Ethereum has been the most favored blockchain in terms of transactions since its inception, taking the crown of the most used Layer 1 chain. According to the latest data from Chainspect, there is a massive disparity in network activity for the last seven days, where Solana has dominated Ethereum by recording a vastly high number
The $BNB ChainOsaka/Mendel upgrade is a hard fork activated on April 28, 2026 at 02:30 UTC that bundles nine BEP proposals into a single network update, shifting focus from raw block speed to execution consistency, stable finality, and better developer tooling. The Road That Led Here $BNB Chain has spent the past year aggressively cutting
Riot Platforms (RIOT), a leading Bitcoin mining company, has amended its Bitcoin-backed loan agreement with Coinbase, transitioning from a variable interest rate tied to the federal funds rate to a fixed rate. This strategic move aims to shield the company from the financial uncertainties of interest rate fluctuations, a growing concern in the current macroeconomic
In a dramatic strategic shift, Bridge Biotherapeutics has rebranded itself as Parataxis Korea and is pivoting its core business to focus on digital asset treasury management. This transformation marks a definitive end to the company’s journey as a biotechnology drug developer and signals a new chapter in the volatile world of cryptocurrency and blockchain finance.
T. Rowe Price, a major U.S. investment firm, has set a management fee of 0.75% for its actively managed cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund (ETF), ticker TKNZ. Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas confirmed this development on X, marking a significant step in the evolution of digital asset investment products. The fund, which filed an application with the
Nvidia’s (NASDAQ: NVDA) position in the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI), which tracks roughly 85% of investable global stock markets across large- and mid-cap companies, has climbed all the way back to 4.96%. As a result, the chipmaker now commands a larger share than entire national markets tracked by ACWI, as shown by new
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) set its monetary policy stance on Tuesday with a 6–3 majority vote to uphold the uncollateralized overnight call rate at around 0.75%, a move that comes as financial markets in Japan and digital assets showed signs of short-term weakness. The central bank projected that Japan’s economic growth will decelerate in
The U.S. Federal Reserve is set to announce its April interest rate decision tomorrow. Markets are pricing in a 100% chance that rates stay unchanged at 3.5%–3.75%, making the actual decision almost a formality. But the biggest catalyst is tomorrow’s Jerome Powell’s last speech and every word will carry extra weight. Fed Likely to Hold
Stablecoins have “quietly become core financial plumbing” and pushed on‑chain finance past a “point of no return,” according to a new a16z crypto framework that recasts programmable dollars as the base layer for a multi‑chain, banking‑as‑a‑service stack and a coming wave of on‑chain credit. Stablecoins have quietly become core financial plumbing and pushed on-chain finance