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Network News “ALPENGLOW” UPGRADE LIVE FOR TESTING ON SOLANA: Solana developer Anza said that Alpenglow, the network’s biggest proposed consensus overhaul to date, is live on a community test cluster, marking a major step toward a potential mainnet rollout. The update means validator operators can now test software designed to move Solana from its current consensus system, which combines Proof-of-Stake with TowerBFT and Proof-of-History, toward a new architecture intended to dramatically reduce finality times and improve network responsiveness. “Alpenglow is live on the community test cluster,” Anza wrote on X. “The biggest consensus change in Solana’s history, now running on…

What Are Wrapped and Staked Bitcoin? At first glance, tokens like LBTC, ckBTC, or staked $BTC may look like new versions of Bitcoin. But in reality, they are financial layers built on top of Bitcoin, not Bitcoin itself. Wrapped and staked $BTC are derivative assets that represent Bitcoin in different environments: Wrapped $BTC allows Bitcoin to be used on other blockchains like Ethereum or Solana Staked $BTC lets holders earn yield by locking their $BTC in DeFi protocols Synthetic $BTC tracks Bitcoin’s price without necessarily holding real $BTC These tokens typically aim to maintain a 1:1 value with $BTC, but…

HyperLend, the lending protocol built on the Hyperliquid ecosystem, has announced it will terminate all lending and deposit services for its native stablecoin, $USDH. The decision, communicated via the protocol’s official channels, gives users a 48-hour window before additional deposits and new loans are blocked. Existing borrowers must close their $USDH loan positions before the market is fully phased out. Timeline and Immediate Impact According to the announcement, the cessation will occur in two stages. Within the next 48 hours, HyperLend will disable the ability for users to make new $USDH deposits or take out fresh loans against the stablecoin.…

The Ethereum Foundation and a group of major crypto wallet developers are rolling out a new security standard designed to stop users from accidentally signing away their funds, a problem that has fueled some of the industry’s biggest hacks and scams. The initiative, called “Clear Signing,” aims to replace the confusing walls of code users currently see when approving Ethereum transactions with simple, human-readable explanations of what they’re actually agreeing to. The effort comes after years of phishing attacks and wallet drains that often boil down to the same issue: users unknowingly approving malicious transactions they don’t understand. The Ethereum…

Shiba Inu whale transferred 14.5 billion tokens to OKX, after nearly two years of inactivity. The $SHIB tokens were originally purchased in March 2024 for approximately $506,830 when prices peaked near $0.000045. The tokens yielded only $84,640 at current levels, trading around $0.000006, resulting in a 83% realized loss of about $422,190. Shiba Inu Whale Sells 14.5 billion $SHIB to OKX, Making 83% Loss On March 15, 2026, a dormant Shiba Inu whale transferred approximately 14.5 billion $SHIB tokens from wallet “0xbOe8” to an intermediary address before depositing them into OKX’s hot wallet. The move was tracked by Arkham Intelligence,…

Societe Generale said its digital assets subsidiary Societe Generale-FORGE will deploy EUR and USD CoinVertible stablecoins on the Canton Network and support tokenized collateral and repo financing activity on the network. The Paris-based bank said it plans to use the network for collateral management and short-term financing transactions tied to tokenized assets. It added that Canton’s infrastructure could be used for collateral mobility, margin management and risk management workflows tied to tokenized assets. SG-FORGE said its $EURCV and USDCV stablecoins will be used for settlement, financing and cash management activity on the network in permitted jurisdictions. The stablecoins are restricted…

Large Bitcoin holders accumulated 61,568 more Bitcoin over the past month against the backdrop of escalating conflict in the Middle East and macroeconomic uncertainty. Whales and sharks, defined as those holding between 10 and 10,000 Bitcoin ($BTC), have increased their holdings by 0.45%, while wallets with under 0.01 Bitcoin have added 0.42%, or 213 $BTC, over the past month, Santiment said in an X post Thursday. The figures support recent data showing that Bitcoin exchange outflows have persisted throughout March, indicating that Bitcoin holders are accumulating rather than looking to sell. Santiment analysts added that whale accumulation could be a…

The total value of $HYPE tokens staked on the Hyperliquid network has officially surpassed $1 billion, marking a significant milestone for the decentralized exchange and layer-1 blockchain protocol. Data from Hyperinsight, a blockchain analytics platform, confirms the achievement, which underscores growing user confidence in the network’s staking mechanisms. Staking Growth and Market Reaction The $1 billion threshold in staked value represents a substantial vote of confidence from the Hyperliquid community. Staking involves locking up $HYPE tokens to help secure the network and validate transactions, with participants earning rewards in return. The milestone comes amid a broader positive trend for the…

It has been suggested that the new cycle in the $NFT market may be powered not by profile picture (PFP)-focused collections as in the past, but by tokenized physical assets and digital use cases. OpenSea CMO Adam Hollander stated that future $NFT growth could be shaped by tokenized products such as Pokémon trading cards, Rolex watches, digital tickets, and in-game assets. Hollander stated that in the 2021-2022 period, the $NFT market was largely shaped around speculative transactions and avatar-based collections, but the primary use case for $NFT technology is verifying ownership of digital and real-world assets. Therefore, he suggested that…

Ethereum whale Garrett Jin moved 577,896 $ETH worth $1.35 billion to Binance over four days, per Lookonchain. An Ethereum whale identified as Garrett Jin deposited all 577,896 $ETH worth roughly $1.35 billion into Binance over four consecutive days, raising concerns about potential selling pressure. Lookonchain flagged the transfers on May 10 and 11. Jin originally converted Bitcoin to Ethereum eight months ago when $ETH was trading at approximately $4,591. With $ETH now holding near $2,300, Lookonchain noted he is sitting on roughly $1.3 billion in unrealized losses. His position represents one of the largest single-wallet inflows to a centralised exchange…