Lido's Gearbox Instance Hits $25M TVL After Launch

A company shared their challenging journey upgrading Solana infrastructure to handle customer growth. **The Problem:** - Started with cheap $200/month service that couldn't handle traffic spikes - Upgraded to $4,000/month provider - same poor performance after 2 days **Building Their Own Node:** - Required massive specs: 64 CPU cores, 768GB RAM, 10 Gbps internet - Took **45 days** to fully sync with the blockchain - Initial cost: $1,700/month **Final Solution:** - Now using CherryServers at ~$1,300/month - Successfully handles thousands of parallel requests - Powers clients like Cerebro and HeyAnon **Key Takeaway:** Running blockchain infrastructure at scale requires serious hardware, careful optimization, and skilled developers - it's not as simple as "it's on-chain so it must be easy." The story highlights the hidden complexity and costs of providing reliable blockchain data services.

**Bunni Protocol** was exploited earlier today, resulting in approximately **$2.4 million** in losses. The exploiter has moved the stolen funds to a tracked wallet address. The incident appears to be a repeat of a similar exploit that occurred in September. **Key Details:** - Loss amount: ~$2.4M - Funds tracked via blockchain analysis - Investigation ongoing This follows a pattern of DeFi protocol exploits that have affected various platforms throughout 2024-2025. Users should avoid interacting with the protocol until further updates are provided by the team.

Overnight Finance has launched a new feature enabling users to edit multiple transactions simultaneously, marking a significant improvement in transaction management efficiency. - Users can now select multiple transactions at once - Single-click transformation of transaction attributes - Supports bulk changes to transaction types and protocols - Streamlines reconciliation process This update builds on previous improvements to their transaction handling system, including the Zapin feature that allows consolidating multiple transactions into one.

Berachain, a new EVM-compatible L1 blockchain, introduces Proof-of-Liquidity (PoL) - a novel consensus mechanism that combines network security with liquidity provision. The system uses two tokens: - $BERA: Native gas token for security - $BGT: Governance token for liquidity providers Key features: - Validators can stake multiple tokens as liquidity - Integrated BeraHub for swapping, bridging, and LPing - $150k BERA rewards available through Euler markets The ecosystem incentivizes participation through an Incentive Marketplace where protocols can reward users with native tokens for interactions. [BeraHub](https://hub.berachain.com/) provides a streamlined user experience for financial operations.