Alchemix is re-emerging as a notable contender in decentralized finance as analysts highlight a redesigned approach to borrowing that aims to reduce two of DeFi lending’s chronic pain points: volatile interest rates and...

QuarkChain (QKC) is repositioning itself as an Ethereum (ETH) Layer 2 focused on what it calls a ‘Super World Computer’—a full-stack infrastructure designed to support AI and data-intensive decentralized applications,...

Jump Crypto’s new Solana (SOL) validator client, Firedancer, has begun producing blocks on mainnet—an early milestone that supporters say could strengthen the network’s resilience by reducing reliance on a single software...

For years, decentralized finance (DeFi) promoted the idea that code is law, promising a financial system powered by transparent and immutable smart contracts instead of unreliable human intermediaries. However, the recent...

THORChain, a decentralized cross-chain liquidity protocol, suffered a major security breach on Friday, resulting in losses estimated at nearly $10.8 million. The exploit impacted the platforms deployments across four...

The race to determine whether artificial intelligence can outperform hedge fund managers is rapidly shifting from theory to reality. One company drawing major attention is Nof1, an AI trading startup backed by SUI Group...

Plume’s flagship yield protocol, Nest, is increasingly being framed as a potential piece of ‘backend yield infrastructure’ for tokenized real-world assets (RWA), as it pushes beyond a single-chain product into a...

Livepeer (LPT) posted a sharp jump in network activity in the first quarter of 2026, as demand for real-time AI video workloads accelerated and pushed the decentralized GPU compute network deeper into a usage-led growth...

Ethereum (ETH) remains the world’s largest smart contract network, but its user experience is still defined by a stubborn constraint: speed. EthGas says it is tackling that bottleneck head-on with a design that breaks...

A viral X post claiming Anthropics Claude AI cracked a forgotten Bitcoin wallet and recovered 5 BTC has sparked major attention online, but the reality is far less dramatic. The incident was not a breakthrough in Bitcoin...