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Cross-chain bridges have proven to be one of crypto's most dangerous attack surfaces. Major incidents including Ronin ($624 million), Wormhole ($326 million), and Nomad ($190 million) each ex
@monad has set a new weekly transaction record, processing 34,907,146 transactions between August 17 and August 23, 2026. The figure marks a meaningful step forward for a network that has bee
A different kind of consensus Most blockchains secure agreement through brute force: proof of work uses computing power, proof of stake uses locked capital. @StellarOrg takes a different rout
On most blockchains, the app that brings the users never sees a cent of the gas fees those users generate. @Coredao_Org is trying to change that. How Rev+ Works Rev+ is Core's protocol-level
@monad has set a new weekly transaction record, processing 34,907,146 transactions between August 17 and August 23, 2026. The figure marks a meaningful step forward for a network that has bee
A different kind of consensus Most blockchains secure agreement through brute force: proof of work uses computing power, proof of stake uses locked capital. @StellarOrg takes a different rout
Abound picks Monad for its next chapter Abound, the super app for Indians in the US backed by Times Internet (Times of India Group), has crossed $500 million in remittance volume, with the US
On most blockchains, the app that brings the users never sees a cent of the gas fees those users generate. @Coredao_Org is trying to change that. How Rev+ Works Rev+ is Core's protocol-level
Cross-chain bridges have proven to be one of crypto's most dangerous attack surfaces. Major incidents including Ronin ($624 million), Wormhole ($326 million), and Nomad ($190 million) each ex
Vault grows more than sixfold from launch cap The @ClearstarLabs earnXRP vault on @FlareNetworks has raised its deposit cap for at least the second time, with holdings now standing at 33.73 m
Perpetuals exchange @Lighter_xyz has extended its use of @chainlink price feeds to more than 100 additional markets, the project announced on August 28. The expansion adds to the 25 markets a
Bitcoin users are accustomed to waiting. Because a freshly mined block can still be orphaned when the network settles on a longer chain, the convention is to wait for several confirmations be
