XRP Ledger Prepares Major Release as Engineer Teases Upgrades
TLDR XRP Ledger prepares version 3.2.0 with a software rebrand to XRPLd. Ripple engineer hints at performance upgrades, including...
NEAR Intents Hits $20B Volume as Cross-Chain Adoption Rises
TLDR: NEAR Intents has surpassed $20B in cumulative volume, driven by solver-based cross-chain routing. SwapKit generated $26.6M o...
New DeFi entrant widens field of crypto political campaign funds as elections lo...
The Defend Developers PAC is aiming to contribute to lawmakers who seek to shield crypto developers from legal vulnerabilities.
Tokenized Equities Advance on BSC as Collateral and DeFi Gaps Persist
TLDR: Ondo Finance Global Markets surpassed $5B in cumulative DEX volume on BSC. Most tokenized equity products cover only 2–3 of...
Hyperliquid Hits $4.5T in Perp Volume as Grayscale Launches HYPE Staking ETF
TLDR: Hyperliquid has reached $4.5T in cumulative perp volume with $10.1B in open interest. Grayscale launched the HYPG staking ET...
DeFi won't win over big banks until it fixes its hacking problem, executives say
Lenders are particularly interested in blockchain's back-office applications, but security failures are blocking wider adoption.
Cardano Foundation Partners With Brazilian Olympic Committee in Blockchain Push
TLDR: Cardano partners with Brazil Olympic Committee to deploy blockchain across sports governance. Three-year roadmap targets dig...
BNB Smart Chain Rises in 2026 With Record Speed, Burns, and Expanding RWA Ecosys...
TLDR: Four 2025 hardforks cut BSC block times from 3 seconds to 0.45s with zero downtime. The Q1 2026 quarterly burn removed over...
CFTC Approves First Perpetual Futures Contract on a US Regulated Venue
TLDR: The CFTC approved the first perpetual futures contract on a US regulated venue on May 29, 2025. Perpetual futures use a fund...
Coinbase backs Ethena ahead of savings product launch for exchange's 100 million...
Coinbase Ventures, the exchange's venture arm, bought Ethena tokens on the open market as the protocol is set to roll out a Coinba...