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XRP is flooding Ethereum and Solana, but this invisible layer exposes your wallet to a $1.5 billion risk

XRP wrappers launch the token across four chains, expanding reach and liquidity. Yet, they add new risks related to custodians and bridges that accounted for over 50% of crypto exploit losses in 2025's first half.

1 month ago

DeFi

Firedancer is live, but Solana is violating the one safety rule Ethereum treats as non-negotiable

Firedancer could start a new wave of adoption for Solana, especially from institutions that see a mitigated centralization risk from its validators.

1 month ago

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Technology

Cardano now has institutional-grade infrastructure, but a glaring $40 million liquidity gap threatens to stall growth

Under the new Pentad governance, the swift implementation of Pyth marks a new era of decisive action for Cardano's ecosystem.

1 month ago

A dramatic scene showing a fiery castle tower, a protective Bitcoin shield, multiple Bitcoin coins, a red unicorn, and an Ethereum shield—illustrating Citadel’s demand that DeFi protocols register as exchanges and Uniswap’s founder pushing back.

DeFi

Citadel pushes SEC to classify open-source developers as unregistered stockbrokers – Uniswap fires back

Citadel's Dec. 2 filing urges the SEC not to grant broad exemptions for tokenized-equity trading on DeFi, Hayden Adams says TradFi is coming for open-source builders.

1 month ago

DeFi

Is Base’s Solana bridge a ‘vampire attack’ on SOL liquidity or multichain pragmatism?

Base’s new CCIP bridge drew fire from Solana voices claiming it siphons capital, while Jesse Pollak argues it’s what builders want in a connected DeFi future.

1 month ago

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Technology

Ethereum gets huge mainnet upgrade tomorrow – Here’s why you should care about ETH’s ‘sloping side road’

Fusaka on mainnet activates at 21:49 UTC, and BPO forks on Dec. 9 and Jan. 7 lift blob capacity.

1 month ago

A large golden Cardano (ADA) coin hovers above a glowing digital grid, surrounded by floating blue blockchain cubes under a dramatic orange-lit sky, symbolizing Cardano’s technological expansion ahead of 2026.

DeFi

Cardano to finally turn passive ADA holders into real DeFi participants with $30M liquidity push

Cardano’s DeFi base is thin, but a $30M fund aims to fix the plumbing and convert passive ADA into active liquidity in 2026.

1 month ago

A glowing Cardano coin rises from a fiery crack in a futuristic, grid-like landscape with blue and orange energy lines, under a stormy sky with faint Ethereum symbols in the background.

Crime

FBI called as Cardano split in two by a single transaction: Lessons for ETH and SOL client diversity

What broke, why it didn’t cascade, and what L1s can borrow for resilience.

2 months ago

A large gold-rimmed crypto token with an upward-pointing double-arrow symbol floats in front of a Coinbase skyscraper as golden coins swirl around it.

DeFi

Coinbase’s latest acquisition caused controversial 10X token boom – Who knew?

Coinbase folds Vector tech into its app while Tensor Foundation keeps the marketplace and TNSR, stoking questions about pre-announcement buying and tokenholder upside on future launches.

2 months ago

Crypto

Can 9% return on crypto holdings change reality? People prefer digital banks over crypto wallets

US data shows web3 wallets lag far behind digital wallets, and this week’s Aave app and Mastercard alias rollout test whether better UX can finally move retail.

2 months ago

Crypto

Adding DeFi to your 401k: How BlackRock’s staked Ethereum ETF rewires access to ETH rewards

A filing would kick off a new front in the ETH ETF war: pricing, staking access, and custody all in play.

2 months ago

Crypto

Andrew Tate loses everything on Hyperliquid: Inside his leveraged crypto liquidation meltdown

Arkham’s ledger shows $727k in Hyperliquid deposits, $0 withdrawals, and even $75K in referral rewards churned.

2 months ago

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1	Wrapped Bitcoin WBTC	$66,036.62	+0.98%	$10.12B
2	Chainlink LINK	$13.93	-3.05%	$9.86B
3	Avalanche AVAX	$13.98	-5.94%	$6.02B
4	Wrapped eETH weETH	$3,743.58	+1.5%	$5.7B
5	Dai DAI	$1.00	-0.05%	$5.36B

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XRP is flooding Ethereum and Solana, but this invisible layer exposes your wallet to a $1.5 billion risk

Firedancer is live, but Solana is violating the one safety rule Ethereum treats as non-negotiable

Cardano now has institutional-grade infrastructure, but a glaring $40 million liquidity gap threatens to stall growth

Citadel pushes SEC to classify open-source developers as unregistered stockbrokers – Uniswap fires back

Is Base’s Solana bridge a ‘vampire attack’ on SOL liquidity or multichain pragmatism?

Ethereum gets huge mainnet upgrade tomorrow – Here’s why you should care about ETH’s ‘sloping side road’

Cardano to finally turn passive ADA holders into real DeFi participants with $30M liquidity push

FBI called as Cardano split in two by a single transaction: Lessons for ETH and SOL client diversity

Coinbase’s latest acquisition caused controversial 10X token boom – Who knew?

Can 9% return on crypto holdings change reality? People prefer digital banks over crypto wallets

Adding DeFi to your 401k: How BlackRock’s staked Ethereum ETF rewires access to ETH rewards

Andrew Tate loses everything on Hyperliquid: Inside his leveraged crypto liquidation meltdown

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XRP is flooding Ethereum and Solana, but this invisible layer exposes your wallet to a $1.5 billion risk

Firedancer is live, but Solana is violating the one safety rule Ethereum treats as non-negotiable

Cardano now has institutional-grade infrastructure, but a glaring $40 million liquidity gap threatens to stall growth

Citadel pushes SEC to classify open-source developers as unregistered stockbrokers – Uniswap fires back

Is Base’s Solana bridge a ‘vampire attack’ on SOL liquidity or multichain pragmatism?

Ethereum gets huge mainnet upgrade tomorrow – Here’s why you should care about ETH’s ‘sloping side road’

Cardano to finally turn passive ADA holders into real DeFi participants with $30M liquidity push

FBI called as Cardano split in two by a single transaction: Lessons for ETH and SOL client diversity

Coinbase’s latest acquisition caused controversial 10X token boom – Who knew?

Can 9% return on crypto holdings change reality? People prefer digital banks over crypto wallets

Adding DeFi to your 401k: How BlackRock’s staked Ethereum ETF rewires access to ETH rewards

Andrew Tate loses everything on Hyperliquid: Inside his leveraged crypto liquidation meltdown

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