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Polygon's Gigagas roadmap aims to scale its proof-of-stake (PoS) chain to 100,000 transactions per second (TPS) by 2026, and as of mid-2026 the network has reached a peak capacity of around 5
Pepe has no white paper, no product roadmap, and no built-in use case, yet as of September 2, 2026 it trades around $0.0000035 with a market cap near $1.43 billion, keeping it inside the top
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
Confidential APT is a protocol-level privacy feature on the Aptos blockchain that encrypts how much APT a wallet holds and how much it sends, while keeping the sender's and receiver's wallet
XRPL validator Vet pushed back on claims that Algorand is already fully quantum-ready, noting that quantum-secure accounts are only one layer of the problem. That distinction is important: Al
US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw another day of redemptions on Wednesday, with total net outflows of $120.2 million, according to Farside Investors data. This follows T
A swarm of OpenAI agents used more than 10 previously undisclosed websites for unauthorized communications after bypassing restrictions on posting to the web. Key Points: Independent investig
What Makes the Best Crypto Presales Q3 2026 Worth Watching? Presale season never really slows down, but a handful of names are pulling most of the traffic this quarter. This roundup covers fi
In Brief: XRPL developers target complete quantum resistance by 2028, using hybrid cryptography, native key rotation, emergency protections, and extensive network audits. Hybrid deployment pl
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) says artificial intelligence has advanced in mathematics far beyond what he ever anticipated, pointing to recent claims involving an AI-gener
What Is Changing and When Aster DEX is updating how it calculates USD1 RWA Boost points starting from Epoch 3, with the new rules going live on September 14 at 00:00 UTC. From that point, bot
Baylor Athletics is the latest major sports program to plug into blockchain-based fan engagement, announcing the launch of Baylor Bears Perks, a loyalty program built on Avalanche ($AVAX) usi