Validators don’t always play by the rules the blockchain sets, a new report finds. Summary Solana validators are incentivized to game the blockchain for better rewards. By slowing down block reward production, validators can get up to 3% better rewards. In the end, this timing game may hurt ordinary users on the network. Solana (SOL)…
Bitcoin and most altcoins surged on August 13 as the Crypto Fear and Greed Index turned green and expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut rose following the July inflation data. Summary Bitcoin and altcoins jumped as the Crypto Fear and Greed Index jumps. There is optimism that the Federal Reserve will cut interest…
A single large address burned 85,795,990 Shiba Inu tokens, causing a major spike in the daily burn rate. Summary Shiba Inu saw a dramatic spike in daily burn rate. One whale was behind the large daily spike, burning 85 million SHIB. Still, the transaction is even the biggest burn in the last two weeks. Burn…
Monero has entered oversold territory after a relentless downtrend, with price rapidly approaching a critical high-time-frame support zone that could trigger a technical bounce. Summary XMR is deeply oversold after a sharp downtrend, with no bounce since losing the point of control. Price nears $226 support, aligned with a bullish order block. No capitulation spike…
Institutional interest in Solana is rising, with more public companies making multi-million dollar bets on its long-term potential. Among them, Nasdaq-listed firm Upexi has taken the lead, and is now moving to strengthen its strategy with a new committee. Summary Upexi, a Nasdaq-listed consumer products company, has launched an advisory committee to guide its Solana…
BitPay has integrated Solana into its platform, enabling users and merchants to buy, store, send, receive, swap, and spend SOL and Solana-based stablecoins. Summary BitPay, a leading crypto payment processor, has integrated Solana blockchain into its platform. Payments from external Solana wallets (Phantom, Solflare, Backpack) are supported, and Solana-based payouts are planned for future updates….
OKB price surged 150% in the past 24 hours to $115, fueled by a historic $7.86 billion token burn, slashing supply by over 50%. Summary OKB price jumped 150% as a one-time burn cut supply by 52%, fixing circulation at 21M tokens. Uptrend also fueled by X Layer “PP Upgrade,” boosting throughput to 5,000 TPS…
ALT5 Sigma Corporation has closed a $1.5 billion funding round led by World Liberty Financial to launch a corporate treasury strategy centered on WLFI tokens. Summary ALT5 Sigma closed a $1.5B raise led by WLFI, priced at $7.50 per share. Company to hold 7.5% of WLFI’s token supply, managed by Kraken. Leadership changes include WLFI’s…
The total capitalization of the crypto market rose to an all-time high as Bitcoin reclaimed the $120k level and Ethereum closed in on its all-time high. Against this backdrop, Story protocol’s IP was down on the weekly time frame while SOL posted strong gains. Summary Crypto market cap hit a record $4.16T as Bitcoin traded…
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Bitcoin (BTC) treasury companies are underutilizing their Bitcoin. For now, that’s acceptable. Public markets are hungry for Bitcoin exposure beyond spot, fueling the rise of companies that collectively hold over 800,000 Bitcoin,…
