# Top stories on Kiwi News, week 25 2026

Mon 15 to Sun 21 June 2026
Page: https://news.kiwistand.com/weekly/2026-W25

The 20 top stories on Kiwi News from Mon 15 to Sun 21 June 2026, ranked by upvotes, comments and clicks, with 6 comments in total. Most-shared sources: x.com, firefly.social.

Summaries are AI summaries of the linked article.

## 1. Introducing Workspace: The onchain operating environment for treasury teams

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Introducing-Workspace-The-onchain-operating-environment-for-treasury-teams?index=0x6a31522c44cb7a9aa59b90ceb8ecd24c83a259ced069a5677239c8a9d9924fccea1a2587
- Source: https://safe.global/blog/introducing-workspace-the-onchain-operating-environment-for-treasury-teams
- Submitted by misha, 2 upvotes, 0 comments

Safe announced Workspace, an onchain operating environment for treasury teams, launching June 15th, 2026 at app.safe.global. It combines a single dashboard across all of an organization's Safes, a Security Hub for configuration checks, a shared address book, and email login with one-time passcode or Google OAuth for team members who don't hold keys. Safe says it secures more than $100 billion in onchain assets for organizations including Aave, ENS, and 1inch. Activity feeds, audit trails, and passkey signing are listed as upcoming features in the weeks after launch.

## 2. The Economic Case for Gnosis Chain

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/The-Economic-Case-for-Gnosis-Chain?index=0x6a32a2e3b0472582aa278aadbc98d86417cfaed07b3d7dcbe9e68d67bd33777331bac360
- Source: https://forum.gnosis.io/t/the-economic-case-for-gnosis-chain/12331?u=mdr
- Submitted by misha, 3 upvotes, 0 comments

Gnosis Chain's current economics are weak, and the proposal is to turn it into the first network compatible with the Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ), an initiative led with Zisk and co-funded by the Ethereum Foundation. The chain collected about $105,000 in fees over the past 12 months, against operating costs of $7-10 million a year, while Base generates around $68 million and Arbitrum around $20 million annually. The proposal would move Gnosis L2 onto Ethereum settlement with block times near one second, and reaching half of Arbitrum's current fee revenue would close the gap. A GIP on whether to formally join will follow.

## 3. @coinbureau: EU exchanges delist Tether's USDT as MiCA deadline hits

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/coinbureau-EU-exchanges-delist-Tethers-USDT-as-MiCA-deadline-hits?index=0x6a30d661ff6df9d20de19b0c7418f21241c158567e11af69e07fba7fd678c4cea50b94db
- Source: https://x.com/coinbureau/status/2066428612723839119?s=12
- Submitted by tim, 3 upvotes, 0 comments

Major exchanges including Binance, Coinbase, Kraken and Crypto.com have removed Tether's USDT for EU users after Tether chose not to seek approval under Europe's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulations. The figure cited for USDT is $175 billion. Circle's USDC has secured full compliance, making it the only major stablecoin available on any licensed EU exchanges ahead of the July 1 deadline.

## 4. @nowmedia: Art Basel Zero 10 day 1 sales led by Gerrard's STANDARD at $500K

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/nowmedia-Art-Basel-Zero-10-day-1-sales-led-by-Gerrards-STANDARD-at-dollar500K?index=0x6a33a03c8df5dc990e78bbeeb90ba1aec96b9041569b2335418295f7c593111afd2797f3
- Source: https://firefly.social/post/x/2067264911898546202
- Submitted by misha, 2 upvotes, 1 comment

## 5. @0xdoug: Jaredfromsubway MEV bot drained via fake wrapper tokens

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/0xdoug-Jaredfromsubway-MEV-bot-drained-via-fake-wrapper-tokens?index=0x6a3770ebfdef12f08306a5e15e18f9fe70c2c72482c4f2d2cbedd8870fa1147a45f9677b
- Source: https://x.com/0xdoug/status/2068485698831761454?s=12
- Submitted by tim, 3 upvotes, 0 comments

## 6. Hello World Computer

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Hello-World-Computer?index=0x6a37ac59954b295f8881a2bb28c2a6050218f1b5900300ddf98c191f90f54be54c666bca
- Source: https://x.com/yougogirl_eth/status/2068332775401259176?s=46
- Submitted by misha, 2 upvotes, 1 comment

Hello World Computer is a neural network that runs on the Ethereum blockchain and learns from public yes-or-no questions answered collectively by participants. Its architecture combines a lightweight perceptron model with a binary question-and-answer system, and anyone can ask it a question and receive a Yes or No answer based on what it has learned. Questions are created for a fee of 0.01 ETH and enter a queue, then become active for about 24 hours, with at most 150 active at once. Answers cost 0.0001 ETH, with 90% paid to the question's creator and 10% to the Computer. The article also says the website is compatible with llms.txt and MCP, so AI agents can participate too.

