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Security Experts Warn Bitcoin Faces Quantum Computing Risks

Security researchers have raised concerns that quantum computing advances pose a threat to Bitcoin's cryptographic secur...

May 30, 2026, 06:03 AM

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XRP Ledger Foundation Proposes AMM Swappable Curves for DEX Trading

The XRP Ledger Foundation introduced a draft proposal called AMM Swappable Curves that would allow users to select diffe...

May 30, 2026, 03:09 AM

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Ethereum's Largest Wallets Accumulate to 22% of Supply

Ethereum's top holders now control over 22% of circulating supply, marking their highest concentration in recent months ...

May 30, 2026, 01:04 AM

Ethereum

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Litecoin Bounces on Nexus Wallet Update and LitVM Speculation

Litecoin rose 2% to $51.54 on Friday as technical oversold conditions and a Nexus Wallet update featuring gift card paym...

May 29, 2026, 04:04 PM

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Vitalik Reframes Ethereum's Mission: CROPS Over Speed

Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum should prioritize censorship resistance, openness, privacy, and security—termed CROPS—rath...

May 29, 2026, 01:12 PM

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Solana App Economy Revenue Surges as Network Activity Accelerates

Solana's ecosystem apps generated billions in cumulative revenue over the past year despite sideways price action, accor...

May 29, 2026, 02:08 AM

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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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