Solana Just Got a Bigger USDC Connection
Circle has added Solana to its USDC Bridge, giving users a direct route to move native $USDC between Solana and 18 other blockchain ecosystems from a single, first-party interface. What the I
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The year of shutdowns: which networks are winding down in 2026?
Abstract is the latest L2 chain to join the long series of shutdowns in 2026. Which networks are winding down in the past year, and how will this affect users? Abstract announced its shutdown
Arbitrum Joins Paxos-Led Global Dollar Network to Launch USDG Stablecoin
TLDR The Ethereum layer-2 network Arbitrum has become part of the Paxos-operated Global Dollar Network stablecoin consortium. USDG stablecoin went live on Arbitrum recently, integrated with p
Solana Just Got a Bigger USDC Connection
Circle has added Solana to its USDC Bridge, giving users a direct route to move native $USDC between Solana and 18 other blockchain ecosystems from a single, first-party interface. What the I
The Pi Network ETP holds less than $16,000...
A Year On, Valour's Pi Network ETP Has Little to Show When Valour, a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed DeFi Technologies, launched Europe's first Pi Network exchange-traded product in August 2025,
Pepeto Launch in 34Hr? PEPETO Presale $11.20M Raised With 161% Staking
Pepeto Launch is a key question in the meme coin community today, with the PEPETO presale dashboard showing 1 day, 11 hours remaining, and $11,201,734.39 raised toward an $11,535,347 target.
Bitwise NEAR ETF Has Already Pulled in $60.2 Million Just 7 Days After Launching
Bitwise NEAR ETF has already pulled in $60.2 million. The success is clear considering it was launched just 7 days ago. Can NEAR pull off a continued pump in prices? The crypto community woke
Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Dip Ahead of Fed Minutes
Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and Dogecoin each pulled back ahead of the release of the latest Federal Reserve meeting minutes, with at least one analyst arguing that a return to the $100,000 level
FNB Partners With VALR to Bring Crypto Trading Into Its Banking App
South Africa's First National Bank now lets customers buy Bitcoin and other digital assets for as little as R10 directly through its app. First National Bank, widely known as FNB, has launche
Bitget Got Hacked. Why Is THORChain on Trial?
Another week, another nine-figure crypto hack, and another round of the sport that always follows one: figuring out who to blame for letting the money get away. This time a good share of the
Bitget Hack: What We Know About The $351M Breach
Hackers broke into Bitget's backend systems on September 24, 2026, and moved about $351.6 million out of the exchange's hot and warm wallets. Some of those funds have since been frozen or rec
The Pi Network ETP holds less than $16,000...
A Year On, Valour's Pi Network ETP Has Little to Show When Valour, a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed DeFi Technologies, launched Europe's first Pi Network exchange-traded product in August 2025,