## 7. @LefterisJP: Building CROPS values apps needs real users and sustainability

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/LefterisJP-Building-CROPS-values-apps-needs-real-users-and-sustainability?index=0x6a381ab4e5035a5c4a4ce5b36b37fb1d8ae455996cd3f31b3ae48e4ad7e263d965b4f676
- Source: https://firefly.social/post/x/2068309532170723622?sid=1506745023
- Submitted by misha, 2 upvotes, 1 comment

LefterisJP argues that Ethereum builders of CROPS-values apps (opensource, privacy, sovereignty and censorship resistance) need real users and sustainable business models to succeed. He says the current advertising mainly preaches to people who already believe in these values and does not reach newcomers, and that a "blessed world computer" style of messaging sounds like a cult and is off-putting. He wants to see apps that keep these values while attracting users, using incentives and monetization, along with mentorship so builders do not burn out after two or three years. He also acknowledges that this will require compromises, and offers to help anyone building such apps who is solving real problems and bringing in new users.

## 8. Dappcon 2026 — June 16–17, Berlin

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Dappcon-2026-June-16-17-Berlin?index=0x6a305dbb175fe08c1e80081272708c1cd3d6e93188f0ee4d0f52155f219687fcbb183aca
- Source: https://vibes.dappcon.io/?view=events
- Submitted by tim, 2 upvotes, 0 comments

## 9. @masknetwork: Identity and social converging after decades of separation

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/masknetwork-Identity-and-social-converging-after-decades-of-separation?index=0x6a30eee5784b30111ca9f7c659256d0e79e5531d4ac58fb4df38a108ba33745cc4580f7f
- Source: https://firefly.social/post/x/2066708435044024374
- Submitted by misha, 2 upvotes, 1 comment

## 10. The Deadlock Keeping Farcaster Alive

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/The-Deadlock-Keeping-Farcaster-Alive?index=0x6a3267595b3cf60ab87ba933ece2f560e742cf711b14e7cf8fb5c3aacd509e4f864d8734
- Source: https://nickysap.substack.com/p/the-deadlock-keeping-farcaster-alive
- Submitted by rvolz.eth, 2 upvotes, 0 comments

The author argues that Farcaster is stuck in a stalemate between Neynar, the new steward of the protocol, and the Quorum/Hypersnap/Quilibrium camp, which acts as a forced-neutrality check on Neynar. Neynar's CEO Rish reworked a Farcaster API signature scheme after the author's Juke client asked for access to the audio Spaces primitive, giving the client feature parity within one week. The author says Hypersnap, a Snapchain fork, offers feature parity with Farcaster while the SNAP token has fallen more than 90% from its claim-day price, and that many builders and users are still on the fence.

## 11. Succession After Subtraction

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Succession-After-Subtraction?index=0x6a35c371255e578d4d41ccf13ccd2bcdbf9464f08d2165efb3cce35898647b47350937d5
- Source: https://x.com/trent_vanepps/status/2067593124398989551?s=46
- Submitted by misha, 2 upvotes, 0 comments

The author, a former Ethereum Foundation staffer who worked there from May 2021 to April 2026, argues that Ethereum needs a reset of its stakeholder contracts and new institutions to succeed the Foundation as prime steward. The article says the EF's "Subtraction" policy has been clearer about what the Foundation is not doing than about what it won't or can't do, leaving legitimacy concentrated in one organization. It also warns of a possible funding crisis within 3 to 9 months, citing a treasury plan to drop from 15% annual spend to a 5% baseline by 2030 and the April 2026 expiration of the Client Incentive Program.

## 12. Sunsetting Porto - Ithaca

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Sunsetting-Porto-Ithaca?index=0x6a369c0e30940a79a0cab9a50c67c746eb632b82cf445082f15d3695bb02213878db08b4
- Source: https://ithaca.xyz/updates/sunsetting-porto
- Submitted by tim, 2 upvotes, 0 comments

Ithaca's GitHub organization page describes the company as accelerating the crypto frontier by co-designing an open-source developer tools stack. Its porto repository, described as "all you need" account tooling for authentication and payments on the web, is marked archived and is listed with 616 stars. Other repositories include relay, for cross-chain transaction routing for EIP-7702 accounts, and odyssey, a testnet open-source Layer 2. The page does not explain why Porto is being sunset.

## 13. @hwwonx: Hsiao-Wei Wang steps down as Ethereum Foundation co-executive director

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/hwwonx-Hsiao-Wei-Wang-steps-down-as-Ethereum-Foundation-co-executive-director?index=0x6a34028da60a39c936da048e604f7bd895d91c87c7b053d99f030d62d7dacc04a2d7197b
- Source: https://firefly.social/post/x/2067612537550729327?sid=1506745023
- Submitted by misha, 2 upvotes, 1 comment

Hsiao-Wei Wang announced that she is stepping down as co-executive director and board member of the Ethereum Foundation, effective immediately after a sabbatical. She said Bastian (@aerugoettinea) guided the transition during her break and that she has come to feel this is the right moment to step back. She said she is still working out what comes next, though she expects to spend more time closer to home and will remain a member of the Ethereum community.

