Author Ahmed Balaha Author Ahmed Balaha Part of the Team Since Aug 2025 About Author Ahmed Balaha is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Share Last updated: April 14, 2026 Japan’s largest e-commerce platform is bringing Ripple XRP into its payments stack on April 15, 2026, listing it on Rakuten Wallet for spot trading and wiring it into Rakuten Pay, the app that 44 million users already use to buy coffee, groceries, and bullet train tickets.The headline number is large enough to matter. The…
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Author Ahmed Balaha Author Ahmed Balaha Part of the Team Since Aug 2025 About Author Ahmed Balaha is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Share Last updated: April 14, 2026 Foundry Digital’s newly launched Zcash (ZEC) mining pool captured approximately 29% of the network’s total hashrate within a month of going live, a rate of consolidation that rivals what ViaBTC, the prior dominant pool, took considerably longer to establish.The pool went public in April 2026 after Foundry announced the initiative on March 11, onboarding…
Make CryptoSlate preferred on Kraken says it is being extorted by a criminal group threatening to release internal material after two support staff members improperly accessed limited customer data.In a security update published by chief security officer Nick Percoco on X, the crypto exchange said it identified two cases of inappropriate access to client support data, revoked access, notified affected users, and later received demands tied to videos allegedly showing internal systems with customer information visible.Kraken said its core systems were never breached, funds were never at risk, and roughly 2,000 accounts, or about 0.02% of clients, were potentially viewed.…
Learn how to verify a crypto exchange is safe using a step-by-step due diligence framework covering legal structure, custody models, incident history, and red flags.Seventeen billion dollars. That’s how much Chainalysis estimates was stolen through crypto scams and fraud in 2025 alone, a figure that dwarfs the previous year’s $12 billion revised total. Impersonation scams surged 1,400% year-over-year. AI-enabled fraud proved 4.5 times more profitable than traditional schemes. And behind most of these losses sits the same root failure: users trusted a platform they never bothered to verify.The question isn’t whether you should verify a crypto exchange before using it.…
Blockchain interoperability enables cross-chain communication, transfer of assets, and collaboration. Trustless protocols like ZK bridges and IBC improve security and efficiency for cross-chain transfers. Developers must understand risks like delays, mismatches, and security vulnerabilities when building with bridges. Blockchain networks were never designed to talk to each other. Ethereum cannot natively read a Cosmos transaction. Polkadot parachains cannot directly settle assets on Solana. This architectural isolation creates real friction for developers building decentralized applications that need to span multiple ecosystems. Blockchain interoperability addresses this by enabling networks to communicate, exchange data, and transfer assets without relying on centralized intermediaries. Understanding…
Crypto commentator ToniTheRippler set the XRP countdown clock at 30 to 45 days with a post on X on April 13 — one that pulled 21.7K views and quickly spread the XRP countdown narrative across the community. He pointed to the XRP vs Bitcoin performance gap as a key signal, named a May 8 catalyst as a potential accelerator, and put forward an XRP price prediction 45 days outlook that traders are now picking apart. The crypto market ranking shift debate around XRP and Ethereum is running hot right now as a result.Also Read: XRP Price Target Set as Dark…
Cardano traded around $0.24 as bulls looked to bounce higher. Bitcoin’s uptick could boost ADA price to above $0.30. ADA trends with bearish bias and entrenched bears could plunge prices to new lows. Cardano (ADA) price is up nearly 3% on Tuesday morning, trading around $0.24 as bulls struggle to mirror broader market gains. While Bitcoin and Ethereum have climbed above $74,700 and $2,300 respectively, to hit multi-week highs, ADA is hovering at a key supply zone following a recent sharp pullback. However, could ADA shed the bearish bias and ride a broader upside momentum? Or are bears so entrenched…
Amidst naval blockades and tense diplomacy in the Middle East, the crypto market showed a clear split between big buyers and small sellers last week. While global energy markets worried about the failed peace talks in Islamabad, a major shift occurred as Saylor & Bitmine buy Bitcoin and Ethereum in record numbers.These large firms bought nearly $1.2 billion in crypto assets, even as Bitcoin miners and short-sellers rushed to close their positions during a messy $530 million liquidation event. The market’s period of intense volatility has highlighted a growing trend where institutional giants treat digital assets as a primary treasury…
Bitcoin surged back toward $74,900 intraday on April 14, reversing a sharp weekend sell-off and catching many traders off guard. Just hours earlier, the market had been bracing for a deeper breakdown after escalating tensions in the Middle East, specifically the U.S.-led blockade targeting Iranian-linked activity in the Strait of Hormuz.Instead, Bitcoin did the opposite.After dipping to a low of $70,741, BTC staged a fast, high-conviction rebound, climbing more than $4,000 in a matter of hours and stabilizing in the $74,200–$74,700 range. The move was not driven by speculation or narrative alone. It was the result of a clear shift…
All news is rigorously fact-checked and reviewed by leading blockchain experts and seasoned industry insiders. Aptos has cut staking APY to 2.6%, increased gas fees by 10 times and introduced a hard cap of 2.1 billion APT. The foundation will permanently lock 210 million APT, while the team is also exploring buybacks and expects to burn more than 32 million APT per year once its new DEX goes live. Aptos has laid out one of its most substantial tokenomics changes since launch, tightening issuance, raising onchain costs and setting a hard supply ceiling in what looks like a clearer attempt…
