Chainlink wallets hit a 3-year high while the price sleeps
Holders stack while price stalls According to on-chain data from @SantimentData, the number of addresses holding at least one $LINK token climbed to 535,430 wallets in June 2026, the highest
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Ethereum May Look Very Different in Five Years
Consensys CEO Joseph Lubin (@ethereumJoseph) believes $ETH could look fundamentally different within the next few years. Speaking to The Block, Lubin said he expects Ethereum to evolve into a
BTC Perpetual Futures Long/Short Ratios Show Balanced Market on Top Exchanges
BitcoinWorld BTC Perpetual Futures Long/Short Ratios Show Balanced Market on Top Exchanges The latest 24-hour long/short ratios for Bitcoin perpetual futures on the world’s three largest cryp
Swellchain to Shut Down Native Network on June 15, Shifts Focus to AI Platform on Hyperliquid
BitcoinWorld Swellchain to Shut Down Native Network on June 15, Shifts Focus to AI Platform on Hyperliquid Swellchain (SWELL) has confirmed via its official X account that it will permanently
Curve Finance Upgrade 2026: Rolls Out Llamalend v2 on Optimism
What Curve Finance Llamalend v2 Update 2026 Changes for Crypto Lending Curve Finance made a big move on June 10, 2026. The DeFi giant launched Llamalend v2 on Optimism, kicking off what it ca
Ozak AI Presale 0.31% Left: $OZ Listing Date and Launch Date Revealed?
The Ozak AI presale is basically over. Not officially, but the numbers tell the story clearly enough. 99.69% sold. $7,426,872 raised. Only 3,797,543 tokens remain from a pool of 1.22 billion
How Does Aster's Dual Reward Staking Model Work?
Aster runs a two-layer staking system that pays users through two separate reward pools each week: a 150,000 ASTER Base APY pool for anyone delegating tokens to a validator, and a 300,000 AST
Toncoin Tokenomics: Staking, Validators and the Nomination Pool System
How Does Toncoin's Staking System Actually Work? Toncoin (TON) runs on a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus model where validators lock up TON to secure the network and earn block rewards in retu
Which Blockchain is The Fastest?
Ask which blockchain is the fastest and the answer changes depending on which number you trust. As of May 29, 2026, the live Chainspect dashboard puts Internet Computer ($ICP) on top for real
Polygon Adoption: How Global Brands and Institutions Are Using the Network
Polygon has already hosted some of the most notable institutional blockchain deployments to date. In November 2022, JP Morgan executed a live cross-currency DeFi transaction on Polygon PoS, m
What Makes Coinbase Wallet Different From Coinbase's Custodial Account?
Coinbase Wallet and the Coinbase exchange are two separate products that do fundamentally different things. Coinbase Wallet is a self-custody wallet, meaning you hold your own private keys an
Is Polygon the Next Big Stablecoin Play?
Maybe, but not in the way the issuers and exchanges already do. Stablecoins have two proven business models so far: issue a dollar token or distribute one and earn on the float. Circle does t