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ForkLog 87 10.02.2026

The flip side of adoption

As bitcoin has been absorbed into traditional finance, the “digital gold” story has frayed. ETFs, shifting correlations with gold and the role of institutional flows expose its vulnerabilities, even as some now tout it as a reserve currency—an idea undermined by fixed supply and deflationary design.

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ForkLog 102 06.02.2026

Crypto Is Getting Stale

ForkLog news editor Vladimir Sliper on the market’s chief existential challenge.

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ForkLog 110 26.01.2026

The Allure of Greed: Why Decentralized Social Networks Have Yet to Succeed

Analysts explained why Farcaster and Lens failed to retain users. Experts cited the focus on monetization over product quality as the main error.

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ForkLog 175 23.01.2026

Farcaster Founders to Return $180 Million to Investors Following Protocol Sale

The Farcaster team intends to return the entire $180 million raised from venture investors, according to Dan Romero, co-founder of the DeSoc project.

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ForkLog 175 22.01.2026

Vitalik Buterin to Reembrace Decentralised Social Networks by 2026

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin announced plans to fully return to decentralised social networks by 2026.

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ForkLog 168 15.01.2026

You Can’t Block Them All

Uganda’s government tries to block Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat, now a potent tool for the opposition.

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ForkLog 157 08.01.2026

Vitalik Buterin Compares Ethereum to BitTorrent and Linux

Ethereum combines the scale of BitTorrent with the openness and reliability of Linux, according to Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of the blockchain platform.

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DePIN after the boom: revenue is king as energy and AI set the pace

ForkLog 376 31.12.2025

DePIN’s New Phase: From Speculation to Sustainable Business Models

How 2025 reshaped decentralised physical infrastructure.

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Buterin Proposes 'Hostile Interoperability' Strategy to Combat Monopolies

ForkLog 133 31.12.2025

Buterin Proposes ‘Adversarial Interoperability’ Strategy to Combat Monopolies

Protecting society from the concentration of power is a key factor for safe technological progress, according to Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin.

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ForkLog 167 16.12.2025

Lending Trust

On the role of decentralised solutions in the lending sector in 2025.

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ForkLog 221 08.12.2025

Farcaster Shifts Focus to Wallet Development

Farcaster will focus on expanding its wallet service. Co-founder Dan Romero explained the decision as a result of the unsuccessful social media-focused strategy.

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ForkLog 196 20.11.2025

Expert Highlights Web3’s Fragility Exposed by Cloudflare Outage

Issues with Cloudflare have highlighted the dependence of crypto projects on centralized internet infrastructure.

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