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The Algorand Foundation has announced its 2025-26 roadmap after a robust Q2 showing. Meanwhile, ALGO price eyes a possible retracement to $0.20. Summary Algorand unveiled 2025–26 roadmap, with a custodial solution for enterprise blockchain integration launching this quarter. The roadmap launch follows a record Q2 with 3B+ transactions and rising staking participation. ALGO recently broke below key support, signaling potential short-term downside toward the $0.20 zone. The Algorand Foundation today announced its comprehensive roadmap for 2025 and beyond, targeting four key strategic pillars: Web3 core values, mainstream adoption, real-world use cases, and cutting-edge technology innovation. In the upcoming third quarter…

We’re excited to introduce Chainlink State Pricing—a new pricing methodology optimized for long-tail crypto assets and tokenized assets that predominantly trade on decentralized exchanges (DEXs). This new methodology for asset pricing delivers best-in-class price accuracy, market resilience, and liquidity assessment for assets that have limited trading volume on centralized exchanges (CEXs) but notable onchain liquidity. Chainlink State Pricing is currently available on mainnet as a push-based oracle solution via Chainlink Data Feeds or as a pull-based oracle solution via Chainlink Data Streams. The initial launch supports State Pricing for a variety of assets, such as wstETH, GHO, LBTC, cbBTC, ezETH,…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Eric Conner, a prominent Ethereum figure who helped design the network’s landmark fee-market overhaul EIP-1559 and recently left the ecosystem to work in artificial intelligence, said late Thursday that the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s new policy direction amounts to a dramatic tailwind for Ether. “The SEC just lit a rocket under Ethereum,” Conner wrote on X on July 31, reacting to a policy address delivered hours earlier by SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins in Washington. Conner characterized the remarks as a “full-blown regulatory pivot,” adding that…

PancakeSwap, a decentralized exchange on BNB Chain, remained the largest DEX by spot trading volume in July with a total $188 billion in trades.That figure gave it around 43% of the total market share across all decentralized exchanges for the month of July. It also marked a strong rise from June’s $151 billion figure, which had already put PancakeSwap ahead of the rest of the field.Uniswap followed with $94 billion in July, less than half of PancakeSwap’s total. Other platforms such as Raydium and Aerodrome saw significantly lower figures and did not come close in terms of trading activity.PancakeSwap’s lead…

IP, the native token of the Story Protocol, surged more than 100% in July, driven by rapid ecosystem growth, expanding real-world utility, and renewed investor interest in tokenized intellectual property infrastructure. Summary IP is up over 100% from its July low. A number of ecosystem developments have helped sustain Story Protocol’s growth. Story Protocol has processed more than 1.7 million on-chain IP-related transactions. According to data from crypto.news, Story (IP) was trading at $5.95 as of Friday, August 1, with its market capitalization standing at approximately $1.75 billion. The token is now up over 105% from its July low and…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The Ethereum Foundation (EF) recently marked the tenth anniversary of the Ethereum blockchain with the launch of an ambitious new roadmap aimed at fortifying and expanding its ecosystem for the next decade.  Ethereum Foundation’s New Roadmap In a blog post released on Thursday, the EF underscored Ethereum’s unique position in the blockchain landscape, boasting 100% uptime since its inception, a vast diversity of clients, and an economic security figure of $130 billion, derived from 35.7 million ETH staked at approximately $3,700 each.  The Foundation asserted in its…

At least seven asset managers have filed amended registration statements for their proposed spot Solana ETFs with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as potential approval draws closer. As of August 1, firms including Bitwise, Canary Capital, Fidelity, CoinShares, Grayscale, Franklin Templeton, and VanEck have submitted updates to their S-1 registration statements. What is an amended S-1 registration? For those unaware, an S-1 is a document filed with the SEC that companies use to register new securities for public offering. In the case of spot Solana ETFs, these filings serve as the formal proposal to launch a new fund that…

PLUME crypto could be headed toward a 40% rally as smart money accumulation intensifies, as its dominance in the RWA sector is on the rise. Summary Smart money wallets increased PLUME holdings by 56% in the past 30 days. A falling wedge pattern has formed on PLUME’s daily chart, with price nearing a breakout at the 50-day moving average. According to on-chain data from Nansen, wallets tagged as “smart money”, including high-performing funds, early adopters, and active on-chain participants, have sharply increased their exposure to PLUME.  These wallets now collectively hold 2.8 million PLUME tokens, marking a 56% increase over…

On-chain data shows the Ethereum Exchange Reserve has plunged by more than 1 million ETH over the past month. What does this mean for the asset? Ethereum Exchange Reserve Has Seen A Sharp Decline In a new post on X, analyst Ali Martinez has talked about the latest trend in the Exchange Reserve of Ethereum. The “Exchange Reserve” here refers to an on-chain indicator that keeps track of the total amount of ETH that’s sitting in the wallets associated with centralized exchanges. When the value of this metric goes down, it means the investors are withdrawing a net number of…

Bitcoin staking platform Solv Protocol has announced BTC+, a new structured yield vault designed to generate BTC-denominated returns. Summary BTC+ aims to unlock yield for institutional and long-term holders. The vault offers 4.5%–5.5% base yields, with early users eligible for up to 99.99% APR during a limited campaign. Solv Protocol holds over 17,480 BTC in total value locked in the protocol. According to an August 1 X post, the vault helps generate interest from idle Bitcoin by deploying capital across DeFi, CeFi, and tokenized real-world asset strategies. What is BTC+? BTC+ is a Bitcoin yield vault that aggregates capital and…