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Solana’s Epic Upgrade: Alpenglow Approaches, Ushering in Sub-Second Transaction Confirmations

Solana’s Epic Upgrade: Alpenglow Approaches, Ushering in Sub-Second Transaction Confirmations

The time it takes for a block to go from proposal to final confirmation could shrink from over 12 seconds to just the span of a single heartbeat—about 150 milliseconds. This speed revolution, driven by the Alpenglow upgrade, is propelling Solana to its next technological peak.

Blog Team2026-01-05

Bitcoin’s 17th Anniversary: Market Cap Surpasses $1.86 Trillion—What Lies Ahead?

Bitcoin’s 17th Anniversary: Market Cap Surpasses $1.86 Trillion—What Lies Ahead?

The news headline about the bank bailout embedded in the Genesis Block has, 17 years later, evolved into a global asset network with a market capitalization exceeding $1.86 trillion.

Blog Team2026-01-05

ETHGas and EtherFi Signal a New Phase of Gas-Free Ethereum Trading

ETHGas and EtherFi Signal a New Phase of Gas-Free Ethereum Trading

ETHGas is pushing Ethereum toward a future where users don’t have to think about gas, while validators and block producers still have strong economic incentives to secure the network.

Blog Team2025-12-24

A Comprehensive Guide to Ethereum Classic (ETC) Block Explorers: Essential Tools for Understanding On-Chain Data

A Comprehensive Guide to Ethereum Classic (ETC) Block Explorers: Essential Tools for Understanding On-Chain Data

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There are no secrets in the crypto world—every transaction is permanently recorded on the blockchain. All you need is to learn how to read it.

Blog Team2025-12-17

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Bittensor Achieves Milestone First Halving: TAO Daily Issuance Drops 50%, Ushering in a New Era of Scarcity

Bittensor Achieves Milestone First Halving: TAO Daily Issuance Drops 50%, Ushering in a New Era of Scarcity

The moment the block rewards were reduced, the daily output of 7,200 TAO became history. A new era is beginning for the Bittensor ecosystem—one marked by greater scarcity and heightened competition.

Blog Team2025-12-16

Square Launches Bitcoin Payment Revolution: Over 4 Million Merchants Now Accept BTC

Square Launches Bitcoin Payment Revolution: Over 4 Million Merchants Now Accept BTC

Jack Dorsey’s fintech company Block has officially brought Bitcoin into the mainstream, ushering millions of merchants worldwide into a new era of cryptocurrency payments.

Blog Team2025-11-11

Your Real Odds of Winning a Bitcoin Block — and Why Virtual Meme-Coin Mining Might Be the Smarter Bet

Your Real Odds of Winning a Bitcoin Block — and Why Virtual Meme-Coin Mining Might Be the Smarter Bet

Everyone dreams of striking a solo Bitcoin block. But when you run the numbers against today’s network hashrate and block economics, your odds are vanishingly small.

Blog Team2025-10-21

Bitcoin Independent Miners Perform A Miracle: New Mining Trends Behind The $350,000 Block Reward

Bitcoin Independent Miners Perform A Miracle: New Mining Trends Behind The $350,000 Block Reward

In the fiercely competitive hash rate of 2025, independent Bitcoin miners are still able to create a miracle of earning $350,000 in a single transaction, and behind this is a historic transformation in mining methods.

Blog Team2025-09-25

BscScan: A Window into Binance Smart Chain

BscScan: A Window into Binance Smart Chain

Learn how BscScan works, its role as Binance Smart Chain’s block explorer, and how it helps track transactions, tokens, and smart contracts.

Blog Team2025-09-18