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Bankless Co-Founder David Hoffman Exits All ETH Holdings

David Hoffman, co-founder of the Bankless podcast and a prominent Ethereum advocate, has fully exited his personal Ether...

May 29, 2026, 12:08 AM
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Sui Network Experiences Hours-Long Downtime Five Months After Prior Stall

Sui blockchain experienced significant downtime lasting several hours, marking the second major network outage within fi...

May 29, 2026, 12:03 AM
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Near Protocol Executive Cites AI Integration, Cross-Chain Features as Signs of Product-Market Fit

Near Protocol executive Sal Ternullo told Bankless that the platform has achieved product-market fit through AI-driven t...

May 28, 2026, 09:06 PM
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Standard Chartered Compares Ethereum's Slump to Amazon in 2001 Dot-Com Era

Standard Chartered told clients Wednesday that Ethereum's recent price decline mirrors Amazon's experience during the 20...

May 28, 2026, 08:06 PM
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EIP-8182 Proposes Protocol-Level Privacy for ETH and ERC-20 Transfers

A new Ethereum improvement proposal aims to add native shielded pools for private ETH and ERC-20 transfers at the protoc...

May 28, 2026, 03:05 PM
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Cardano Founder Hoskinson Cites 560M Crypto Users as Sign of Mainstream Adoption

Charles Hoskinson highlighted the crypto sector's growth to 560 million users as evidence that mainstream adoption is un...

May 28, 2026, 01:09 AM
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Hoskinson Calls for Cardano Purpose Beyond Token Price Amid Community Fatigue

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has urged the ecosystem to articulate a mission independent of ADA's market value, cit...

May 28, 2026, 01:07 AM
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David Hoffman Says Ethereum's Tech Success Won't Drive ETH Price Higher

Bankless co-founder David Hoffman argues Ethereum has achieved its technological goals but ETH token may lack catalysts ...

May 28, 2026, 01:07 AM
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Vitalik Buterin Reaffirms Ethereum's Priority: Decentralization Over Speed

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin stated the network is prioritizing decentralization over transaction speed as it pre...

May 28, 2026, 01:01 AM
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Avalanche RWA Value Tops $1.16B as AVAX Holds $9.00 Support

Avalanche's on-chain real-world asset value reached a record $1.16 billion, driven in part by BlackRock participation in...

May 27, 2026, 09:12 PM
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XRP Ledger Foundation Proposes AMM Upgrade with StableSwap Curve

The XRP Ledger Foundation has proposed an upgrade to the ledger's automated market maker that adds StableSwap curve mech...

May 27, 2026, 02:01 PM
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Evernorth Says XRP Ledger Could Modernize Aging Banking Infrastructure

Evernorth, a healthcare-focused financial services firm, stated that XRP Ledger can address inefficiencies in legacy ban...

May 27, 2026, 11:27 AM
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