PancakeSwap hit groundbreaking user milestone
@PancakeSwap has crossed the 200 million user mark, a milestone that underscores its standing as the dominant decentralized liquidity venue heading into the second half of 2026. A Platform Bu
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PIEVERSE jumps 23% and takes a top-100 spot by market cap
$PIEVERSE posted a sharp 23% gain on September 7, trading near $1.25 with 24-hour volume of $54.5 million, close to triple the prior session. The move pushed the token's market cap to roughly
ICP neurons lose all voting power when nobody confirms the following settings
Stakers on the Internet Computer Protocol face a straightforward but easy-to-overlook rule: neurons that go dormant long enough lose all influence over on-chain governance. Understanding how
Chainlink auctions the right to liquidate loans that a price update just broke
Every time a Chainlink oracle pushes a new price onchain, it can instantly render some collateralized loans eligible for liquidation. Automated bots race to capture that opportunity, pocketin
Injective staking reaches an all-time high
@injective has announced that staking on its network has hit a new all-time high, with 58.8 million $INJ tokens now locked with validators. That figure represents roughly 59% of the protocol'
Ethereum may soon accept Ripple's RLUSD for Gas payments
@Ethereum core developers have taken a significant step toward removing one of the most persistent friction points in crypto: the requirement to hold $ETH just to move assets on-chain. Develo
Zano lands in the Zebec SuperApp on iOS and Android
@Zebec_HQ has added support for $ZANO and fUSD inside its SuperApp on iOS and Android, giving holders of both assets a direct path to spending their crypto at Mastercard merchants worldwide.
PancakeSwap traded about $75M of bStocks in a day
@PancakeSwap recorded approximately $75 million in single-day trading volume for @bstocksfinance tokens, with activity spanning names including SpaceX, Nvidia, Tesla, Apple, and GameStop, as
Pitch Fest Bali 2026 Wraps: ObsessionDB Wins, 13 Startups Pitch to a Room of Leading VCs
Pitch Fest Bali 2026 Wraps: ObsessionDB Wins, 13 Startups Pitch to a Room of Leading VCs DeltaV-presented, invite-only Web3 demo day drew a VC panel spanning SC Ventures, TBV, Ape Ventures, Y
Hackers Return 85% of Bitcoin Stolen in Bridge Attack
Reports indicate that the attackers behind last week's Bitcoin bridge exploit have returned the bulk of the stolen coins, with the headline figure putting the reversal at 85% of the original
Liquid recovers 3,400 BTC, but its peg-out gap exposes bridge accounting risk
The Liquid Network was able to recover a significant portion of the Bitcoin (BTC) taken from its federation wallet over the weekend. However, this does not get rid of the more serious point.
Rocket Pauses Trading After $287K Perpetual Market Attack
Rocket paused deposits, withdrawals and trading while it investigates a perpetual-market manipulation that removed about $287,000 from its Bridge. In a security update published Sept. 6, the