Inside MIP-12: How Did Monad Cut Its Block Time to 300ms?
Monad's MIP-12 upgrade cut the network's block time from 400 milliseconds to 300 milliseconds. It activated on mainnet on July 23, 2026, at round 89,758,000, and lowered Monad's deterministic
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How Does Bonk’s Letsbonk.fun Work?
Letsbonk(.)fun is a memecoin launchpad on the Solana blockchain that lets anyone create and trade a new token in minutes, without writing code. The platform, also known as Bonk(.)fun, launche
What Is Artificial Inu ($AI)? The Memecoin Paired With Tokenized Nvidia Stock
Artificial Inu is a memecoin with the ticker $AI that trades directly against tokenized Nvidia stock instead of a stablecoin or a mainstream cryptocurrency. It launched on Robinhood Chain in
Solana Breakpoint 2026 in London: Key Details You Need To Know
Solana Breakpoint 2026 will run from November 15 to 17 at Olympia London, marking the first time the Solana Foundation has held its flagship conference in the United Kingdom. The Foundation e
Jupiter Adds Gacha Trading Card Feature Directly Inside Its Mobile App
Jupiter has integrated its Gacha trading card product natively into Jupiter Mobile, letting users rip digital packs and collect real graded cards without leaving the app. The update, announce
Inside Pudgy Penguins’ Push Into Target Stores And What It Means For The PENGU Token
Pudgy Penguins has placed its Pengu Plushies line in more than 1,800 Target stores across the United States, marking the brand's biggest retail rollout since it started in 2022. The expansion
What is Anonymous Cat (ZCAT)? Inside The Memecoin Paying Holders in Zcash
Anonymous Cat, or ZCAT, is a Solana memecoin that has paid its holders nearly $3 million worth of Zcash by taxing every token transfer 3% and converting most of that fee into ZEC rewards. A r
Moscow Exchange to Launch Perpetual Futures on Bitcoin, Ether, Solana, XRP and Tron
Russia’s Moscow Exchange (MOEX) said on 16 September that it will begin trading perpetual futures on five cryptocurrency indices on 22 September, widening a crypto derivatives line that has s
Solana reclaims $100 support as Fed raises rates, Senate blocks crypto bill
Solana has regained ground above $100, recording approximately 1.5% gains in the latest trading session. This moves SOL back over an important psychological and technical threshold after a br
Crypto News Today: Bitcoin Holds $76,000 After Fed Hike and CLARITY Act Collapse
Two events inside 24 hours reset the entire crypto market this week, and neither of them went the way the industry wanted. The Senate killed the biggest piece of crypto legislation in years o
Ethereum News: ETH Gains 2% as EIP-8411, BlackRock and Bitwise Moves
Ethereum News Today: EIP-8411, BlackRock and Whale ETH Moves Explained Ethereum's core development community introduced a fresh proposal today, EIP-8411, aimed at speeding up how execution pa
Anonymous Cat Rally Accelerates as Holders Receive $8M Zcash
ZCAT Surges 50% as ZEC Distributions Cross $8 Million Anonymous Cat (solana:HcRLc9VDgjLeK154xDawfb1dmVJ98DoSqcwTHGqiDeJR), the Solana-based memecoin trading under the ticker $ZCAT, has gained