Cardano’s Hydra scaling: five throughput myths debunked
Analysis of October 2026 benchmark data clarifies Cardano's scaling capabilities, debunking the 1 million TPS myth while comparing Hydra state channels to Mithril and…
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Bitcoin
Whale accumulation and ETF inflows in September 2026
Bitcoin whales added 113,950 coins since July, totaling $9.7 billion in value, providing a counterweight to the $5.7 billion summer outflow seen in spot Bitcoin ETFs.…
Charts & flows
Markets & Analysis
The shift in Solana validator economics
Solana validators face rising voting costs from shorter slots and a drop in staking yields due to a new 30% disinflation rate. However, Jito's BAM preconfirmations…
Open finance
DeFi
The shift in Berachain proof-of-liquidity yields
The Fusaka activation and Bectra hard fork have transformed Berachain rewards, shifting emissions from BGT to BERA and sWBERA. These updates introduce programmable…
Ownership online
NFT & Web3
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Blockchain Tech
The history of Avalanche’s subnet experiment
Avalanche has transitioned from high-barrier subnets requiring 2,000 AVAX to sovereign Layer-1 networks via the Etna upgrade. This shift enabled massive institutional…
Mysticeti performance and validator risks
Mysticeti reduces latency by 80% compared to Bullshark, but network stability remains a concern following a May 2026 outage that froze $1 billion in on-chain value. The…
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