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Something shook POL awake this week, and then just as fast, it started slipping again. A stablecoin deal landed, whales moved, and the chart broke a pattern it had held for months. Now trader
On-chain activity has become highly specialized in 2026, with most chains showing a single high-liquidity use case. Specialized uses also mean fewer artificial incentives and potentially a gr
Solana, a high-speed blockchain network used for payments, trading, and crypto applications, is bringing its flagship annual conference to the UK. The Solana Foundation announced that Breakpo
StarkWare announced on Wednesday that it has executed the first-ever quantum-safe Bitcoin transaction confirmed on the mainnet, which ensured that the coins moved into a hash-based structure
CertiK has flagged a major security blind spot in crypto cold storage. The blockchain cybersecurity firm discovered an out-of-bounds write flaw inside the BitBox02 device, showing how malicio
This Popcat price prediction September 2026 lands right after a chart that had been fading quietly for over a year suddenly woke up. A descending trendline that had capped every bounce since
LIMASSOL, Cyprus, August 27th, 2026, Chainwire New feature provides access to USDT and USDC while eligible digital miners continue earning Bitcoin GoMining is launching Instant Funds for its
Ripple’s XRP recorded a significant surge this week, gaining 31% in value over the past seven days. During this period, XRP climbed from $1.15 to a high of $1.66 before stabilizing at $1.40,
International tax rules still see only a small part of on-chain crypto activity. Chainalysis estimates potentially taxable flows observed in 2025 across six major blockchains at at least 457
Before the end of this year, Sam Altman announces that OpenAI will have an internal system which he will designate as general artificial intelligence. However, the leader admits that the comp
How Chain Signatures Work @NEARProtocol's Chain Signatures feature allows a single NEAR account, including smart contracts, to sign and execute transactions on external blockchains without re
The Algorand Foundation has publicly launched AC2 (Agentic Communication and Control Protocol), an open-source, blockchain-agnostic standard for secure peer-to-peer communication between user
