Bitcoin's mining difficulty decreased by 2.3% on May 1, 2026, following a drop in hashrate below the symbolic 1 zettahash per second mark. This adjustment, the sixth difficulty reduction in 2026, reflects miners scaling back operations due to economic pressures, though the network remains robust with high computing power. The hashprice has slightly improved, offering some relief to miners, but profitability remains tight. The next difficulty adjustment around May 17 will be crucial to watch for signs of recovery or further decline in mining activity.
Aptos Labs fixed a critical stale-cache bug in its Move virtual machine that could have allowed attackers to manipulate core blockchain data, risking up to $70 billion in assets. Security researchers demonstrated a proof-of-concept exploit with a 90%...
Aptos has fixed a critical vulnerability in its Move virtual machine that could have been exploited for only a few hundred dollars, posing a serious security risk. The flaw was discovered by ethical hackers and patched before any funds were lost or t...
On July 4, 2026, Ripple joined America250's Giving 4th campaign by pledging to match donations up to $10,000 in XRP to support the Call of Duty Endowment, which helps veterans find civilian jobs. Donors can contribute cash, stock, or cryptocurrency i...
SK Telecom announced plans to build an AI data center with a total capacity of 15GW, starting with 5GW to be activated in stages from 2029. This project aims to position Korea as a leading AI infrastructure hub in Asia, leveraging SK Group's full-sta...
Memecoin BONK surged over 10% in 24 hours with a 152% spike in trading volume, showing strong speculative interest as Bitcoin neared $64,000. Despite a longer-term bearish trend, BONK bounced 27.88% from its June low and is challenging a local resist...
