Ethereum may soon accept Ripple's RLUSD for Gas payments
@Ethereum core developers have taken a significant step toward removing one of the most persistent friction points in crypto: the requirement to hold $ETH just to move assets on-chain. Develo
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peaq turns on phase-1 of Economics 2.0
peaq, the layer-1 blockchain built for decentralized physical infrastructure networks, has switched on the first phase of Economics 2.0, a redesigned token model that ties machine activation
Aster removes half the points in its USD1 rewards campaign
Aster Detects Concentrated Volume, Deletes Affected Points @Aster_DEX has removed a significant portion of points from its ongoing USD1 rewards campaign after identifying heavily concentrated
PancakeSwap hit groundbreaking user milestone
@PancakeSwap has crossed the 200 million user mark, a milestone that underscores its standing as the dominant decentralized liquidity venue heading into the second half of 2026. A Platform Bu
Sui consensus skips the certification round that older designs required
How Mysticeti Rewrote the Rules Most legacy blockchain consensus designs require each proposed block to collect signatures from a quorum of validators before it is considered valid. That cert
Zano lands in the Zebec SuperApp on iOS and Android
@Zebec_HQ has added support for $ZANO and fUSD inside its SuperApp on iOS and Android, giving holders of both assets a direct path to spending their crypto at Mastercard merchants worldwide.
Kaspa, ICP, Lead price surge in crypto market
Two of the crypto market's more technically distinct projects, Kaspa and Internet Computer, are leading a broad altcoin rally on September 7, 2026, with several other assets also posting shar
Dogecoin is now live on Solana
$DOGE Arrives on Solana via Sunrise Dogecoin ($DOGE) is now live on @Solana through the @sunrise protocol, marking another milestone in the push to bring major non-native assets into Solana's
PIEVERSE jumps 23% and takes a top-100 spot by market cap
$PIEVERSE posted a sharp 23% gain on September 7, trading near $1.25 with 24-hour volume of $54.5 million, close to triple the prior session. The move pushed the token's market cap to roughly
Chainlink auctions the right to liquidate loans that a price update just broke
Every time a Chainlink oracle pushes a new price onchain, it can instantly render some collateralized loans eligible for liquidation. Automated bots race to capture that opportunity, pocketin
ICP neurons lose all voting power when nobody confirms the following settings
Stakers on the Internet Computer Protocol face a straightforward but easy-to-overlook rule: neurons that go dormant long enough lose all influence over on-chain governance. Understanding how
PancakeSwap traded about $75M of bStocks in a day
@PancakeSwap recorded approximately $75 million in single-day trading volume for @bstocksfinance tokens, with activity spanning names including SpaceX, Nvidia, Tesla, Apple, and GameStop, as