Solana Briefly Hits 100K TPS Under Stress Load, Boosting SOL Appeal

Solana briefly recorded more than 100,000 transactions per second (TPS) on its mainnet over the weekend, block data shows. A block processed 43,016 successful transactions and 50 failed ones for a peak of 107,540 TPS, facilitated and processed by validator “Cavey Cool.” The spike was driven by no-operation, or “noop,” program calls, or lightweight instructions…

The most widely used Bitcoin strategy, explained

What is hodling crypto? Hodling crypto means holding onto cryptocurrency long-term instead of selling, regardless of market volatility. In 2013, a late-night forum post on Bitcointalk was titled “I AM HODLING.”  The user, clearly frustrated with market swings and maybe a few drinks in, meant to say “holding.”  Nevertheless, the typo stuck. In the years…

Korea’s Jeju City to Seize Crypto of Alleged Tax Evaders

Tax officials in Jeju City, the capital of the South Korean island province of Jeju, have reportedly started the process of freezing and seizing the crypto of those it believes to be dodging tax requirements.  The move is part of a broader operation that saw authorities investigate 2,962 individuals in arrears for a total of…

Bitcoin Selling Drags Down Altcoins But Dip Buying Continues

Key points: Bitcoin’s pullback is finding support near $117,000, indicating buying on dips. Ether has given up some ground but is likely to find support near $4,094. Bitcoin (BTC) turned down sharply from $124,474 on Thursday, but a positive sign is that the bulls are trying to arrest the decline near $117,000. According to a…

Korea’s Jeju City to Seize Crypto of Alleged Tax Evaders

Tax officials in Jeju City, the capital of the South Korean island province of Jeju, have reportedly started the process of freezing and seizing the crypto of those it believes to be dodging tax requirements.  The move is part of a broader operation that saw authorities investigate 2,962 individuals in arrears for a total of…

Solana Hits 100K TPS with Mainnet Stress Test

Solana throughput briefly spiked to six figures under a high load of program call transactions over the weekend, according to a developer.  Mert Mumtaz, the co-founder of the Solana developer tooling firm Helius, said on Sunday that Solana became the “first major blockchain” to record 100,000 transactions per second (TPS) on its mainnet. He shared…

Altseason Set To Boom If China Expands Economic Stimulus

Key takeaways: China’s central bank stimulus could redirect liquidity into cryptocurrencies. Rising US Treasury yields suggest lower risk aversion, supporting potential recovery in altcoin markets. Central banks stimulate growth by reducing interest rates or enabling special financing conditions, effectively increasing the money supply. This dynamic benefits risk assets such as stocks and cryptocurrencies. Traders now…

Altseason Set To Boom If China Expands Economic Stimulus

Key takeaways: China’s central bank stimulus could redirect liquidity into cryptocurrencies. Rising US Treasury yields suggest lower risk aversion, supporting potential recovery in altcoin markets. Central banks stimulate growth by reducing interest rates or enabling special financing conditions, effectively increasing the money supply. This dynamic benefits risk assets such as stocks and cryptocurrencies. Traders now…

Monero’s 51% Attacker, Qubic, to Target DOGE Next

The community for Qubic, the AI-focused blockchain project that executed a 51% attack on Monero this week and gained majority control of the network’s computing power, has voted to target Dogecoin (DOGE) next. Sergey Ivancheglo, the founder of the Qubic network, asked the Qubic community which application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)-enabled, proof-of-work blockchain the group should…

SharpLink Shares Drop 12.6% on Q2 Crypto Impairment Loss

SharpLink Gaming, an online gaming company with the second-largest corporate Ether treasury, announced a net loss of $103 million for the second quarter of 2025, driven by a paper loss from accounting for liquid staked Ether (LsETH). The loss marks a steep drop from a $500,000 loss in the same period of 2024 — a…