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Ripples of Support: Crypto Empowerment for Veterans
You can also read this news on BH NEWS: Ripples of Support: Crypto Empowerment for Veterans Ripple has rolled out a charitable initiative tied to U.S. Independence Day, known as the Giving 4t
Securitize's Issuer-Sponsored Stock Token: Why DeFi Rails Need Real Shares, Not Wrappers
Everyone says finance is going on-chain. Then you try to plug a tokenized stock into a DeFi strategy and realize the edge cases start to bite. Rights, settlement, compliance, composability… h
Step Finance exploiter sells 261,933 SOL worth $21.4M, bridges funds to Ethereum
The wallet linked to the Step Finance exploit has resurfaced after five months of inactivity, selling 261,933 SOL worth approximately $21.4 million and bridging the proceeds to Ethereum. Step
RAISE Summit: Last Places – Use Your Cointribune Promo Code
The ticket office is already 86% full, and the doors open in a few days. The RAISE Summit arrives at the Carrousel du Louvre on July 8 and 9, 2026, with the ambition to turn AI promises into
What Is Lean Ethereum? Vitalik Buterin’s New Vision for Ethereum Explained (2026–2030)
Key Highlights Vitalik Buterin has unveiled "Lean Ethereum," a long-term roadmap that will reshape Ethereum over the next 3–4 years. The plan focuses on scalability, quantum resistance, priva
Solana Advances with USDC Payment Integration
You can also read this news on BH NEWS: Solana Advances with USDC Payment Integration Solana’s blockchain infrastructure takes a significant leap with ERPC’s recent announcement of integratin
Aave hits $100M in Monad deposits within 48 hours of launch
Aave’s lending market on Monad had already surpassed $100 million in total deposits in two days of launching on July 2. That’s a milestone some DeFi projects spend months trying to reach. The
Vitalik Buterin Maps Ethereum Lean Roadmap With STARKs Upgrade
Lean Ethereum will adopt recursive STARKs, quantum-safe cryptography, and faster consensus over the next three to four years. The roadmap prioritizes privacy, formal verification, and scalabl
Aave’s Monad Market Tops $100 Million in Deposits After V3…
Why Did Aave’s Monad Market Grow So Quickly? Deposits on Aave’s newly launched Monad market crossed $100 million on Saturday, roughly two days after the decentralized lending protocol deploye
Vitalik Buterin Outlines Lean Ethereum Roadmap For Next 3 To 4 Years
Vitalik Buterin outlined a multi-year “Lean Ethereum” roadmap after Ethereum researchers met in Berlin, following earlier client-team discussions in Svalbard. Buterin’s roadmap update describ
Moonbeam Shifts From Polkadot to Base to Support AI Agents
Moonbeam, an interoperability network originally built for Polkadot, says it is shifting its development focus to Ethereum’s Layer 2 Base. The company’s new plan centers on launching the “Moo