Latest from Sam Kessler
The Protocol: Polyhedra Promises Buyback Plan After Liquidity Attack
Also: Optalysys: New Server for Blockchains, and Ink Foundation Plans Token Airdrop.

The Protocol: Polygon, Once a Scaling Leader, Eyes a Revamp
Also: EF Treasury Policy, Increase of OP_CAT Data Limit, and Plume Genesis Goes Live.

Safe Establishes New Development Firm to Attract Institutions and Tackle Crypto’s ‘Cyber Warfare’ Era
In the wake of a North Korea-linked hack, Safe is retooling its approach — eschewing contractor models for a foundation-owned, fast-moving Labs unit.

Polygon's Sandeep Nailwal Takes Over as Foundation CEO Amid Strategic Shakeup
Nailwal will steer the Polygon Foundation as it shuts down zkEVM, doubles down on PoS, and plots a return to Ethereum scaling dominance.

RISE Chain Secures $4M From Galaxy to Power Ultra-Fast Layer-2
The capital will go towards building out the project’s forthcoming mainnet.

Ethereum Foundation Unveils New Treasury Policy With 15% Opex Cap
The EF published an updated treasury policy, outlining plans around token sales, fiat purchases and transparency reporting.

Plume Launches Genesis Mainnet to Bring Real-World Assets to DeFi
The launch according to the Plume team marks the "next generation" of asset-backed DeFi.

Vitalik Buterin Uses Privacy Tool Railgun Again, Signaling Ongoing Embrace of On-Chain Anonymity
Railgun's RAIL token has spiked 15% higher after Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin transferred over $2.6 million in crypto using the privacy protocol.

The Protocol: Berachain Follows Ethereum’s Pectra Upgrade With ‘Bectra’
Also: EF Lays Off Staff + Restructures, Tech Experts Unimpressed at Elon Musk’s BTC X-feature, and ZachXBT: BitoPro Likely Hacked.

Symbiotic Launches 'Relay' to Bring Secure Staking Across Chains
According to Symbiotic, the tech lets developers build verifiable, secure coordination layers for decentralized applications (dApps) across multiple chains.

