Clearstar's XRP yield vault lifts its deposit cap again
Vault grows more than sixfold from launch cap The @ClearstarLabs earnXRP vault on @FlareNetworks has raised its deposit cap for at least the second time, with holdings now standing at 33.73 m
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Analysts track ongoing exploit draining Avici user accounts as its token drops over 43%
An active exploit targeting Avici (@avici), a Solana-based neobank, is draining user card balances as on-chain researchers race to quantify the damage. One analyst put the running total at $6
Stellar validators choose for themselves which nodes to trust
A different kind of consensus Most blockchains secure agreement through brute force: proof of work uses computing power, proof of stake uses locked capital. @StellarOrg takes a different rout
Solana cuts block time to 300ms in second speed upgrade this month
Solana has activated its second mainnet block-time reduction this month, cutting the target slot time from 350ms to 300ms. The change went live today, one week after the network made its firs
Overlayer Taps LayerZero to Improve Its Ecosystem
@overlayerfi is integrating @LayerZero_Core's Omnichain Fungible Token (OFT) standard to migrate its Overlaid Assets into an omnichain infrastructure, a move designed to remove the liquidity
Kaspa recalculates mining difficulty with every single block
A different approach to difficulty adjustment Bitcoin recalculates mining difficulty every 2,016 blocks, which works out to roughly once every two weeks. In the gaps between adjustments, swin
Coinbase Announces a Surprising Delisting Decision for Two Altcoins
US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced it has decided to suspend trading for Badger DAO (BADGER) and Storj (STORJ) following its latest review of listing standards. According to
Avici attack drains over $1M from Solana users
An ongoing attack against Solana-based crypto card platform Avici has reportedly drained more than $1 million from user collateral accounts while sending its AVICI token to an all-time low. S
Solana validators approve doubling disinflation rate, SOL issuance to fall
Solana validators have approved a governance proposal that will double the network’s annual disinflation rate, resulting in a sharper reduction of future SOL token issuance. Proposal SGP-0002
Solana Validators Approve Proposal to Accelerate SOL Disinflation
Solana validators have approved a governance proposal to accelerate SOL disinflation, a network-level change that would speed up the rate at which new SOL issuance declines over time, though
European Blockchain Convention 2026 : Info and exclusive promo
The twelfth edition of the European Blockchain Convention takes place on September 16 and 17, 2026 in Barcelona. This year, the event more than ever embraces its institutional shift: banks, a
Shiba Inu's Layer 2 is crashing hard
Shibarium TVL Drops 74% in Two Days Shibarium, the Layer 2 network built to scale the Shiba Inu ecosystem, has suffered a sharp liquidity exodus. Its total value locked (TVL) fell from $121,8