Is Ethereum Still The Dominant Smart Contract Blockchain?
Yes, Ethereum (@ethereum) is still the dominant smart contract blockchain. It leads in total value locked, stablecoin supply, tokenized real-world assets and developer talent, often by multip
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SHIB vs LEASH vs BONE: The Roles, Supplies and Mechanics Behind Shiba Inu's Token Trio
Shiba Inu is not a single token. It operates through three separate assets, SHIB, LEASH and BONE, each serving a distinct function within the ecosystem. SHIB is the primary memecoin with a la
Base halts its mainnet, traces the cause to a problematic block
Base Mainnet Halts Block Production @base mainnet went down on June 25, 2026, after @coinbase's Ethereum layer-2 stopped producing blocks over what it described as an "unsafe head stall." The
Sophon Pivot: L2 Shuts Down, Base Migration with SOPH Token Burn
Sophon Pivot: Pyre App Launching Marks First Rollout of Base Migration Sophon just made one of the boldest calls in crypto this year. The Sophon Pivot shuts down its own Layer 2 chain complet
Sharplink Resumes Ethereum Buying After Eight Months
Sharplink ($SBET) has resumed buying Ethereum for the first time in eight months, picking up 5,000 $ETH worth $7.85 million on Thursday, according to onchain data cited by @EmberCN. The firm
Remittix Launch In 8 Days, 350% RTX Bonus Goes Live To Push It Faster
Eight days. The Remittix launch price reveal countdown is ticking, and the project just made its biggest community move yet. A 350% RTX token bonus campaign dropped this week, and it is not j
Aave Founder Pushes Back On Kraken Acquisition Reports
Kulechov Rejects Cut-Price Sale Claims Aave (@aave) Labs CEO Stani Kulechov (@StaniKulechov) has firmly rejected reports that Kraken's parent company, Payward, is in talks to acquire a 15% st
MemeCore craters 66% as concentration red flags resurface
A Sudden Collapse With No Clear Catalyst MemeCore's native token crashed sharply on June 25, sliding from around $2.74 to an intraday low near $0.48 before a partial recovery. The token colla
Pi Network Makes New Push For AI Developers
Pi Network (@PiCoreTeam) is making a concerted push to attract AI developers to its ecosystem ahead of Pi2Day on June 28, using a community-driven raffle campaign and its existing app-buildin
Hoskinson Advances Cardano Recovery Plan After SecondFi Exploit
A Smart Contract Approach to Wallet Recovery Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) is experimenting with a smart contract designed to help users recover funds from wallets comprom
X Money Rolls Out To Select U.S. Premium+ Users With Visa-Backed Payments
X has started rolling out X Money to a small group of U.S. Premium+ users, moving Elon Musk’s payments push from closed testing into a broader feedback phase. Dhruv Batura, who leads X Money,
Aave founder challenges report on Kraken investment talks
Aave founder Stani Kulechov has challenged reports that Kraken parent company Payward is negotiating to acquire a 15% stake in the decentralized lending protocol at a $385 million valuation,