Zcash Ironwood Upgrade Goes Live on July 28 With New Pool
Zcash Ironwood Upgrade activates at block 3,428,143. New shielded pool strengthens ZEC supply verification. Quantum recoverable notes prepare for future security challenges. The Zcash Ironwoo
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HTX Research Examines RWA and DeFi: Two Separate Tracks Converging into One Financial Loop (27 Jul)
APIA, Samoa, July 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- HTX Research, the dedicated research arm of crypto exchange HTX, has released a new report titled From Asset Tokenization to Cash-Flow Tokenization:
Nvidia leads open AI security alliance in reaction to OpenAI's Hugging Face breach
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is using the fallout from OpenAI’s attack on Hugging Face to launch an AI security campaign in the tech industry built around open models. On Monday, the chipmaker joine
What Is the Cardano Van Rossem Upgrade?
Cardano activated its Van Rossem hard fork on July 18, moving the network to Protocol Version 11. The upgrade brings faster and cheaper smart contracts, stronger node security, and a new prec
How Does Chainlink Verify That Tokenized Gold Is Backed by Real Gold?
Chainlink verifies tokenized gold through a system called Proof of Reserve, which pulls data from a token issuer's off-chain gold vaults and publishes it on the blockchain so anyone can check
What is Aptos' AIP-146 and Is It Good News for APT?
AIP-146 lets anyone who controls enough staked $APT push transactions with up to 100 times the network's normal gas limits, and on balance it reads as good news for the token: it gives the bi
What Is Dfinity's Caffeine?
Caffeine is an AI platform built by the DFINITY Foundation that turns plain English instructions into working, full-stack web applications, then deploys them directly on the Internet Computer
What is RippleX & Why Does it Matter for XRP Ledger?
RippleX is the developer ecosystem team inside Ripple (@Ripple) that supports builders on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). It is not a separate company and not a token, but the unit that writes tooling
How Does Chainlink Plan to Become the "Operating System" for Tokenized Finance?
Chainlink is working to become the operating system for tokenized finance by supplying the data feeds, cross-chain messaging, and settlement tools banks need to move real securities onchain.
Chainlink Whale Adds $3.9M in LINK, Expanding Holdings to 2.05 Million Tokens
A Chainlink whale withdrew $3.94 million in LINK from Binance, increasing total holdings to 2.05 million tokens. LINK remained above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, with resistance be
Chainlink News: 8 New Integrations Push LINK Adoption Higher
Chainlink News: LINK Price Reacts to Fresh Adoption Update Today's Chainlink News covers two threads at once: a fresh batch of protocol integrations, and a headline figure that puts Chainlink
Are crypto tokens overpriced when equity owns the real profits?
Delphi Digital analysts have renewed a debate over whether crypto tokens and company equity can share value without creating conflicting claims. Summary Delphi analysts said equity usually ca