Zcash Private Transactions Could Get 14 Times Faster
New Cryptographic Library Targets Long-Standing Speed Bottleneck Zakura, the developer behind a Zcash full node client, has released an open-source library called Zakura Common that compresse
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Kaspa's Layer 2 Blockchain is making significant progress
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Zcash Private Transactions Could Get 14 Times Faster
New Cryptographic Library Targets Long-Standing Speed Bottleneck Zakura, the developer behind a Zcash full node client, has released an open-source library called Zakura Common that compresse
Draper University is backing Cardano Founders
Draper University has announced the Apex Growth Accelerator, a 10-week Silicon Valley residency program created in partnership with the Cardano Foundation and Orion Fund to scale early-stage
What Does a Chainlink Price Oracle Actually Do?
A Chainlink price oracle collects asset price data from many independent sources, aggregates that data off-chain, and publishes a single trusted value on the blockchain so smart contracts can
How Did the KelpDAO Exploit Reshape LayerZero’s Security Model?
The KelpDAO exploit forced LayerZero to end support for single-verifier security setups and rebuild its default configuration around multiple independent verifiers. On April 18, 2026, attacke
How Does Chain Fusion Let Internet Computer Connect With Bitcoin?
Chain Fusion is the set of protocols that let smart contracts on the Internet Computer (ICP) read, hold, and sign transactions on Bitcoin and other blockchains directly, without routing funds
Why Is Ethereum Proposing To Burn Staking Rewards?
On August 4, 2026, six Ethereum researchers and developers formally submitted a draft Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) that would gradually burn validator rewards as the amount of staked E
What Did Six Years of Cardano Staking Get Right?
Cardano's Shelley upgrade, launched in July 2020, got one thing right from the start: it let ADA holders earn staking rewards without ever giving up custody of their coins. Six years later, t
New Token Launchpad on Robinhood Chain: What Is Uniswap's Pools?
Pools is a new token launchpad built by Uniswap Labs on Robinhood Chain, letting users create, discover, and trade tokens from a single site at pools.trade. It is Uniswap's first move into th
Blockaid Reports $9.3M Lending Reserve Depleted Across More Markets
DeFi lending infrastructure has suffered another high-value breach on Flow EVM, with Blockaid reporting that the protocol More Markets lost roughly $9.3 million in assets from a lending reser