Crypto's record funding year is quietly ending its permissionless era
By Noah Brenner ·

DeFi and Ethereum Reporter · Berlin
Covering DeFi & Ethereum since 2025. n.brenner@thechainbeacon.com
Noah Brenner covers Ethereum and the wider decentralized-finance stack: core development debates, rollup performance, lending markets and the governance fights that decide where fees go.
He came to the beat from open-source software reporting and sits through developer calls in full, which shapes coverage that separates shipped code from roadmaps.
He discloses any protocol tokens he holds to editors and does not write about assets in which he has a position.
By Noah Brenner ·
By Noah Brenner ·
By Noah Brenner ·
By Noah Brenner ·
By Noah Brenner ·