How Does Aster's Dual Reward Staking Model Work?
Aster runs a two-layer staking system that pays users through two separate reward pools each week: a 150,000 ASTER Base APY pool for anyone delegating tokens to a validator, and a 300,000 AST
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Toncoin Tokenomics: Staking, Validators and the Nomination Pool System
How Does Toncoin's Staking System Actually Work? Toncoin (TON) runs on a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus model where validators lock up TON to secure the network and earn block rewards in retu
What is Stellar's XLM Token? Full Breakdown
$XLM, also called the lumen, is the native token of Stellar (@StellarOrg), an open-source blockchain built for fast, low-cost payments and currency transfers. It is the one asset on the netwo
Quant vs Chainlink CCIP: Two Interoperability Approaches for Institutional Use
Quant Network's Overledger and Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) are the two most closely watched interoperability solutions in institutional blockchain today. They sol
Forward Industries Sends $31.9M In SOL To Coinbase Prime As Losses Deepen
Forward Industries has moved 455,784 SOL worth about $31.9 million to Coinbase Prime, putting fresh attention on the Nasdaq-listed company’s heavily underwater Solana treasury. The transfer w
Binance to Support NEAR Network Upgrade and Hard Fork on June 9
Binance has announced it will support the NEAR Protocol network upgrade and hard fork scheduled for June 9, 2026. The exchange plans to handle all technical requirements on behalf of users ho
ATM Token Exploited on BNB Chain: $243,500 Drained via Hidden Swap Loophole
A relatively obscure token called ATM, deployed on the BNB Smart Chain (BSC), became the latest victim of a smart contract vulnerability. An attacker drained approximately $243,500 by exploit
Cosmos Labs is buying Mintscan, the ecosystem's main block explorer.
One Maintainer for Core Cosmos Infrastructure @cosmoslabs_io is acquiring the Mintscan (@mintscanio) product suite and bringing its team on board as a new South Korean subsidiary called Cosmo
EtherFi just put $100M into a real-world asset vault.
What the Vault Holds @ether_fi, the largest non-custodial crypto neobank, and @plumenetwork have launched a collaborative RWA Vault, giving ether.fi users open access to institutional-grade r
Virtuals just moved from LayerZero to Chainlink
Virtuals Protocol (@virtuals_io) is migrating its cross-chain infrastructure and its VIRTUAL token from LayerZero to @chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP), citing security
BERT Memecoin Defies Market Slump
Exchange Listing Fuels BERT Price Gains Bertram the Pomeranian memecoin ($BERT) has posted gains of 9.5% over the past week and 4.5% in the last 24 hours, outperforming much of the broader cr
Zcash Slides 30% Despite Emergency Fix for Critical Bug
The flaw existed since May of 2022, and was discovered by security engineer Taylor Hornby on May 29. While researchers successfully demonstrated the exploit in a controlled environment, there