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Nigerian defence-tech startup Terra Industries has raised an additional $18 million, closing its seed round at $52 million, the company announced on its website. Terra will use the funding to
Cardano has laid out a two-phase plan for its next major protocol upgrade, known as the Dijkstra era, with the first milestone targeting code completion in Q4 2026 and the second scheduled fo
App Fees Dwarf Base-Chain Gas Revenue A look at @Coredao_Org's on-chain data tells a clear story: the real economic engine of the Core network sits at the application layer, not the base chai
Galaxy Digital has cut its probability estimate for the CLARITY Act becoming law in 2026 to just 10%, a sharp reversal from the optimism that surrounded the bill only months ago. Alex Thorn,
CCIP Becomes the Cross-Chain Standard for Institutional Assets @Chainlink is cementing its position as the go-to infrastructure layer for institutional on-chain assets, with a fresh cluster o
66 Proposals, One Confirmed Slot Ethereum core developers are working through a list of 66 proposals as they begin scoping the Hegotá upgrade, the next major network hard fork targeted for 20
You can also read this news on BH NEWS: Ethereum Holds Steady as New Addresses Skyrocket Ethereum has been trading near the $1,880 mark this week, maintaining a stable position as daily tradi
The Little Pepe Launch narrative keeps circling back to the same number: 98.75% sold, unchanged across yet another tracked capture. This update checks whether "stuck" is the right word for wh
Stripe has reportedly finalized an agreement to acquire AI model-routing platform OpenRouter for more than $7 billion, months after the startup was valued at $1.3 billion in its latest fundin
ADA has been quietly building strength on the 4-hour chart, riding an ascending trendline and stamping out a fresh higher high before slipping into a tighter, more cautious range. Right now,
Michael Egorov, founder of Curve Finance, called Pump.fun “a casino of scams called memecoins” in a post on X Sunday night, and a federal lawsuit already pending against the platform accuses
Rakuten’s reported payment route connects loyalty points with XRP, Rakuten Cash and everyday spending through its established consumer network. More than 100 million Rakuten users represent p