Ranger has acquired Fora, a Solana-based prediction markets and social trading platform, bringing orderbook prediction markets, mobile app infrastructure, and social features into its onchain trading ecosystem.
The Fermi hard fork is now live on BNB Smart Chain, cutting block production times to 0.45 seconds while enhancing fast finality rules to maintain reliability under high network load.
A 51% attack occurs when one entity gains majority control of a blockchain’s hash power or stake, enabling transaction reversals, double-spending, and network disruption, though such attacks remain highly impractical on major networks like Bitcoin.
Bitcoin mining’s proof-of-work model ties the network to real-world energy markets, acting as a flexible buyer of last resort that can reduce wasted power, stabilize grids, and improve renewable economics, with global case studies from Texas, El Salvador, and beyond.
A curated list of the nine best Bitcoin books, ranging from beginner guides to advanced philosophical and technical reads, helping readers deepen their understanding of Bitcoin’s history, technology, and impact.
The Bitcoin Block Size War was a major debate from 2015 to 2017 over scaling, decentralization, and protocol governance, shaping Bitcoin’s future and reinforcing its role as a secure, immutable digital asset.
BNB Chain’s upcoming Fermi upgrade will reduce block times from 0.75 to 0.45 seconds, cut finality to around one second, and improve validator coordination, data access, and transaction execution efficiency.
World Liberty Financial has launched its first web app, World Liberty Markets, enabling USD1 holders to lend, borrow, and earn yield through Dolomite’s decentralized infrastructure.
Trump-backed crypto firm World Liberty Financial has applied for a federal trust bank charter as it seeks to issue and manage its USD1 stablecoin under U.S. banking oversight.
Solana staking yields hover between 6-7% APY for most validators. But if you're holding SOL in a basic stake account, you're leaving money on the table. Liquid staking tokens now represent over 14% of all staked SOL, roughly $10 billion in value, and for good reason:
Visa and Mastercard are integrating AI agents into digital payments, enabling autonomous purchases through new platforms like Intelligent Commerce and Agent Pay.
World launches in six U.S. cities, offering iris-based digital ID, WLD airdrops, and new partnerships with Visa and Tinder to expand human verification tools.
Metaplanet is launching a U.S. subsidiary in Florida and allocating $250M to expand its Bitcoin treasury, targeting 10,000 BTC by end of 2025.
Sanctum is shutting down its Creator Coins Beta, converting them into standard LSTs as it refocuses on core DeFi products and Solana ecosystem growth.
Wilder World’s Vision Paper reveals a player-owned Metaverse powered by AGI, blockchain, and Simulation OS—its full-stack, open-source tech stack.
Wilder World will release its Vision Paper on Wednesday, offering a full overview of its metaverse strategy. The project is set for release later this year and currently ranks number nine on the Epic Games Store wishlist leaderboard.
