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Protocol 26 is complete. Protocol 27, the final infrastructure upgrade in Pi Network’s current roadmap, is on testnet with a September 15 mainnet target. The decentralized exchange that ships
Cronos halted its network after an exploit on the Tectonic lending protocol. The attacker is estimated to have borrowed around $75 million by inflating the TONIC token roughly 100 times and p
Key Highlights Zoox is launching testing operations in Houston and San Diego, expanding its footprint to 12 US markets Waymo is rolling out commercial driverless service in Denver, San Diego,
Privacy-focused cryptos widely outperformed the market in August. Zcash (ZEC) climbed 82%, driven by the launch of Grayscale’s spot ZCSH ETF on NYSE Arca. Monero (XMR), on the other hand, ros
Best Bitcoin Layer-2 Tokens to Watch 2026 Bitcoin has always been great at one thing: holding value. But let's be real, it was never built for speed. Ten-minute blocks and barely 7 transactio
Latest Ethereum News Today: Whale Moves ETH, Taiko CTO Exit, PONS Loss Ethereum News Today brings together several developments shaping market sentiment this week. A large, unidentified whale
Bitcoin started September below 78000 dollars after a 25% rise in August, its best monthly performance since November 2024. Indeed, this entry into the month called “Rektember” revives an unf
Optimisus has flagged three Solana governance proposals twice this month as economically significant and unratified. Voting opened August 22 on all three bundled together. They passed. It is
Aave is generally the stronger option for users who prefer deep liquidity, a long operating history, and a standardized Credit extension framework. $Morpho may be better suited to experienced
US spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded a significant outflow on Monday, with total withdrawals amounting to $236 million, according to data from SoSoValue. The largest contribu
DeFi Technologies failed to meet Nasdaq's $1 minimum bid-price deadline, and its stock, DEFT, now faces a Nasdaq delisting review. In plain terms, the shares stayed too cheap for too long, an
Ethena News: Ethena Pay Goes Live as a USDe Neobank on Avalanche Ethena has gone mainstream with everyday money. On September 1, 2026, the protocol behind USDe rolled out a mobile app built e
