Ethereum News. Jan 22, 2026

Yesterday, Mantle upgraded to full ETH zk rollup by switching data availability from EigenDA to Ethereum L1, now handling both DA and settlement onchain​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Mantle@Mantle_Official

We believe in somETHing. Today, Mantle is upgrading to @ethereum blobs as our primary data availability layer, signifying a major step toward becoming a full Ethereum ZK rollup. Here's what's changing and why it matters 🧵

6:02 PM · Jan 21, 2026 · 16.8K Views

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Uniswap has deployed its Continuous Clearing Auction (CCA) on Base, enabling permissionless token auctions on Base L2

Uniswap Labs 🦄@Uniswap

Continuous Clearing Auctions have officially been deployed on @base, that means any Based builder can: → Run fully onchain token auctions → Discover a credible market price → Bootstrap liquidity on Uniswap v4

9:56 PM · Jan 21, 2026 · 75.4K Views

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Neynar announced it will acquire Farcaster and Clanker, taking over stewardship of the protocol, app, and broader ecosystem. The company said it aims to create an end-to-end platform for builders and creators to develop ideas while growing their communities.

Neynar@neynarxyz

We're thrilled to share that @neynarxyz will be acquiring Farcaster and Clanker and stewarding the protocol, app, and ecosystem moving forward. Across Neynar, Farcaster, and Clanker, we believe we can build the best end-to-end stack for builders and creators to turn their

rish @rish_neynar

Excited to share that @neynarxyz is acquiring @farcaster_xyz. This means we will now maintain the Farcaster protocol, run the Farcaster client and operate Clanker. Our vision is to enable builders to go from idea to recurring revenue, supported by a builder-first network. See https://t.co/mB0vXVsAe5

6:43 PM · Jan 21, 2026 · 44.5K Views

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Base reaches $5 billion in stablecoin supply.

growthepie 🥧📏@growthepie_eth

Over $5 Billion in stablecoins on @base and growing!

2:16 PM · Jan 21, 2026 · 14K Views

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Kpk announced it is adding new ETH-based assets from Rocket Pool and StakeWise to its curated markets on Gearbox Protocol. The new collateral pairs include rETH/WETH and osETH/WETH

kpk (formerly karpatkey)@kpk_io

1/ We’re expanding collateral coverage across kpk-curated markets on @GearboxProtocol with new ETH-based assets from @Rocket_Pool and @stakewise_io to keep offering competitive ETH looping strategies. New collateral: • rETH / WETH • osETH / WETH

4:31 PM · Jan 21, 2026 · 9.75K Views

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Liquidity protocol announced that the first portion of its airdrop, 52.5 APS, is now claimable as part of a 40-week incentive program rewarding early users and active liquidity providers.

Liquity@LiquityProtocol

The first portion of this airdrop (52.5 APS) is now claimable. Read the 🧵below re: claiming + what you can do with APS 👇 This is a 40-week incentive program rewarding early users + active LPs. 10+ airdrops will follow this year Keep LP-ing with $BOLD to capture the upside

Liquity @LiquityProtocol

A $850k airdrop for Liquity V2 users 🏦 @enosys_global, the Liquity V2 fork on @FlareNetworks, is allocating 412.5 APS (2.75% of supply) to BOLD users. At ~$2k / APS, that is ~$850,000 ‼️ of value flowing to $BOLD LPs. This airdrop alone adds ~ 3% APR for BOLD. 10+ airdrops

4:25 PM · Jan 21, 2026 · 5.53K Views

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Canada’s largest digital asset custodian, Balance, has integrated with Aave, allowing clients to lend their crypto and earn yield. The integration supports assets held in both offline and warm storage.

Aave@aave

Canada’s largest digital asset custodian, @balance_canada, has integrated Aave. Clients of Balance can now lend their assets and earn yield through Aave on assets held in offline or warm storage.

5:49 PM · Jan 21, 2026 · 51.6K Views

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