is Hunter Biden's LAPTOP memecoin DEAD?
@HunterBiden's $LAPTOP memecoin had one of the most dramatic debuts in recent crypto memory. Launched on September 9 on Coinbase's Base network, the token spiked sharply in its opening minute
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YZi Labs-backer XStable is bringing precious metals to Sui Network
@XStableAI, a portfolio company of YZi Labs, has announced a partnership with @SuiNetwork to bring precious metals trading, including gold, silver, and platinum, as well as foreign exchange m
Smart contracts on Internet Computer can issue encryption keys they cannot read
A new approach to onchain privacy Blockchains are transparent by design, which is ideal for auditability but creates a real problem for applications that require confidentiality. @dfinity has
Cosmos ecosystem shifts its USDC standard from Noble to Injective
The Cosmos ecosystem's USDC standard is moving to a new home. Circle now issues $USDC natively on @injective, which is replacing Noble as the ecosystem's primary issuance chain. The token rou
Pi Network could launch its own stablecoin?
Community Developers Eye a Pi Stablecoin A conversation sparked by GCV ambassador Dimas (@2000Rocker) has reignited speculation around whether Pi Network could one day support its own stablec
Hyperliquid auctions the right to list a token every 31 hours
Hyperliquid has taken a notably different approach to token listings. There is no committee, no back-channel negotiation, and no opaque approval process. Instead, the protocol runs a continuo
It is now possible to write readable Smart Contracts on Kaspa!
@Kaspaunchained has announced the launch of Silverscript v1, a high-level smart contract language designed to bring readable, complex, stateful applications to the Kaspa ledger. The release m
White House crypto adviser says banks already lost the argument on stablecoin rewards
The White House is pushing back hard against the banking lobby's latest effort to rewrite the stablecoin rewards language in the CLARITY Act, with crypto adviser Patrick Witt (@patrickjwitt)
Visa and Mastercard sign on to Ant International's standard for verifying AI agents
A shared standard for AI agent identity @Visa, @Mastercard, and @Ant_Intl announced on September 10, 2026 that they are collaborating on a Know Your Agent (KYA) interoperability framework, a
Uniswap launches a stable pool fee that rises and falls with the price gap
Uniswap Labs has launched StablePair Hook on Ethereum mainnet, introducing a dynamic fee structure for stablecoin trading pairs that adjusts in real time based on how far a pool's price drift
Kaspa's market cap passes $1 billion after a 25% week
KAS Breaks $1 Billion as Volume Surges Kaspa's native token $KAS hit $0.03714 on September 10, up roughly 4% on the day and more than 25% over the prior week, pushing the network's market cap
Senate Republicans release updated Clarity Act text days before the cloture vote
Senate Republicans have released a substitute amendment to H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, just days before a critical procedural vote that could determine the bill's fate on