Sen. Lummis Says CLARITY Act Heads For The Finish Line
Senator Cynthia Lummis is pushing hard for a full Senate floor vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, declaring the bill's committee victory a turning point and vowing to see it throug
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UN Launches Blockchain Advisory Group With Sui, Avalanche, Cardano
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has formally launched a Blockchain Advisory Group (BAG), bringing together major blockchain ecosystems to explore how distributed ledger techno
Bitcoin Bottom Not Expected Until Q4, Five Trends This Week
Bitcoin opened the second week of June under pressure, with traders bracing for continued macro headwinds even as a relief bounce lurks on the near horizon. The market is still nowhere near d
Pharos Network Launches 150,000 $PROS AI Agent Carnival
Pharos Network Launches 150,000 $PROS AI Agent Carnival Hong Kong, June 8, 2026 — On the first anniversary of the Testnet launch, Pharos Network, the financial Layer 1 blockchain for RealFi,
Shiba Inu’s Unexpected Market Moves: What Lies Beneath?
You can also read this news on BH NEWS: Shiba Inu’s Unexpected Market Moves: What Lies Beneath? Shiba Inu has echoed the broader bounce back in the cryptocurrency sector, registering a slight
How Aster's Buyback-and-Burn Program Works & What It Means for ASTER Supply?
Aster's buyback-and-burn program works by taking a portion of daily trading fees and using them to purchase ASTER from the open market, then permanently destroying those tokens. As of March 9
Stellar TVL Surged to Nearly $200M, What's Behind It?
Stellar's (@StellarOrg) DeFi total value locked (TVL) crossed $200 million for the first time in late April 2026, with the on-chain figure printing $197.41 million on April 24 per DefiLlama,
RLUSD Explained: Ripple's Dollar Stablecoin and Its Role in the XRP Ecosystem
RLUSD is Ripple's U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin, launched on December 17, 2024, and issued under a New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Trust Company Charter. It is pegged 1:1 to
Toncoin Tokenomics: Staking, Validators and the Nomination Pool System
How Does Toncoin's Staking System Actually Work? Toncoin (TON) runs on a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus model where validators lock up TON to secure the network and earn block rewards in retu
How Does Aster's Dual Reward Staking Model Work?
Aster runs a two-layer staking system that pays users through two separate reward pools each week: a 150,000 ASTER Base APY pool for anyone delegating tokens to a validator, and a 300,000 AST
Polygon Adoption: How Global Brands and Institutions Are Using the Network
Polygon has already hosted some of the most notable institutional blockchain deployments to date. In November 2022, JP Morgan executed a live cross-currency DeFi transaction on Polygon PoS, m
Which Blockchain is The Fastest?
Ask which blockchain is the fastest and the answer changes depending on which number you trust. As of May 29, 2026, the live Chainspect dashboard puts Internet Computer ($ICP) on top for real