Midnight transaction spikes and Hydra scalability testing
Midnight mainnet transactions surged from 284 to 26,178 daily following permissionless smart contract deployment. While Hydra testnet simulations reached 807,000 peak…
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Bitcoin
The high cost of Bitcoin mining survival in 2026
Bitcoin miners face extreme margin pressure as hashprice dropped to $28-30 per PH/s per day in early 2026. Public miners liquidated over 32,000 BTC during the first…
Charts & flows
Markets & Analysis
Glassnode targets institutional growth with new API tier
Glassnode reached $20 million in annual recurring revenue following the launch of an institutional API tier designed for professional research desks. The platform…
Open finance
DeFi
Uniswap v4 dominates Ethereum-native liquidity
Uniswap v4 processed $38 billion in monthly volume using a PoolManager singleton architecture and custom hooks. The protocol integrates ERC-6900 for modular smart…
Ownership online
NFT & Web3
Policy & law
Regulation
Japan’s FSA 2026 regulatory push for stablecoin issuers
The Financial Services Agency prioritizes on-chain finance for 2026, driving initiatives like JPYC's plan to issue 1 trillion yen in stablecoins. Major banks including…
The divergent paths of stablecoin compliance in 2026
Circle secures a French e-money license to offer USDC via MiCA passporting, while Tether faces structural challenges meeting new EU transparency requirements.…
Security and AI productivity in Gmail and AOL Mail
Gmail and Google Workspace offer automated defenses that block 99.9% of spam, phishing, and malware. Gemini AI provides writing assistance and workspace integration to…
Navigating the Brazilian crypto fund registration window
Brazil offers a viable crypto fund registration path following the Hashdex spot Bitcoin ETF approval and B3 exchange tokenized asset listings. This opportunity…
Under the hood
Blockchain Tech
Sui overcomes consensus bottlenecks with Mysticeti V2
Sui achieves a 0.24 second p50 finality time using the Mysticeti V2 consensus overhaul, outperforming Solana's 0.40 second measurement. The network's object-centric…
Superchain interop and latency realities
The 2026 Superchain interop rollout utilizes Espresso Systems' HotShot BFT consensus to enable atomic transactions. Base generates $5.3 million in monthly revenue while…
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