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On-Chain Data Revives Claims Hoskinson Sold 1.5B Cardano at 2021 Peak

On-chain analysis has reignited claims that Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson liquidated approximately 1.5 billion ADA t...

Jun 24, 2026, 12:02 AM

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Former Ethereum Foundation Researchers Launch Ethlabs as Independent Nonprofit

Ethlabs, a new nonprofit founded by former Ethereum Foundation researchers, has launched with backing from BitMine and S...

Jun 23, 2026, 09:01 PM

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Ripple Settles Tokenized Treasury With JPMorgan on XRPL

Ripple, JPMorgan, and Mastercard completed a tokenized Treasury settlement on the XRP Ledger in seconds, demonstrating r...

Jun 23, 2026, 10:19 AM

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Ethereum Foundation Researchers Launch Ethlabs With Support From Joe Lubin

Five former Ethereum Foundation researchers have launched Ethlabs, a new independent nonprofit research organization bac...

Jun 23, 2026, 09:05 AM

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Ethlabs Launches With Backing From Joe Lubin and Bitmine to Advance Ethereum

Ethlabs, a new initiative founded by former Ethereum Foundation contributors, launched Tuesday with backing from Joe Lub...

Jun 22, 2026, 11:03 PM

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Ethereum Proposal Would Redirect Validator Rewards to Ecosystem Funding

An Ethereum proposal called VRR would redirect up to 10% of validator rewards to fund protocol development and ecosystem...

Jun 22, 2026, 11:02 PM

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Ethereum Staking Proposal Would Redirect Up to 10% of Rewards to Public Goods

A new Ethereum proposal would allow validators to redirect up to 10% of their staking rewards toward public goods fundin...

Jun 22, 2026, 09:01 AM

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NEAR Positions Itself as Settlement Layer for AI Agent Transactions

NEAR Protocol is targeting AI agents as a primary user class, arguing that autonomous agents will require a blockchain o...

Jun 22, 2026, 08:02 AM

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Algorand Plans Quantum-Resistant Upgrade by 2027

Algorand announced plans to implement post-quantum cryptography by 2027, exploring multisignature schemes designed to re...

Jun 21, 2026, 11:02 PM

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Ethereum's Record Activity Fails to Lift ETH Price as Adoption Outpaces Revenue

Ethereum is processing record transaction volumes and user activity, yet ETH price has not risen proportionally, reflect...

Jun 21, 2026, 07:01 AM

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Michael Saylor Proposes Five-Layer Bitcoin Stack for Digital Capital

MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor outlined a five-layer development framework for Bitcoin aimed at expanding its functional...

Jun 20, 2026, 09:03 PM

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XRP Ledger 3.2.0 Upgrade Exposes Software Issues Across Network

The XRP Ledger community reported multiple software issues following the June 15 release of xrpld version 3.2.0, with on...

Jun 20, 2026, 04:09 PM

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