

Iranian cryptocurrency platforms saw roughly $10.3 million in net outflows between February 28, 2026 and March 2, 2026, according to Chainalysis data compiled for that window, as investors moved funds amid escalating geopolitical risk. The flow pattern reads like a classic capital-preservation move, with users prioritizing custody and mobility over staying on local order books.

Magic Eden Winds Down EVM and Bitcoin NFT Markets to Pivot Toward iGaming

Magic Eden said it will wind down its Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and Bitcoin NFT marketplaces in early March 2026 and disable its multi-chain wallet by April 1, 2026, as it reallocates resources toward Solana and an iGaming product called Dicey. This is a deliberate “flow shift” away from multi-chain NFT execution and toward a […]

Vitalik Buterin Says Ethereum Smart Accounts Will Arrive Within a Year

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said that native smart accounts—Ethereum’s protocol-level version of account abstraction—are expected to land within about a year, which effectively sets an outer boundary near early 2027. That comment pulled the timeline out of “someday” and into a planning window that wallet teams and institutions can actually schedule around. The driver, in […]

MARA Posts $1,7B Quarterly Loss as Bitcoin Slump Dents Miner Results

Editorial photo of a dim bitcoin mining data center with rows of rigs and a monitor showing BTC price decline

Bitcoin miner MARA reported a quarterly net loss of $1.7B, citing a slump in bitcoin that weighed on revenue and valuations. The number is eye-catching because it reinforces how quickly miner P&Ls can swing when BTC price dynamics drive both operating conditions and accounting marks. For the sector, it also reopens the familiar question of […]

South Korea’s $1T Pension Fund Boosted MicroStrategy Stake — Then Suffered Deep Crypto Losses

Analyst in a boardroom reviews MicroStrategy stock and Bitcoin decline on screen, with NPS documents signaling crypto exposure.

The National Pension Service (NPS), South Korea’s roughly $1 trillion public pension fund, increased its MicroStrategy (MSTR) position in Q4 2025 and then watched that indirect Bitcoin exposure deteriorate as crypto-linked equities sold off. The key takeaway is that second-order Bitcoin exposure can still deliver first-order volatility for institutions, even when the overall portfolio is […]

Stripe Founders Say Blockchains Must Scale to 1T TPS to Support Agent-driven Commerce

Editorial portrait of a tech executive at a desk with a monitor showing blockchain nodes and a 1,000,000,000 TPS label.

Stripe co-founders Patrick and John Collison said this month that blockchain networks may need to reach roughly 1,000,000,000 transactions per second to support an economy shaped by autonomous AI agents. Their argument is that current systems simply are not built for the throughput, fee levels, and latency that machine-speed commerce would demand.