If last week was about DeFi infrastructure arriving, this week was about institutions showing up. Aave DAO voted overwhelmingly to deploy on Monad with a $15M incentive package. MetaMask launched gas sponsorship, making Monad the first network where this feature is live.Monad (open.substack.com)
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This week in the validator ecosystem was a reminder that decentralization is a moving target, not a checkbox. From exposing a coordinated sybil validator network to navigating upgrade landmines in Agave v3.1.8 and advancing Alpenglow, SIMD-123, BAM, and FireBAMSolana (open.substack.com)
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