BNB Chain will activate its Pasteur hardfork on the BNB Smart Chain mainnet at 02:30 UTC on August 25, 2026. This upgrade closes security loopholes by preventing duplicate validator signatures during cross-chain verification and tightening rules on validator key rotation. It also increases transaction throughput, with testnet benchmarks showing a rise from 1,237 to 2,324 transactions per second at the same block time. Node operators must upgrade to client version 1.7.7 before the activation, and the upgrade is part of BNB Chain's broader effort to double mainnet capacity in 2026.
Bitcoin and five other major cryptocurrencies saw price gains over 24 hours, with Bitcoin up 1.42% to $77,858 and Ether rising 1.79% to $2,291. Despite these gains, the total crypto market capitalization fell by 1.21% to $2.63 trillion, indicating mi...
The total stablecoin market capitalization has declined by 6% from $280 billion in April to $263 billion currently, reflecting reduced liquidity in crypto markets. Binance's Tether (USDT) reserves have shrunk by 7.8% over the past 30 days to about $3...
An attacker exploited a flash loan to manipulate CoreVault's price oracle on BNB Smart Chain, allowing them to redeem 33 times the value they should have, draining 160.26 BNB (about $112,200) from the protocol's InsurancePool. This pool is meant to c...
Binance has not yet conducted its usual monthly burn of Luna Classic (LUNC) tokens for November, a process that has been consistent since March 2023. The burn reduces token supply by destroying a portion of trading fees, benefiting holders by limitin...
Worldcoin (WLD) has fallen more than 17% this week, dropping from $0.58 to $0.36 due to large-scale selling by whales and exchanges, including Binance's recent token transfers. Capital flight is evident as Bridge deposits and total value locked (TVL)...
