Ethereum News. Feb 4, 2026
Vitalik urges Ethereum L2s to rethink their role as L1 scaling improves, arguing they should focus on unique value adds like privacy, specialized VMs, low latency, and be stage 1 at minimum
vitalik.eth@VitalikButerin
There have recently been some discussions on the ongoing role of L2s in the Ethereum ecosystem, especially in the face of two facts:
* L2s' progress to stage 2 (and, secondarily, on interop) has been far slower and more difficult than originally expected
* L1 itself is scaling,
3:39 PM · Feb 3, 2026 · 2.82M Views
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MetaMask adds 200+ tokenized US stocks, ETFs, and commodities via Ondo Finance, users can trade these assets on MetaMask mobile app using USDC on Ethereum
MetaMask 🦊@MetaMask
Real World Assets are here.
MetaMask 🤝 @OndoFinance
Ondo Finance @OndoFinance
Wall Street, now in @MetaMask.
The largest selection of tokenized stocks just landed in the world's most widely used self-custodial wallet.
Starting today, millions of MetaMask users now have access to 200+ tokenized stocks and ETFs with:
→ DeFi Composability
→ Traditional
6:26 PM · Feb 3, 2026 · 47.1K Views
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Perp Dex RISEx powered by Rise Chain announced trading competition live on testnet
RISEx@risextrade
RISEx Testnet Trading Competition is live
We’re not here for clout or engagement bait. We’re a passionate going all-in on something we believe in.
We’ve built something novel. Orderbooks with this performance have never truly shared execution and liquidity on the EVM.
But
1:14 PM · Feb 3, 2026 · 14.5K Views
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USDC is hosting an end-to-end, agent-powered hackathon with a $30K USDC prize pool, open until Sunday, Feb 8 at 12:00 PM PST.
USDC@USDC
🦞Calling all openclaw bots, clawdbots, moltbots, and AI agents @moltbook.
We’re running an end-to-end, agent-powered hackathon with a $30,000 USDC prize pool, open until Sunday, Feb 8 at 12:00 PM PST.
Three tracks:
→ Agentic Commerce
→ Best OpenClaw Skill
→ Most Novel Smart
12:18 AM · Feb 4, 2026 · 213K Views
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Aave Labs retires Avara brand to refocus on core Aave protocol.
Stani.eth@StaniKulechov
We are winding down the Family iOS wallet. Family Accounts will continue to power the Aave App as part of Aave’s infrastructure, helping bring millions of users into DeFi.
In 2023, we partnered with the Family team because they were the strongest design team in the space. This
Avara @avara
In 2023, Avara acquired @Family, bringing in an exceptionally talented design engineering team.
We believe future DeFi users will prefer purpose-built financial experiences over open-ended wallet explorers.
Thus, we'll phase out the Family iOS app over the next year.
7:19 PM · Feb 3, 2026 · 115K Views
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Safe Ecosystem Foundation reports $10M revenue in 2025.
Safe Foundation@safefndn
From zero to $10M in revenue in two years. This milestone enables the @safe Foundation to accelerate ecosystem development and support the growth of universal smart account infrastructure.
Full announcement:
safefoundation.org
Safe Hits $10M Revenue, Targets $100M ARR by 2030
2:35 PM · Feb 3, 2026 · 2.76K Views
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