Cardano and Solana just exposed crypto governance’s biggest weakness
Cardano’s DReps and SPOs are below threshold, while Solana’s validator defaults, staker overrides and conflicting pass rules complicate what low turnout means.
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Solana takes its first step toward sub-second speed by cutting block confirmation times across the network
Epoch 1021 averaged 365.4ms spacing with a 0.077% skip rate, while the 300ms stage remained pending.
Bitcoin is trapped between $75,000 and $80,000 ahead of a massive Friday derivatives settlement
Deribit’s expiry concentrates reported call exposure at $75,000 and $80,000, where dealer hedging can pin or amplify a move.
How a $35M AVAX hit sent one company’s earnings into a tailspin
The authorization targets a stated market disconnect while the June 30 token treasury shows why earnings remain exposed.
Thailand is rewriting its stock exchange rules to trap billions in Bitcoin ETF wealth strictly inside its own borders
The proposal starts with Bitcoin and Ethereum, SET-only trading and primarily Thai-regulated custody, with comments due Sept. 20.
Bitcoin Core’s hidden database just shrank by 40 GB – if you know how to trigger it
The change is merged to master, but operators must rebuild the optional index to capture the space saving and plan for another rebuild after a downgrade.
Strategy’s MSTR quietly outperforms Bitcoin’s $80,000 rally as STRC closes in on $100
Bitcoin's sharp two-week recovery, which briefly pushed its value above $80,000, has brought Michael Saylor's Strategy BTC treasury back into profit and lifted its common stock faster than the cryptocurrency. BTC's price rebound accelerated after the US Treasury moved to…
A 2,712 BTC treasury company just lost its Bitcoin strategy chief with no successor named
The company has not named who will inherit Jesse Myers’ implementation, analytics and investor-facing duties while directors retain overall strategy and risk authority.
Bitcoin’s security risk starts when one block gets far more fees than the next
New research links wider fee gaps between adjacent Bitcoin blocks to more block races and slower immediate next-block arrivals.
Banks found a way to copy stablecoins without losing the money that funds their loans
Banks defend themselves against stablecoins by saying they are building tokenized deposits to modernize payments, with programmable money and around-the-clock settlement. Falcon Finance chief RWA officer Artem Tolkachev told CryptoSlate that the explanation covers only half the reason: “It is…
Why this XRP ETF could drift from XRP price as fees, trading costs and fund structure stack up
The allocation follows the fund’s securities floor while adding another listed product’s fee, pricing and legal structure.
MSTR holders just funded a $1.59 billion cash pile that may never become Bitcoin
The $1.59 billion discretionary pool can fund Bitcoin, buybacks, debt or reserve growth, leaving MSTR holders financing the choice.