Table of Contents What Do the Numbers Actually Look Like?Where Is $BNB Chain Actually Winning?How Does $BNB Compare to Other Major L1s?What Is Fueling the Growth?What Comes Next? $BNB Chain is quietly putting up some of the strongest onchain numbers across all Layer 1 blockchains in early 2026. While Solana grabs headlines for speculation and
Band Protocol has completed a planned migration of its push-based price oracle from the Blaze testnet to the newly launched Sonic Testnet, the teams announced today. The move is intended to give developers building on Sonic a more stable, mainnet-like environment for integrating live price feeds and to smooth the path toward full mainnet deployments.
Multinational bank Barclays (BARC) is exploring the creation of a blockchain platform for payments and other processes, Bloomberg reported on Friday. The London-based financial services giant is consulting with prospective technology providers on the development of such a platform that would see it rival JPMorgan (JPM) and others in using decentralized technology for banking services.
Barclays, the British multinational banking giant, is exploring building a blockchain platform for payments and deposits, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing people with knowledge of the exploration. The bank is evaluating technology providers and aims to select partners as early as April. The initiative could encompass both stablecoin integration and tokenized deposit capabilities. Barclays has shifted
Key takeaways Business development and marketing are more crucial than technology in the short term for blockchain success. Corporate blockchain initiatives face challenges due to competitive financial institutions. Solana’s future hinges on technical roadmaps and scalability upgrades. Solana is seen as the most advanced blockchain in terms of technology and community effort. Using market price
In a landmark move for South Korea’s burgeoning digital finance sector, artificial intelligence firm Focus AI has finalized its acquisition of the Busan Digital Asset Exchange (Bdan). This pivotal transaction, confirmed on February 27, 2025, positions Focus AI as the controlling shareholder with a 40.61% stake. Consequently, the deal marks a significant consolidation within Asia’s
CertiK has released a new Top 10 AI Agent leaderboard on $BNB Chain using Skynet intelligence platform, which has put a spotlight on the accelerated emergence of AI-native apps in the blockchain ecosystem. The initiative presents projects that construct autonomous onchain AI agents, focusing on security, transparency, and operational resilience. According to CertiK the aim
The altcoin and blockchain projects with the most users, based on weekly active user count in the cryptocurrency market, have been announced. Data calculated using a 7-day moving average shows the number of unique transaction addresses on the networks and offers important clues about user engagement and adoption levels. Here are the altcoin networks with
Blockchains and artificial intelligence are complementary technologies, according to crypto asset manager Grayscale, even as markets have recently treated them as part of the same trade. Zach Pandl, Grayscale’s head of research, said that while disruptive technologies tend to produce clear winners and losers, the relationship between AI and blockchain is more symbiotic than competitive.
Network News AXIOM EMPLOYEE ACCUSED OF ALLEGEDLY INSIDER TRAINING BY ZACHXBT: Blockchain sleuth ZachXBT said a senior employee at onchain trading platform Axiom Exchange allegedly abused internal access to user data to track private wallets and potentially trade memecoins using inside information. In a thread posted to X, ZachXBT said Broox Bauer, a New York-based