Top Four XRP Ledger Self Custody Wallets in 2026
The four best self-custody wallets for the XRP Ledger in 2026 are Xaman, Tangem, Bifrost Wallet, and Joey Wallet, in that order. Three of the four treat the XRPL as their home chain, which is
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What Does Split Delegation Mean for Everyday Core Stakers?
Split delegation is a Core network feature that lets CORE token holders divide their staked tokens across more than one validator at the same time, instead of committing their entire stake to
How Does NEAR Let You Pay for AI With Staked Tokens?
Staking for NEAR AI is a new payment system on NEAR Protocol that lets users pay for confidential AI inference and always-on agents by staking NEAR tokens instead of using a credit card. Anno
New Token Launchpad on Robinhood Chain: What Is Uniswap's Pools?
Pools is a new token launchpad built by Uniswap Labs on Robinhood Chain, letting users create, discover, and trade tokens from a single site at pools.trade. It is Uniswap's first move into th
What Does a Chainlink Price Oracle Actually Do?
A Chainlink price oracle collects asset price data from many independent sources, aggregates that data off-chain, and publishes a single trusted value on the blockchain so smart contracts can
Yield Farming Explained: A Beginner’s Guide to DeFi Returns
Yield farming means putting your crypto to work inside decentralized finance protocols, lending it, pairing it into liquidity pools, or staking it, to earn fees, interest, or bonus tokens in
GnosisDAO approves Gnosis Chain’s move to Ethereum L2
GnosisDAO approved GIP 153 on Aug. 19, authorizing Gnosis Chain to transition from a standalone layer one network into a ZK proven Ethereum Economic Zone rollup. Summary 123,158 GNO supported
Blueprint Finance draws BitGo, FalconX in Polychain-led round
Blueprint Finance has completed a strategic funding round led by Polychain Capital to expand Concrete, its on-chain vault infrastructure for institutions, protocols, and asset managers. Summa
Ethereum Staking Queue: 2.23 Million ETH Wait Around 39 Days for Activation
Anyone staking ether today waits first. On 17 August 2026, 2,229,411 ETH sat in Ethereum's deposit queue, spread across 37,498 individual deposits. Those deposits do not get their turn immedi
Pi Network completed an initial distributed computing test with five volunteer node runners
Pi Network has completed its first real-device distributed computing test, using five volunteer node operators to validate the full job cycle through its SoloHost application. The milestone a
Crypto News: Ethena and FalconX Launch $1B Facility to Boost USDe Returns
Key Insights: Ethena and FalconX launch a $1B facility on crypto news to diversify USDe return sources. Institutional lending already accounts for $310M, or 6.9%, of USDe backing. Ethena reta
Blueprint Finance Announces Strategic Funding Round to Scale Concrete’s Institutional DeFi Infrastructure
BitcoinWorld Blueprint Finance Announces Strategic Funding Round to Scale Concrete’s Institutional DeFi Infrastructure Polychain Capital leads the round, with participation from Bullish, Keyr