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NYSE Arca approval brings Bitwise’s NRR closer to launch as NEAR jumps 20%, with staking and a 0.75% fee central to the product.

Analysts can't yet explain a one-day jump to 11,432 new XRP Ledger accounts, as XRP briefly touched $1.65 and CME short bets shrank.

Record-low exchange balances show more ETH moving into staking, DeFi and long-term holdings while network demand remains active.

In company tests, a 25-hub setup of agent pay channels on Polygon cleared 11 million verified payments per second.

Researchers at Alloc Init propose Shielded Bitcoin, using Zcash-style encrypted notes to hide BTC transfers without a soft fork.

A record-setting industrial-metal rally is widening the 2026 gap with gold as inventories shrink and AI demand pressures supply.

Sources say OpenAI will soon preview GPT-6 Cyber, its fourth security model of 2026, alongside a new product for safer deployment.

Attackers drained hot wallets across four blockchains, forcing Duelbits offline while about $6 million in Ether remained at one address.

New Chainalysis data show crypto usage remained resilient as stablecoin and peer-to-peer transfers grew through a severe market downturn.

Bitget confirms a hot wallet breach affecting about $351.6 million, roughly double what on-chain monitors traced. Withdrawals are suspended pending review.