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On most blockchains, validators carry a heavy load. To check that a block is valid, they must maintain a full, up-to-date copy of the chain's state, meaning every account, balance, and contra
Flap Removes Gatekeeping From Token Market Creation Flap (flap.sh) has rolled out a Permissionless Launch feature on BNB Chain, giving project creators the freedom to design and deploy their
Ondo Finance is pulling back USDY issuance from two of its supported networks. Ondo will discontinue minting USDY on Aptos and Noble effective September 8, 2026. The update does not affect US
A Fee Model That Divides the Industry Robinhood Chain's gas fee structure has become the flashpoint for a broader argument about blockchain economics, drawing in the founding teams of Solana,
Anonymous Cat ($ZCAT), a cat-themed memecoin on Solana, has handed its holders an unusually large payout. The token has paid its holders nearly $3 million worth of Zcash as a rally in both to
Three New Capabilities for Pi App Builders Pi Network's Pi Core Team has rolled out a fresh set of developer tools designed to make building applications on the Pi blockchain more practical.
An unidentified whale has deposited another 620,420 Chainlink ($LINK) tokens, worth about $7.6 million, into Coinbase, according to on-chain monitoring data published on September 7. The tran
TVL Crosses $60M With $10M Left to Go NEAR Protocol's (@NEARProtocol) Confidential Intents has crossed $60 million in total value locked, leaving the protocol just $10 million short of the th
XRP Healthcare, a healthcare-focused project on the XRP Ledger formerly known as XRPayNet, suffered a major breach on September 3, 2026, when attackers emptied around 4,000 user wallets in ap
The question is not settled. The Federal Reserve decides on its rates on September 16, 2026, and the market is divided: the probability of a hike has fallen back to around 50%, after exceedin
What is cloud mining? Since the emergence of Bitcoin in 2009, cryptocurrency mining has become a well-known method of earning profits. However, the steep costs involved in acquiring the neces
Liquid Network, the Bitcoin-anchored federated sidechain operated with Blockstream, has publicly acknowledged a security incident in which purported white-hat hackers withdrew roughly 4,000 B
