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Whales Hold 68.76% of Cardano Supply as ADA Falls 70%

Large Cardano holders now control 68.76% of ADA's circulating supply, according to data shared by analyst Lark Davis. Th...

Aug 1, 2026, 01:02 PM
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KSNet Partners with Solana Foundation to Trial Solana Pay in South Korea

KSNet, a major South Korean fintech company, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Solana Foundation on July 30 ...

Jul 31, 2026, 01:04 PM
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Solana Alpenglow Upgrade Cuts Transaction Finality to 100-150ms

Solana is deploying Alpenglow, a consensus overhaul rolling out between August and October 2026, reducing transaction fi...

Jul 31, 2026, 01:04 PM
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NEAR Protocol Launches Staking-Based Payment for AI Services

NEAR Protocol introduced a staking mechanism that lets users access confidential inference and autonomous AI agents by l...

Jul 31, 2026, 12:06 PM
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IOTA Integrates Pyth Network Price Feeds to Enable Real-Time Asset Data

IOTA announced today that it has integrated Pyth Network's price feed infrastructure, providing real-time asset pricing ...

Jul 31, 2026, 12:02 AM
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Tether USAT Stablecoin Launches on Celo as Second Mainnet

Tether deployed its US-focused USAT stablecoin to Celo on Tuesday, marking the token's second mainnet after Ethereum. Th...

Jul 29, 2026, 10:05 PM
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Ethereum Developers Explore AI Integration as Adoption Accelerates

Crypto founders and protocol developers are assessing how artificial intelligence adoption will reshape blockchain infra...

Jul 29, 2026, 10:01 PM
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Tron Adds 230,862 New Wallets in Single Day, Up 42.87% YoY

Tron recorded 230,862 new wallet creations on Monday, marking its strongest daily new-address growth on record. The surg...

Jul 29, 2026, 09:05 PM
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Hoskinson: Cardano Positioned to Unlock Bitcoin DeFi Growth

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson said Friday that Cardano's architecture could enable Bitcoin holders to access decentr...

Jul 29, 2026, 05:02 AM
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Orbs Invests in World Foundation $52.5M Funding Round

Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS) announced participation in World Foundation's $52.5 million funding round on July 27. Th...

Jul 27, 2026, 04:03 PM
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Robinhood Chain Becomes Largest Blockchain by RWA Holder Count

Robinhood Chain has become the largest blockchain by number of RWA (real-world asset) holders weeks after its launch. Th...

Jul 27, 2026, 06:01 AM
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Ethereum Unstaking Hits 18-Month Low as Stakers Hold Through Volatility

The weekly rate of ETH unstaking has fallen to its lowest level in 18 months, with stakers choosing to remain locked in ...

Jul 27, 2026, 01:12 AM
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