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SHIB remains far below record highs despite recent monthly gains. Shibarium processes 1,680 daily transactions, down sharply from 2025 levels. Network recovery could determine SHIB's next bre
Although BTC is still in the red on a YTD basis, the past three months showed a significant improvement in its overall state, with September closing well in the green as well. The focus has n
In September, crypto hacks set a new monthly record for 2026, following the Bitget exploit. The amount of hacked funds rose by 462% in September compared to August. A total of $766.49M was st
@Chainlink's $LINK token has climbed to its highest price of 2026, but on-chain data is flashing a signal worth watching: the number of wallets holding LINK is beginning to fall even as the p
DogeOS Brings Smart Contracts to Dogecoin DogeOS has opened its public testnet, marking a significant step in Dogecoin's evolution from a peer-to-peer payments network into a programmable app
Binance is facing regulatory scrutiny over how it has been using a narrow exemption under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) to continue serving European clients, after losin
@openstandard has named @chainlink as the official data oracle for its Open USD stablecoin, a move that opens OUSD up to a broad range of decentralized finance applications on the day of its
TLDR Base deployed Cobalt, its third significant mainnet upgrade, on Wednesday. The update introduces Validity Transactions, enabling conditional swap execution based on predefined criteria.
The Pepe Price Prediction October 2026 debate starts with a gap between mood and distance. PEPE is rising and trading is active, yet the token still sits more than 80% below its December 2024
Ostium Recovery Plan: How Will Hack Victims Get Their Money Back? Here's crypto news today for anyone tracking how DeFi protocols handle the aftermath of major exploits. Ostium has officially
Grayscale, one of the largest crypto asset managers by assets under management, has signaled that the Zcash (ZEC) bull run may not yet be exhausted, sharing a new post that frames the privacy
XRP’s long-term momentum has reached a level that appeared only a handful of times in the asset’s history. Crypto analyst Egrag Crypto has identified a fourth major crossover on XRP’s two-mon
