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Polymarket Keeps Users Coming Back: Outperforms 85% of Crypto Platforms in Retention
Prediction markets may be one of the crypto sector’s best‑kept secrets when it comes to sustained engagement. New analytics from Dune and market maker Keyrock show that Polymarket’s user retention rates outshine more than 85% of sampled crypto projects, including decentralized finance protocols, wal
Coinbase Unleashes On-Chain DEX Trading on Solana, A New Frontier for Retail Crypto Markets
Coinbase just flipped a major switch in the world of retail crypto trading. Traders using the Coinbase app can now execute decentralized exchange (DEX) trades directly on Solana’s blockchain, bringing millions of on‑chain assets within reach of mainstream users. This isn’t another wrapped token or c
Cardano and Bitcoin Just Got Closer: Fluid Executes First Atomic Swap Between BTC and ADA
For years, cross-chain interoperability has been crypto’s white whale: a technically demanding feat promised by many and delivered by few. This week, a new milestone was quietly achieved. Fluid, a decentralized finance project focused on the Cardano ecosystem, announced that it has successfully exec
U.S. Introduces Bipartisan SAFE Act to Fight Crypto Scams
A new bipartisan bill aimed at cracking down on cryptocurrency fraud has just been introduced in the U.S. Senate, signaling a major push by lawmakers to tackle escalating scams in the digital asset space. The legislation, known as the SAFE Act (Strengthening Agency Frameworks for Enforcement of Cryp
Governance at War: Aave DAO and Aave Labs Clash Over $10 Million in DeFi Revenue
A quiet stream of protocol income has erupted into a full-blown governance firestorm. Aave’s decentralized community and its core development arm, Aave Labs, are locked in a tense dispute over who should control nearly $10 million in annual swap fee revenue, and what this clash means for the future
Visa Taps Solana for USDC Settlement in the U.S.: A DeFi Milestone Disguised as a Payments Upgrade
Visa is taking another significant step into the world of crypto-native finance, and this time, it’s doing it at Solana speed. The payments giant has officially enabled U.S. institutions to settle transactions using Circle’s USDC directly on the Solana blockchain, marking a major shift in how real
From Memes to Courtrooms: Solana and Jito Execs Named in Explosive RICO Suit Over Pump.fun
What started as a high-flying memecoin playground is now ground zero for one of crypto’s most serious legal battles yet. In an expanded RICO lawsuit filed in New York, top executives from Solana and Jito Labs have been named alongside Pump.fun as part of what plaintiffs describe as a billion-dollar
Solana Survives One of the Largest DDoS Attacks in History: Network Holds Steady Under Fire
Solana has just weathered what may be one of the most significant DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks ever recorded against a distributed network. Over the past week, attackers unleashed an intense, sustained barrage of traffic, peaking near 6 terabits per second, placing this incident amon
Ripple’s RLUSD Goes Multichain: A First for U.S. Trust‑Regulated Stablecoins on Ethereum L2s
The era of multichain stablecoins just hit a new milestone. Ripple is moving its $RLUSD stablecoin beyond its native rails and into the heart of Ethereum’s Layer-2 ecosystem, with active tests on Optimism, Base, Ink, and Unichain. This isn’t just another deployment, it marks the first time a U.S. t