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How Chainlink staking works @chainlink staking allows $LINK holders to lock their tokens in support of the network's oracle infrastructure, the system that feeds external data such as asset p
Major cryptocurrencies showed mixed technical activity as the market entered October, with Bitcoin defending crucial support, Binance Coin targeting a psychological barrier, Zcash correcting
Key Insights Ethereum price USD held near $2,700 as traders weighed conflicting signals. Futures open interest stayed near $33.69 billion as leverage remained elevated. Exchange flows stayed
S&P Global Ratings has introduced a dedicated risk framework for on-chain lending vaults, a move that signals growing institutional appetite for standardized credit analysis in decentralized
Crypto analyst Xaif (@Xaif_Crypto) has put the XRP army on alert. His recent post carried a firm warning: “One violent move is coming.” He believes XRP is coiling for a breakout and added tha
Football, the NBA, the NHL, and the NFL are all underway, and Web3 sportsbooks' 2026-27 coverage now reaches nearly every fixture. The category has split into two camps: hybrid platforms that
Ripple and the XRP Ledger Foundation have launched XRP Asia, a new regional organization designed to expand the XRP Ledger ecosystem across Asia-Pacific, with the initiative making its public
XRP has held its key support levels. Crypto analyst Dark Defender (@DefendDark) took notice and shared his technical read on what’s next. His assessment is bullish, and his chart lays out a c
Shiba Inu (SHIB), among the most prominent meme-based cryptocurrencies, is now officially available on Solana through the asset gateway Sunrise. This integration gives Solana market participa
Bitcoin closed Q3 with a roughly 43% gain, but the quarter's strength has set up a harder test: whether that recovery can hold through a macro environment still shaped by Federal Reserve poli
A suspected security breach has emerged on the Base network, resulting in the theft of approximately $6 million worth of crypto assets. Initial findings indicate that a total of 1,783,067 aBa
TLDR: Solana logged $3.06B in daily spot DEX volume, topping Ethereum, L2s and Hyperliquid combined on October 3. Solana captured over 36% of global spot DEX volume in H1 2026, nearly twice E
