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 increased by 1.87% to $82,071 by 9 a.m. ET on October 16, while the overall crypto market capitalization slightly declined by 0.89% to $2.78 trillion. Despite the mixed market, all six major cryptocurrencies gained value in the past 24 hours,...
A market for Binance Coin (BNB) in 2026 will resolve based on whether BNB's price touches $1,000 or falls to $650 before December 31, 2026. The market uses intraday price readings on Binance's BNB/USDT pair, meaning the token does not need to close a...
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) expressed strong support for major cryptocurrencies including XRP, Zcash (ZEC), and Solana (SOL) amid controversy over Solana's expansion efforts in China. Solana's new office and advertising campaign in Shanghai f...
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire announced plans to expand its USDC stablecoin into about 40 emerging and developing countries, driven by rising demand in regions like Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. USDC currently holds 25% of t...
XRP's price fell below $1.30 following over $184 million in Binance perpetual swap taker buys across several hours, indicating high speculative trading rather than long-term investment. One Binance hourly period saw taker-buy volume exceed $73 millio...
