14 days ago
Once a $2 billion Ethereum layer-2, Blast is shutting down after assets plunge 98%
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a markets story. Cointelegraph and CoinDesk are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 2 Oct 2026, 17:15 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Once a $2 billion Ethereum layer-2, Blast is shutting down after assets plunge 98%”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Once home to more than $2 billion in crypto assets, Blast is shutting down as activity fades, costs rise, and bigger platforms like Coinbase and Robinhood build networks of their own.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by CoinDesk
Once a $2 billion Ethereum layer-2, Blast is shutting down after assets plunge 98%
- New development reported by Cointelegraph
Same story, different outlets
2 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.