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Stablecoin issuer Circle has taken a significant step toward becoming a publicly traded company by filing an S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). If approved, Circle plans to list its stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CRCL."
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Cardano (ADA) has faced ongoing challenges in its attempt to regain momentum, with its price struggling to break key resistance levels. The combination of weak inflows and growing skepticism among traders has prevented a meaningful recovery, leaving the market in a state of uncertainty. Market Sentiment Remains Bearish Over the
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has introduced a new roadmap aimed at enhancing the security, efficiency, and finality of Layer 2 (L2) scaling solutions. His proposal, which prioritizes decentralization and trust minimization, introduces a flexible multi-proof system designed to strengthen Ethereum’s scalability without compromising its foundational principles. Ethereum’s New
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Mysten Labs, the team behind the Sui blockchain, is set to launch Walrus, a decentralized storage platform designed for gaming, NFTs, and Web3 applications. With its programmable file storage, Walrus offers developers a robust and flexible alternative to centralized hosting solutions. What is Walrus? Walrus is optimized for storing large
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Solana has welcomed a notable name in mobile and social app innovation to its ecosystem. On Tuesday, serial tech entrepreneur Nikita Bier announced he is joining Solana as an advisor, marking a strategic move aimed at accelerating the blockchain’s mobile ambitions. Bier, best known for founding tbh, the viral
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Ethereum’s Holesky testnet hit a milestone on Monday, achieving finality—a state where transactions are permanently locked into the blockchain—nearly two weeks after the rollout of the Pectra upgrade. The breakthrough came at around 19:00 UTC during epoch 119,090, a timeframe when a set number of
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Solana’s leadership is weighing a bold economic shift that could make its cryptocurrency, SOL, more attractive to investors by slashing its inflation rate. However, the proposal has sparked concerns that it might push out smaller validators—key players in keeping the network decentralized. At the heart of the discussion
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BNB Chain has introduced a new network optimization to address record-high gas fees and congestion, fueled by a surge in memecoin speculation. Optimizing for High-Stakes Transactions Under its previous system, BNB Smart Chain (BSC) validators would stop processing bids once they hit the block limit, which occurs every 3 seconds.
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Bitcoin network activity has reached a 12-month low, with the 7-day moving average of transactions falling to 330,000, marking a 55% drop from the peak of 730,000 transactions recorded earlier. Decline in Protocol Activity and Network Fees Bitcoin transaction fees have stabilized at approximately $500,000 monthly, down
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Ethereum developers have officially released the client software for the upcoming Pectra upgrade on the Holesky and Sepolia testnets, marking a significant step toward the anticipated mainnet launch in April 2024. The release provides consensus and execution layer clients, enabling developers to test and refine the upgrade in a risk-free
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The ZKsync ecosystem is poised for significant changes as its governance community prepares to discuss new value accrual mechanisms for its token, according to Matter Labs co-founder and CEO Alex Gluchowski. He predicts that these discussions will focus on adding new functionalities to the ZKsync token to align with ecosystem
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The Open Network (TON) has officially integrated with LayerZero, a leading interoperability protocol, to facilitate seamless cross-chain asset transfers across more than 100 blockchains. The integration initially supports Ethereum, Tron, Solana, and nine additional networks, marking a significant leap in multi-chain connectivity. Expanding Liquidity and Accessibility By leveraging LayerZero’s