Ethereum & Altcoins
Blobs remain nearly free after Pectra capacity expansion
Ethereum's Pectra upgrade increased daily data capacity to 8.15GB, causing blob fees to drop to a median of $0.00000000035 per object. While Base generated over $3.2…
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NFT & Web3
Decentraland vs. Sandbox: five metaverse land-value myths debunked
Analysis of 2025 and 2026 trading data reveals that metaverse land values have collapsed, with the Snoopverse estate seeing a 99.8% decline. The data shows that high…
NFT & Web3
Axie Infinity Season 9 rewards struggle to reverse player decline
Sky Mavis introduced an 81,133 AXS prize pool for Origins Season 9 to boost engagement, but player numbers remain significantly lower than the 2.78 million monthly…
NFT & Web3
How to use Pudgy Toys to enter Pudgy World
Physical Pudgy Toys sold at Walmart allow users to claim unique digital traits for avatars in the Pudgy World game. Players can explore 12 towns in The Berg and…
NFT & Web3
OpenSea royalties: five creator-earning myths debunked
New marketplace data reveals that wash trading accounts for 60% of total NFT trade value and the top 1% of creators captured 21% of all payment volume in 2025. The…
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.…
DeFi
Compound III vs. Morpho Blue: five lending yield myths debunked
Analyze how compounding mechanics and Morpho fee structures impact actual returns. Using Q3 2026 data, this comparison examines how continuous and settlement fees…
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…
Bitcoin
Comparing hash rate expansion and production for MARA and RIOT
MARA Holdings reached a 66.4 EH/s hash rate in late 2025, while RIOT Platforms showed massive momentum with 636.40% earnings growth. The analysis compares their Bitcoin…
Ethereum & Altcoins
Geth dominance and the Pectra concentration trap
Geth currently commands a 78% network share, creating significant single points of failure. The upcoming Pectra upgrade's EIP-7251 could further concentrate risk by…
DeFi
Aave v3 liquidity pools: five security myths debunked
Gauntlet's 2026 risk audits reveal that code audits alone cannot prevent economic failures, such as the $196 million bad debt caused by the KelpDAO bridge exploit…
NFT & Web3
The future of Illuvium’s open-world beta after Sony’s PlayStation Web3
Illuvium is transitioning its Overworld game to an MMO Lite structure with a planned December 2026 release. Despite raising $74 million in land sales, the ILV token has…
Ethereum & Altcoins
ETH futures open interest hits 2026 highs amid spot price decline
Binance open interest for ETH surged to $6.58 billion on September 21, marking a significant disconnect as the spot price fell below $2,000. This extreme leverage…