How Does NEAR Let You Pay for AI With Staked Tokens?
Staking for NEAR AI is a new payment system on NEAR Protocol that lets users pay for confidential AI inference and always-on agents by staking NEAR tokens instead of using a credit card. Anno
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Why Did Japan Put Shiba Inu on the Same List as Bitcoin and Ethereum?
Japan's financial regulators placed Shiba Inu (SHIB) on the same approved asset list as Bitcoin and Ethereum because the memecoin passed the Japan Virtual and Crypto Assets Exchange Associati
What is a World Liberty Financial Super Node, and How Much Does it Cost?
A WLFI Super Node is the highest tier in World Liberty Financial's staking-based governance system. To reach it, a wallet must stake 50 million WLFI tokens, worth roughly $2.7 million at curr
How Did the Community Keep the "Dead" Terra Classic Blockchain Alive?
A community of validators and holders kept the Terra Classic blockchain running after its 2022 collapse by voting in an on-chain burn tax that automatically destroys a slice of LUNC on every
What Is Avalanche Helicon?
Avalanche Helicon is an upgrade to the Avalanche blockchain that speeds up how the network processes transactions and changes the rules around staking (locking up AVAX coins to help secure th
Sei Network Goes Post-Quantum: What is SIP-5?
SIP-5 is a draft proposal from Sei Labs (@Sei_Labs) that gives every EVM account on Sei Network (@SeiNetwork) a ready-made path to quantum-safe security, without changing addresses, balances,
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
Strategy (MSTR) Continues Bitcoin Sales to Fund STRC Preferred Stock Buybacks
Key Highlights Strategy divested 1,690 BTC worth $108.6 million to fund the repurchase of 1.15 million STRC preferred stock units. The firm’s cash position has swelled to $4.65 billion, suffi
Will Radworks Price Go Up? RAD Price Prediction 2026
Radworks (RAD) jumped more than 20% in a single day, pushing 24-hour volume past $27M and pulling the token off its late-July all-time low. Here's the full RAD price prediction: key resistanc
Kalshi Taps Nasdaq’s Surveillance Technology to Monitor Prediction Markets
Key Highlights A long-term agreement between Kalshi and Nasdaq brings enterprise-level surveillance technology to the prediction markets space Real-time monitoring capabilities will detect su
Bitcoin Perpetual Futures Long/Short Ratios Show Slight Short Bias Across Top Exchanges
BitcoinWorld Bitcoin Perpetual Futures Long/Short Ratios Show Slight Short Bias Across Top Exchanges Bitcoin perpetual futures traders are positioned slightly bearish, according to the latest
Solana (SOL) Price Surges 7% as Multi-Week Downtrend Finally Breaks
Key Highlights SOL surged approximately 7% from its Aug. 7 bottom at $72.49, climbing to $77.36 and exiting a five-week declining channel pattern. The 4-hour timeframe Supertrend signal turne