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Sonic Labs has announced a leadership overhaul after the S token extended its long-running decline, with former chief technology officer Andre Cronje joining two other senior figures in stepping down from the organization’s board. According to Sonic Labs, Andre Cronje,…
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Ethereum’s Glamsterdam upgrade enters final devnet testing, bringing ePBS, Block-Level Access Lists, and gas changes before public testnets.
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XRPL’s native lending protocol enters formal verification as Ripple and Common Prefix test Layer-1 code before Mainnet validator activation.
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Japan Blockchain Foundation plans EJPY on JOC and Ethereum for B2B settlements as Japan’s regulated yen stablecoin race expands across 2026.
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The price of Across Protocol token surged sharply after a governance proposal suggested a major structural shift for the project. ACX saw a sharp surge in activity, trading at about $0.063 at the time of writing. The token gained roughly…
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ICP price jumped over 10% after the token was listed on Upbit, adding roughly $100 million to its market cap within hours. Internet Computer (ICP) rallied on March 11 after its token ICP was listed on the South Korean exchange…
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Mantra price has surged sharply after upgrade, rebrand, and 1:4 token split. MANTRA jumped 62% in 24 hours to trade at $0.02419 at press time, sharply outperforming a relatively calm broader market where Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP posted gains of…
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Berachain price exploded higher after an extreme funding imbalance in perpetual markets triggered a wave of short liquidations. BERA was trading at $0.937 at press time, up 82% in the past 24 hours. The token moved between $0.5117 and $1.43…
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Optimism’s governance has approved a new buyback program that links the OP token more closely to revenue generated across the Superchain. The vote passed on Jan. 28 with 84.4% approval from the Optimism community, comfortably exceeding quorum. Over the course…
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A new Ethereum standard expected to reach mainnet this week could reshape how autonomous AI agents identify each other and work together without relying on centralized platforms. A post shared by Ethereum on X on Jan. 27 teased the imminent…
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Sui has published a post-mortem explaining the six-hour network outage on Jan. 14, confirming a consensus bug halted activity but user funds were safe. Sui has published a post-mortem detailing the cause of the network outage that disrupted mainnet activity…
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Layer 1 and Layer 2 tokens sank in 2025 as users and capital rotated to Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB Chain and revenue-generating protocols despite strong developer activity. Layer 1 blockchain tokens experienced significant depreciation in 2025, with major assets losing substantial…
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OAK Research says 2025 punished undifferentiated L1 and L2 tokens as users rotated, MAUs fell 25%, and revenue pooled in stablecoins while dev activity stayed resilient. Layer 1 blockchain tokens experienced significant declines in 2025, with major assets losing substantial…
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Apertum won Best Layer 1 Blockchain Network at the crypto.news Awards 2025, highlighting its rapid growth and impact. Blockchain project Apertum emerged as one of the winners of the crypto.news Awards 2025. The project walked away with the award for…
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Aster Chain is scheduled to launch in the first quarter of 2026, with internal testing planned for late 2025, the company said.
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Stable has released its STABLE tokenomics design ahead of its mainnet launch, setting out how supply, vesting, and governance will work across the network. Stable, the Bitfinex-backed layer 1 designed for fast settlement and stablecoin payments, outlined its economic model…