Polygon's Ape And Pepe Rally Pushes Memecoin Toward $325M
APEPE Surges 21% in 24 Hours Ape and Pepe (@apepeofficial) has jumped 21% over the past 24 hours, pushing its market cap toward approximately $325 million. The move adds to a string of volati
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NEAR jumps 6% to $5.50 and flips XLM by market cap
NEAR Protocol has jumped roughly 6% to around $5.50 and moved above Stellar by market capitalization, putting NEAR back among the 20 largest cryptocurrencies. Summary NEAR rose roughly 6% to
Sui Network might have just completed crypto...
A Record That Speaks for Itself Live on stage at Sui Basecamp 2026 in Singapore, @SuiNetwork recorded 40,614,180 transactions per second, a figure independently verified by blockchain securit
Ripple x Canton Network
@CantonNetwork has announced that @Ripple's institutional custody platform has integrated the Canton Network, marking a notable convergence between two of the more significant players in inst
Cardano just smashed its own TPS record.
New Peak for Cardano Throughput The @Cardano blockchain set a new transactions-per-second record on October 7, 2026, reaching 329 TPS according to data tracked by @chainspect_app. The figure
Coinbase Partners With Samsung to Bring USDC to Galaxy Wallet for 82 Million Users
The integration lets Galaxy device owners hold and send USDC directly from Samsung Wallet, with remittances cited as a key use case. Coinbase has struck a partnership with Samsung to add USDC
Pokemon Crypto Hacker Spends $3M on Rare Cards Following $55M Heist
In a strange Pokemon crypto crossover, a cybersecurity consultant and avid collector has been convicted in the US of a cryptocurrency theft worth almost $55M, with prosecutors saying some of
6 African fintechs heading toward an IPO and where they stand
African fintechs are lining up for the stock market, and most of them aren’t listing at home. Over the past year, a wave of the continent’s largest payment and mobile money companies has move
Is Pepeto Launch Just 12 Hours Away? As PEPETO Presale Nears $11.54M!
Is the Pepeto Launch really 12 hours away? The dashboard shows a 00D 12H 20M 40S countdown, and the Pepeto Presale has raised $11,203,794.45 toward its $11,535,347 target. But the timer is la
Pi Network Price Prediction: Why PI Is Falling Despite Bullish Buzz?
An hour-old social media post calls PI a second chance that people will not get again. The market tells a different story today. This Pi Network price prediction starts with that gap between
Upbit Pons Token Launch Today: Price Rally Meets Fresh Liquidity
Pons Token Launch on Upbit Today: Price Rally, Launchpad and Risks Upbit will open trading for the Pons token at 14:00 KST on October 8, 2026, giving the Robinhood Chain launchpad coin direct
How Did a “Dogecoin Killer” Become a Multi-Billion-Dollar Coin Without a Real Plan?
Shiba Inu (SHIB) became a multi-billion-dollar cryptocurrency by copying Dogecoin's dog-meme formula, not by solving a technical problem. As of September 15, 2026, SHIB trades near $0.0000049