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Kaspa After the Halving: Solo Miners Hold On as Pools Tighten Their Grip
Kaspa's first major emission reduction event has reshaped the mining landscape: solo miners survive on the network's ASIC-resistant GhostDAG algorithm, but pools now control the majority of hash rate. We examine who wins and who loses.
Babylon BTC Staking Hits 2% of Bitcoin Supply — Momentum Builds for Native Yield
Babylon Protocol reached 420,000 BTC staked — approximately 2% of Bitcoin's total supply — without bridging a single satoshi off the main chain. The milestone validates native Bitcoin staking as a credible yield category.
Aave V4 Goes Live With Hub-and-Spoke Architecture Transforming DeFi Lending
Aave V4 has launched its hub-and-spoke architecture, introducing a unified liquidity layer, dynamic interest rates, and native GHO integration. The upgrade positions Aave to extend its dominance in DeFi lending across multiple chains.
EU MiCA Phase 2: New Compliance Requirements Hit DeFi Protocols
MiCA Phase 2 extends the EU regulatory framework to decentralised finance, imposing disclosure and governance requirements on DeFi protocols with EU-accessible interfaces and demanding stablecoin operators hold segregated reserves.
Banks vs. Stablecoin Issuers: The Regulatory Turf War Reshaping Dollar Payments in 2026
The GENIUS Act opened the door for non-bank stablecoin issuers — and the banking industry is fighting back on three fronts simultaneously. Who controls the rails for a $300B stablecoin market will shape global payments for decades.
CLARITY Act Passes Senate Bipartisan Vote — What Changes for Crypto
The CLARITY Act clears a historic bipartisan Senate hurdle, establishing the first comprehensive US federal framework for digital assets and redefining the SEC–CFTC boundary for cryptocurrencies.
NEAR Chain Signatures Handle $5B in Cross-Chain Agent Transactions
NEAR Protocol's Chain Signatures feature has processed over $5 billion in cross-chain transactions since launch, driven largely by autonomous AI agents executing multi-chain DeFi strategies. We unpack how the technology works and why it matters.
DeFi TVL Hits $250 Billion All-Time High — What Is Driving the Surge
Decentralized finance crosses $250 billion in total value locked for the first time. Lending protocols, liquid staking, and real-world asset tokenization are the three key engines behind the historic milestone.
Account Abstraction Wallets Cross 10 Million Users — The UX Revolution Is Here
ERC-4337-powered account abstraction wallets have surpassed 10 million cumulative users across all networks. We explain what this milestone means for crypto onboarding, gas economics, and the future of self-custody.