Blockchain

AI Covenant Leaves Bittensor Amid Decentralization Concerns, TAO Drops 18%

Bittensor subnetwork creator Covenant AI said Friday it is leaving the decentralized AI network, accusing Bittensor of operating under a concentrated governance structure that...

Pyth Network launches a data marketplace for price feeds across asset classes

Pyth Network, a blockchain data oracle provider, is launching a platform for financial institutions to publish and monetize market data on blockchain networks. According...

$3 Million Fartcoin Bet Resolve, Launching Hyperliquid ADL

The trader lost approximately $3 million after building a gigantic leveraged Fartcoin position on Hyperliquid that became illiquid, triggering the platform's automatic deleveraging (ADL)...

UBS, PostFinance, Others Partner for the Swiss Franc Stablecoin Sandbox

UBS, PostFinance, Sygnum, Raiffeisen, Zürcher Kantonalbank, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise and Swiss Stablecoin AG have launched a sandbox to test exploit cases for the Swiss...

Instant Settlement Charges Crypto’s Capital Efficiency: Ethan Buchman

Crypto's desire for instant settlement creates a capital inefficiency problem, forcing trading firms to fully fund each transaction and raising concerns about the ability...

Binance introduces a spot price range rule to limit volatility

Updated April 7, 2026 12:27 UTC: This article has been updated to add comments from a Binance representative.Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is introducing a recent...

Argentine Banks Test JPM Coin as Central Bank Reviews Crypto Ban: Report

According to local outlet iProUP, Argentine banks are testing JPMorgan's custodial token infrastructure for back-end settlement flows, even as the country's central bank continues...

Perp DEX trading falls as volumes decline for five months in a row

Onchain perpetual futures trading weakened for five straight months starting from its October 2025 peak.Profits volume on decentralized exchanges (DEX) fell to $699 billion...

Rwanda warns against Bybit FRW cryptocurrency offer

The National Bank of Rwanda (NBR) has warned the public that crypto payments and trading using local currency remain illegal in the country after...

Aave V3 avoided unrecovered bad debts from 2023 to 2025: study

A Bank of Canada staff document shows Ave V3 recorded zero non-performing loans in 2024, with overcollateralization and automatic liquidations helping prevent lender losses...

Dmail network disables decentralized email service

Decentralized email platform Dmail Network is shutting down after five years of operation due to high infrastructure costs, indigent monetization, failed funding efforts and...

Ethereum L2 needs responsive pricing to scale, says Offchain Labs

Ethereum's Layer 2 networks need "responsive pricing" to scale to billions of users and limit the fee fluctuations that still accompany congestion, Offchain Labs...

Cryptocurrency execution risk is the recent custody risk

Opinion: Ido Sofer, founder and CEO of Sodot.The cryptocurrency industry is usually far ahead of the curve when it comes to pure innovation and...

The impact of tokenization on financial stability is unclear

The International Monetary Fund said tokenization could remove friction and raise financial transparency, but warned the technology could also pose challenges affecting financial stability.“The...

DeFi optimizes for gas, not markets

Opinion: João Garcia, DevReal Leader at Cartesi.Decentralized finance appears as a clear alternative to Wall Street. However, a simplified version of finance has largely...

Naoris launches post-quantum blockchain as quantum risks raise

Naoris Protocol has launched its mainnet, introducing a Layer 1 blockchain designed to exploit post-quantum cryptography for transaction validation and network security. The network...