BNB Chain has surpassed Solana in decentralized finance (DeFi) total value locked (TVL), reclaiming the second spot behind Ethereum by a slim margin of about $48 million. Both blockchains are closely competing within the $5-6 billion TVL range, with daily fluctuations influenced by token prices and capital movement. BNB Chain's growth is driven by significant additions in real-world asset tokenization and strong support from PancakeSwap, its leading decentralized exchange. Meanwhile, Solana remains strong in trading volume and application revenue, maintaining its appeal for high-frequency trading. The tight competition suggests the second-place ranking could change frequently as both chains expand their DeFi ecosystems.
Justin Drake of the Ethereum Foundation warns that AI advancements might break the cryptographic security of blockchains like Ethereum and Bitcoin within months, not years. This threat targets the ECDSA signature scheme that secures most crypto asset...
The crypto market cap fell 3.8%, losing about $115.5 billion in value, with Bitcoin down 4.3%, Ethereum 5.8%, XRP 6.3%, and Solana 4.9% over 24 hours. This decline is attributed to a leverage flush as traders closed long positions ahead of Federal Re...
On October 7, 2026, approximately $608 million in leveraged crypto positions were liquidated, with Ether longs suffering the majority of losses. The largest single liquidation was a $26.64 million position on Binance's ETHUSDC pair. This event was dr...
Bitcoin's price has remained mostly flat over the past two weeks, hovering around $83,600, despite a strong rally in September driven by large spot ETF inflows totaling about $2.6 billion. However, ETF demand has sharply cooled recently, with inflows...
Binance experienced its largest weekly Bitcoin outflow since June 2023, with 23,137 BTC withdrawn over seven days ending Sept. 27. This reduced Binance's Bitcoin reserves from about 704,800 BTC to 663,100 BTC, a drop of nearly 40,000 BTC. Despite thi...
