Web3

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin donated 128 ETH each to Session and SimpleX Chat, totaling 256 ETH (about $768,000). The contributions underscore his focus on privacy-first communications in the evolving Web3 landscape.

Federal Decree Law No. 6 expands the UAE central bank's authority over DeFi and Web3, removes the “just code” defense, and introduces penalties of up to $272 million. The move raises enforcement and compliance risks for developers and protocol operators.

Filecoin on November 19 launched Onchain Cloud, a platform that pairs verifiable decentralized storage with on-chain payments to help developers build applications with greater transparency and data ownership.

A major Cloudflare outage on Nov. 19, 2025 disrupted numerous crypto apps and services, highlighting the ecosystem’s dependence on centralized internet infrastructure. The failure — Cloudflare's worst since 2019 — underlined a gap between Web3’s decentralization claims and real-world resilience.

The Graph Foundation has been launched to grow and manage The Graph Network and accelerate decentralization across its indexing and query ecosystem. The move aims to formalize governance, support developers, and steward the GRT community.

Polymarket has been appointed the UFC’s exclusive prediction market, rolling out real-time, crypto-based fan prediction tools to boost engagement and monetization. The tie-up brings blockchain-powered markets directly into the live sports experience.

Immutable X and Gala show cautious price action—IMX near $0.41 and Gala clinging to $0.010—as newcomer EV2's sci‑fi shooter gains traction and heats up competition in Web3 gaming.