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Ethereum Explores Changes to Staking Reward Model

Ethereum developers are considering modifications to the staking reward structure to better control inflation. The propo...

May 15, 2026, 02:02 AM

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SOL Strategies Acquires Darklake for Solana Privacy Enhancement

SOL Strategies announced the acquisition of Darklake, a zero-knowledge privacy platform, to integrate privacy features i...

May 15, 2026, 12:08 AM

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Jupiter Lend Launches Institutional USDe Market With Bitwise

Solana's Jupiter Lend unveiled its first institutional lending market on May 13, with Bitwise Asset Management curating ...

May 14, 2026, 11:04 PM

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Kraken Custody Expands SPL Token Support for Solana Institutions

Kraken Custody announced expanded support for SPL tokens, the native token standard on the Solana blockchain. The move t...

May 14, 2026, 10:11 PM

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DeFi Development Reports 108% SOL Per Share Growth Amid Q1 Net Loss

DeFi Development's SOL per share rose 108% to 0.0670 in the first quarter, driven by its expanding Solana holdings which...

May 14, 2026, 06:11 AM

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Hoskinson Defends Cardano's Scaling Roadmap Amid Community Criticism

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson rejected claims the network abandoned scaling priorities, saying the project remains c...

May 14, 2026, 04:02 AM

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Pi Network Consolidates in Descending Wedge; Cross-Chain Testnet Deployment Underway

Pi Network (PI) is consolidating within a descending wedge pattern on its 4-hour chart amid ongoing mainnet upgrades. Th...

May 13, 2026, 09:07 PM

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Ethereum Foundation Names New Co-Leads for Protocol Cluster

The Ethereum Foundation announced new co-leads for its Protocol cluster, the team overseeing network upgrades and core d...

May 13, 2026, 05:05 AM

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Vitalik Buterin Positions Ethereum as Economic Infrastructure for AI

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin publicly stated that Ethereum serves as the economic infrastructure layer for AI operat...

May 13, 2026, 12:01 AM

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Bitmine Slows Ethereum Accumulation as Tom Lee Signals Bullish Drivers

Bitmine has moderated its pace of ETH acquisition following concerns about network centralization from rapid staking. Th...

May 11, 2026, 11:01 PM

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Osmosis Surges 185% on Renewed Merger Debate with Cosmos Hub

Osmosis token rose 185% in 24 hours on May 11 as the community debated a potential merger with Cosmos Hub via a 1.998 OS...

May 11, 2026, 07:02 PM

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Cardano Lace Wallet Gets Update Ahead of Van Rossem Hard Fork

Cardano released an update to its Lace wallet with fixes and usability improvements as the network prepares for the Van ...

May 10, 2026, 06:04 PM

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