Pi Network has completed the Protocol v19.9 migration and aims to complete v20.2 by Pi Day 2026, when node upgrades will be necessary to remain connected. Pi Node employs the…
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Kelvin is a crypto journalist/editor with over six years of experience covering digital assets, blockchain technology, and global crypto markets. Over the years, he has worked with more than 10 publications, delivering timely reporting on market trends, major industry developments, and narratives in the space. Alongside writing, Kelvin has helped coordinate contributors and help streamline content workflows in various publications.
Ripple Prime’s addition to the NSCC directory connects Ripple’s brokerage operations directly to Wall Street’s clearing system. XRP community members view the listing as a step toward routing institutional post-trade…
TRON introduces Bank of AI that allows autonomous agents to pay, administer assets, and transact onchain without human intervention. Bank of AI will add x402 payments, 8004 identities, and DeFi…
IOTA Foundation launches a Regulatory Affairs hub to support MiCA compliance, provide regulatory resources, and engage with policymakers. The IOTA token price declined 8.5% over the past week and traded…
PACT has moved to Aptos, processing nearly $2 billion in on-chain loans and holding over $600 million in active credit. It represents more than 75% of the network’s tokenized debt…
Pi Network set March 1 as the mandatory deadline for Step 2 upgrades, and Mainnet nodes that miss it risk losing network connectivity. The update advances Pi’s protocol path toward…
IOTA launched a sustainability page that shows network energy use emissions and MiCA indicator data. The page shows electricity consumed totaling 387,377.16 kWh and 100,404 kg of CO₂ emissions. The…
The Ethereum Foundation will start to stake the Ether it holds in its treasury, currently at over 172,000 tokens, to boost network security. It staked over 2,000 ETH today, and…
The Sui ETF (GSUI) began trading on NYSE Arca on February 18 and charges a 0.35% fee, with a three-month waiver or until AUM reaches $1 billion. The fund holds…
Shiba Inu has launched Shib Owes You (SOU) NFT to support users with donations, payouts and some occasional rewards. SHIB has lost over 20% of its value in the past…
Chainlink is enabling Polymarket to launch a new 5-minute crypto market, allowing users to predict whether Bitcoin’s five-minute candles close up or down. Polymarket trading volume reached $3.4B in January…
PIP-82 proposes recycling up to $1M in Polygon PoS base gas fees for eligible agentic commerce and x402 transactions. Any POL not recycled goes to the burn collector, and the…
Ripple has announced that it’s partnering with European asset manager Aviva Investors to tokenize investment funds on the XRP Ledger. Ripple backing will allow Aviva Investors to implement XRPL to…
Polygon joins EEA to work on institutional payment rails, global settlement, and compliant movement from onchain to traditional rails. Open Money Stack ties stablecoin rails to Coinme on/off ramps and…
Ripple Custody partners with Figment, allowing banks to offer Ethereum and Solana staking without running validator infrastructure or extra tooling. Figment provides non-custodial staking, validator operations, and reporting, while Ripple…
Ondo now leads in tokenized Treasuries and equities, holding 60% market share in tokenized stocks. New Ondo Perps platform offers leveraged futures trading on tokenized US stocks outside the US.…
Pi Network has announced that the KYC validator rewards system is under testing and expects the release to be before the end of Q1. The current testing phase is evaluating…
Stellar Development Foundation aims to increase network asset value by $1 billion by expanding asset utility across payments, treasury, and finance. At least 15 new enterprise partners, including global firms…
VeChain’s partnership with Smartcar enables EV and hybrid drivers across 30+ brands to earn on-chain rewards for verifiable, consent-based sustainable driving. VeBetter platform and StarGate staking system support over 43…
Hedera, Chainlink, and Avalanche lead Real World Asset (RWA) blockchain rankings by development activity, according to Santiment’s latest data. Reported total on-chain asset holders of nearly 1 million result in…