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Pi Network Rises Above $0.1500 After Mainnet Upgrade

Pi Network's native token PI rose above $0.1500 on Wednesday following a mainnet upgrade, reversing a prior decline that...

May 20, 2026, 03:05 PM

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Pi Network Price Drops 12% as v23 Upgrade Delayed, Token Unlock Looms

Pi Network token fell 12% over the past week, trading near $0.15 as the v23 upgrade remains pending. An unlock of 195 mi...

May 20, 2026, 03:01 PM

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Vitalik Buterin Outlines 3-Step Ethereum Privacy Roadmap

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin detailed a three-phase privacy upgrade addressing metadata leaks and censorship resi...

May 20, 2026, 11:04 AM

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a16z-Linked Wallets Hold $356M in HYPE, Ranking Among Top External Holders

Wallets linked to venture firm Andreessen Horowitz hold approximately $356 million in HYPE tokens, potentially ranking t...

May 20, 2026, 09:01 AM

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Ethereum Foundation Researcher Julian Departs After Four Years

Julian, a prominent researcher and product figure at the Ethereum Foundation, announced his departure after four years w...

May 20, 2026, 07:03 AM

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JPMorgan: Ethereum Needs Network Boom to Catch Bitcoin

JPMorgan analysts said Ethereum and altcoins are unlikely to reverse years of underperformance against Bitcoin without a...

May 20, 2026, 05:01 AM

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Tempo Adds Morpho Lending to Stripe-Backed Payments Blockchain

Tempo, a stablecoin payments blockchain backed by Stripe and Paradigm, integrated Morpho's lending marketplace this week...

May 20, 2026, 03:14 AM

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Solana Co-founder Yakovenko Backs New Perpetuals DEX to Challenge Hyperliquid

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko is backing a new perpetuals DEX designed to compete with Hyperliquid, arguing Solana...

May 20, 2026, 03:02 AM

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BNB Chain Post-Quantum Test Reduces BSC Throughput by 40%

BinanceSmartChain tested post-quantum cryptography using ML-DSA-44 signatures and observed a 40% reduction in cross-regi...

May 19, 2026, 10:06 AM

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Ethereum Foundation Loses Two Researchers as Staff Exits Accelerate

Carl Beek and Julian Ma have resigned from the Ethereum Foundation, continuing a pattern of recent departures from the o...

May 19, 2026, 09:01 AM

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Solana Co-Founder Backs New Perp DEX as Hyperliquid Pushes U.S. Regulatory Path

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko publicly endorsed a new Solana-based perpetuals DEX, arguing the ecosystem needs an ...

May 19, 2026, 05:01 AM

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Google AI Breakthroughs at I/O 2026 May Reshape Blockchain Security Standards

Google will announce AI advancements at its I/O 2026 conference with potential implications for blockchain governance an...

May 19, 2026, 04:01 AM

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