## 14. Fable's Shutdown Hands Crypto Its Case for Decentralized AI

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Fables-Shutdown-Hands-Crypto-Its-Case-for-Decentralized-AI?index=0x6a34ec664ae208ec3f2ec3bd60e5019d9d98e147c11eab735fcd087e8596df149419e9c8
- Source: https://thedefiant.io/news/blockchains/fable-s-shutdown-hands-crypto-its-case-for-decentralized-ai
- Submitted by rvolz.eth, 2 upvotes, 0 comments

## 15. @epochzer0: Ethereum's rollups are pulling away from it economically

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/epochzer0-Ethereums-rollups-are-pulling-away-from-it-economically?index=0x6a370aeb9e9cc51bc804123b837ae8ec7dc74aa321d190a309f46d952b1731ed22ddd4a2
- Source: https://firefly.social/post/x/2068301133265662236
- Submitted by misha, 2 upvotes, 1 comment

Ethereum's rollups have drifted away from it economically, and the author argues Ethereum should be treated as an "economic operating system" rather than a single chain. The article says that dozens of L2s launched and reached billions in TVL, but sequencing value has flowed to private operators, and 99% of L2 economic activity does not use Ethereum for sequencing. It also says the top L2s on L2beat carry "funds can be stolen" warnings. The author argues that under this framing, specialized "zones" would extend Ethereum with native, atomic composability rather than requiring bridges between separate chains.

## 16. Kiwi News Weekly Digest — Jun 21, 2026

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Kiwi-News-Weekly-Digest-Jun-21-2026?index=0x6a37cd3cb4fc7a747112a9e224f4f578ee92d5ac1fdebf10e201cd58c3a734d330a42408
- Source: https://buttondown.com/kiwi-news-weekly/archive/kiwi-news-weekly-digest-jun-21-2026
- Submitted by tim, 2 upvotes, 0 comments

## 17. Introducing ERC-8126: The Verification Layer for AI Agents

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Introducing-ERC-8126-The-Verification-Layer-for-AI-Agents?index=0x6a2fdbfebd50f7aef7b20ca32a77492c83a8d932bbd66aa8eb46c50d7bc5d4e40521b543
- Source: https://x.com/DonJohnsonSays/status/2065315466151968923
- Submitted by rvolz.eth, 2 upvotes, 0 comments

ERC-8126 is a proposed open Ethereum standard that lets independent verification providers assess AI agents registered under ERC-8004 and publish portable, privacy-preserving attestations. The authors argue that reputation alone is no longer sufficient as agents manage more capital and execute transactions autonomously. The standard covers five verification layers (Ethereum Token, Media Content, Solidity Code, Web Application, and Wallet Verification) and uses zero-knowledge proofs so providers can attest to results without exposing sensitive data. Each applicable check returns a 0 to 100 score, and the overall score is the mean of those scores, mapped to risk tiers from Low to Critical.

## 18. The Revival of Proof-of-Useful Work (PoUW)

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/The-Revival-of-Proof-of-Useful-Work-PoUW?index=0x6a2fdda4fa52814686a19ea2a3f8aff0e993997d3af6439256dd2d856e5fda94135e2f89
- Source: https://eli5defi.substack.com/p/the-revival-of-proof-of-useful-work
- Submitted by rvolz.eth, 2 upvotes, 0 comments

Proof-of-Useful-Work (PoUW) designs aim to make the computation that secures a blockchain also produce valuable outputs, such as AI inference or ZK proofs, and the article surveys several projects attempting this. It cites Rafael Pass's paper, which models GPU allocation between pure mining, pure useful work, and "duplex" work where one computation provides both chain security and useful output, finding that PoUW does not make majority attacks cheaper once equilibrium prices adjust. Pearl (@prlnet) launched mainnet on April 27, 2026, using NoisyGEMM with Plonky2 proofs and claiming roughly 10% overhead for running real inference. Nockchain founder Logan Allen announced on June 10, 2026 that it will support multiple AI Compute Networks, starting with merge-mining compatibility with Pearl. The article also describes Ambient, Gonka, Quip Network and Qubic, and notes risks for each.

## 19. @dappcon: Dappcon 2026 starts today in Berlin

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/dappcon-Dappcon-2026-starts-today-in-Berlin?index=0x6a30fd42d87e5d3fdb14d39d03e8ba8fa5bf5a735b0f51d2010a680b56241a87942abc23
- Source: https://x.com/dappcon/status/2066562902123843973?s=46
- Submitted by misha, 2 upvotes, 0 comments

## 20. @ethereumfndn: Clear signing is now live, making transactions readable

- Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/ethereumfndn-Clear-signing-is-now-live-making-transactions-readable?index=0x6a31d343e53969b98be0629344e7fc3da37117ca144d3dc6b53398950732a1bac42569ce
- Source: https://firefly.social/post/x/2066568147230961679
- Submitted by misha, 2 upvotes, 0 comments