Nansen vs Arkham: comparing smart money intelligence and pricing
Nansen provides superior smart money labels for over 500 million addresses, while Arkham uses its Ultra AI engine to link fragmented addresses to entities like…
Monday, October 19, 2026
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The original chain
Bitcoin
Tesla and Semler face Bitcoin volatility risks
Tesla holds 11,509 Bitcoin valued at $1.31 billion, generating $80 million in profit despite rising R&D costs. Semler Scientific has pivoted from medical device…
Charts & flows
Markets & Analysis
Polkadot 2.0 resource shifts and JAM implementation
Agile Coretime introduces on-demand blockspace to Polkadot, allowing projects to scale without sharding. The transition to JAM consensus enables Polkadot to function as…
Open finance
DeFi
The AUSD rollover trap and Pendle liquidity risks
Traders face significant slippage risks when rolling over AUSD positions due to a liquidity wall where only $1.61 million is available for $67.4 million in Aave…
Ownership online
NFT & Web3
Policy & law
Regulation
Kraken’s Irish license and Dutch regulatory pressure
Kraken faces regulatory pressure from the Dutch AFM regarding unauthorized stablecoins, leading to the delisting of USDT for EEA retail clients. This follows Kraken…
MiCA reserve rules and the stablecoin compliance race
MiCA regulations mandate specific reserve percentages for e-money tokens, forcing Tether to lose $2 billion in market capitalization due to lack of EU authorization.…
Hong Kong’s stablecoin licensing momentum and regional trends
Hong Kong issued its first stablecoin licenses to HSBC and Anchorpoint Financial Limited on April 10, 2026. While Hong Kong prepares for H2 2026 launches, Singapore…
SEC and CFTC regulatory alignment on crypto asset classification
The SEC and CFTC issued a joint release on March 17, 2026, classifying 16 major crypto assets including Ethereum and Solana as digital commodities. This new framework…
Under the hood
Blockchain Tech
The Superchain revenue reality and scaling trends
Base's departure from the OP Stack revenue-sharing agreement caused OP Mainnet's TVL to drop by 70% as the largest revenue contributor left. Scaling trends now involve…
Monad vs Berachain: Comparing EVM Layer 1 architectures
Monad achieves 10,000 transactions per second through parallel execution, while Berachain's Proof-of-Liquidity model saw TVL drop from $3.3 billion to $180 million…
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