Niu Lai Memecoin Hits All-time High After Aster Listing
Fresh All-time High After Aster Perpetuals Debut BNB Chain's Niu Lai memecoin hit an all-time high of $0.1388 on Aug. 31, extending a rally that has now taken the token up roughly 30% in the
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Cronos Halts Chain After $75M Tectonic Lending Exploit
Cronos said on August 31 that its network was fully back online after validators restored chain state to a point before the Tectonic exploit. Block production resumed at 23:49:01 UTC on Augus
Core Flags Unexpected Validator Reward Issue
Core Blockchain (@Coredao_Org) has disclosed an unexpected issue in which a small number of validators are receiving more block rewards than the protocol intends, raising questions about its
Robinhood Chain App Revenue Tops Ethereum and Hyperliquid
Robinhood Chain ranked second among all networks by 24-hour app revenue, behind only Solana. Three protocols produced roughly 88% of that revenue, and two of them are speculative trading tool
Robinhood Chain Beats Ethereum in Daily Revenue as Memecoin Trading Surges
Apps on Robinhood Chain earned about $2.66 million over 24 hours on Aug. 30, exceeding Ethereum's roughly $1.27 to $1.28 million in the same window. The result put the newly launched network
Draper University is backing Cardano Founders
Draper University has announced the Apex Growth Accelerator, a 10-week Silicon Valley residency program created in partnership with the Cardano Foundation and Orion Fund to scale early-stage
Monero Surges as THORChain Opens Direct Monero Trading
Monero ($XMR) has posted its strongest monthly performance in more than four years, gaining over 45% in August 2026 and rising roughly 10% in a single 24-hour window. The last time the privac
Kaspa's Layer 2 Blockchain is making significant progress
Kasplex Network Activity Surges in 2026 @Kasplex, the EVM-compatible Layer 2 blockchain built on @kaspaunchained, has posted a sharp acceleration in on-chain activity over the past two months
Zcash Private Transactions Could Get 14 Times Faster
New Cryptographic Library Targets Long-Standing Speed Bottleneck Zakura, the developer behind a Zcash full node client, has released an open-source library called Zakura Common that compresse
Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Stock Plunges 7% After Strong Earnings—What Investors Need to Know
Key Takeaways Shares of HWM declined 7.03% as profit-taking accelerated following concerns over elevated valuation multiples Second quarter earnings per share reached $1.33, surpassing Wall S
Crypto News: Robinhood Chain Activity Hits Record High
Robinhood Chain just recorded its busiest day since launch, with decentralized exchange activity, transactions and token creation all reaching new highs. According to on-chain data, DEX tradi
What is Shared Liquidity?
Shared liquidity is an approach to a longstanding problem in decentralized finance: how to make better use of assets provided for trading. 1inch is applying the concept through Aqua, its shar