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Updated April 16, 2026 · 12:45 PM UTC

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Merge

Lido staking dominance could put Ethereum at risk

A researcher at Ethereum Foundation argued that Lido passing one-third of Ethereum staking is a centralization attack on PoS.

4 years ago

Adoption

Polygon on way to reaching mass adoption with major partnerships

Some of the biggest brands in the world are adopting Polygon as their blockchain of choice

4 years ago

Analysis

Web5 announced by Jack Dorsey’s Block to replace web3 as future of internet

Block, formerly Square, has announced it is working on web5 to replace web3 to focus on decentralized applications and allowing users to own their own data

4 years ago

Payments

Bitcoin of America increases ATMs across the U.S. by more than 30%

Bitcoin of America has increased its ATM count to more than 2,500 and added two new coins to the network.

4 years ago

People

Jay-Z, Jack Dorsey launch Bitcoin education classes for Marcy Houses residents

The Bitcoin Academy initiative seeks to educate and empower Marcy Houses residents to become financially independent.

4 years ago

Opinion

Op-Ed: Overhyping crypto tarnishes more than the industry’s reputation

Opportunistic behavior's from crypto industry companies only helps to serve it's own developers over providing actual value, delaying the industry's growth and adoption

4 years ago

Investments

PGIM COO urges crypto investors to adopt a pick and shovel play

Long-term investments in the blockchain, smart contracts, and the companies that use these technologies will eventually pay off, says Taimur Hyat.

4 years ago

Hacks

ApolloX suffers $2.8M hack after securing latest seed funding round

Hours after ApolloX confirmed that it had completed a new funding round, a hacker exploited a bug on the network to steal 53 million APX tokens, worth $2.8 million.

4 years ago