Arc hits nine figures in TVL on day one!
Circle's Arc blockchain went live on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, putting block production in the hands of some of the biggest names in traditional finance. The launch generated immediate b
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Very Network Launch: VeryWallet Adds NFTs as VeryPunks Mint Nears!
Very Network Launch progress today comes from two ecosystem updates rather than any listing news: VeryWallet now supports NFTs, and a 10,000-piece The VeryPunks collection mints start on Sept
Motion Token Gains Traction as Injective Memecoin Activity Builds
Motion Token Crosses $2M Market Cap on Injective A memecoin called Motion (motion-6:native) has crossed a $2 million market cap on Injective's SproutSomeFun launchpad, drawing more than 3,339
Arc hits nine figures in TVL on day one!
Circle's Arc blockchain went live on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, putting block production in the hands of some of the biggest names in traditional finance. The launch generated immediate b
Cardano's Reward Model Faces a Growing Fee Revenue Gap
New on-chain data has put a hard number on one of Cardano's most debated long-term questions: can network fees ever carry a meaningful share of staking rewards? According to an analysis by bl
Circle Stablecoin: Understanding Its Role in the Digital Asset Market
What Is Circle, and How Does the Company Operate? Circle Stablecoin sits at the center of a practical question in crypto: how does a digital dollar actually stay worth a dollar? The Circle co
Why Could Monad's November 2026 Token Unlock Be Its Biggest Test Yet?
Monad's biggest test since its November 2025 mainnet launch arrives on November 24, 2026, when 16.8 billion MON tokens unlock in a single event. That is about 32.8% of the tokens currently in
Crypto Lost $3.6B To Hacks In 2026, Here’s What It Reveals
Crypto platforms lost $3.63 billion to hacks and exploits between January 2025 and July 2026, according to CoinGecko's 2026 State of Crypto Security Report, published August 27, 2026. The rep
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 Do Flare Network’s FAssets Let XRP and Dogecoin Enter DeFi?
Flare Network's FAssets system lets holders of coins that cannot run smart contracts, such as XRP, Bitcoin, and Dogecoin, mint a matching token on Flare that they can trade, lend, or use as c
Why is LayerZero Labs Building a Separate Layer 1 Blockchain Called “Zero”?
LayerZero Labs is building Zero, a new Layer-1 blockchain, because its existing interoperability protocol cannot offer the throughput, privacy, and control that large financial institutions n
Inside FIP.16: How is Flare Network Turning FLR Into A Deflationary Asset?
Flare Network's FIP.16 upgrade, passed by governance vote on April 24, 2026, cut FLR's annual inflation rate from 5% to 3%, raised the network's minimum base transaction fee twentyfold, and r