NEAR Settlement Engine for AI Apps: Bitwise Report
A Bitwise research report positions NEAR Protocol as a settlement engine for AI applications, framing the network's high-throughput, low-latency architecture as infrastructure suited to handl
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Moody's agrees with S&P, hands Sky the same junk grade for the same reasons
On October 7, 2026, Moody’s Ratings scored Sky Protocol a B3 issuer rating with a stable outlook. This happens to be the first-ever rating the agency has assigned to a stablecoin protocol. Th
Chainlink recorded 40 new integrations in September!
40 Integrations, 24 Partners in a Single Month @Chainlink has closed out September 2026 with a notable adoption milestone, disclosing 40 new integrations across 24 enterprises, blockchain net
Polkadot's on-chain revenue doesn't tell its story
A $2 Billion Market Cap Built on $23 a Day @Polkadot is drawing fresh scrutiny over one of the starkest valuation gaps in crypto. According to data from @chainspect_app, the network's Relay C
Algorand Expands Consensus Decentralization As Active Validators Hit Seven-Day High
@Algorand's consensus layer grew more decentralized on October 6, 2026, as active validator nodes reached 1,562, marking a new seven-day high. Network telemetry tracked by @Chainspect put the
Raydium just toppled PumpFun...
Raydium Edges Past PumpFun in 24-Hour Volume @Raydium has overtaken @Pumpfun in 24-hour decentralized trading volume, posting $192.2 million against PumpFun's $185.0 million. The gap is narro
Ripple adds Canton Network to custody platform, targets Wall Street tokenization
Ripple has updated its institutional custody solution to version 1.43, enabling support for the Canton Network. This advancement allows banks and institutional funds to securely hold Canton C
Marina Protocol Daily Quiz Answer 8 October 2026: Today's Update
Marina Protocol Daily Quiz Answer 8 October 2026 Looking for the Marina Protocol Daily Quiz Answer 8 October 2026? This page provides today's question and answer status, the SURF reward, and
2.1 to 2.7 percent a year from Cardano staking: 170 ADA in pool costs sets the range
Cardano staking currently pays between 2.1 and 2.7 percent a year. The lower figure is what delegators actually receive on average after pool costs have been deducted; the upper one is what t
Flare CEO Challenges Schwartz on XRP Lending as Borrowing Reaches $7.2 Million
In Brief: Flare CEO Hugo Philion challenged David Schwartz’s XRP lending assessment, outlining plans for services using external infrastructure and native wallets. Borrowers accessed $7.2 mil
October Crypto Launches Put Pepeto in Presale Spotlight
October opened with fresh launches hitting exchanges and a familiar pattern playing out: the projects that made money for early buyers are now trading on the other side of that window, and th
Every Trillion Transactions On XRPL Can Burn 100 Million XRP Forever
The XRP Ledger launched with 100 billion XRP. No new coins will ever enter circulation. In a post on X, crypto commentator Pumpius (@pumpius) put numbers to what that fixed supply means as th