Solana Speeds Up Block Times, Aiming to Cut Them in Half
Solana reduces its target slot time to 350 milliseconds in a mainnet upgrade, advancing plans to reach 200 milliseconds and improve transaction speed.
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Articles by Hassan Maishera
Senior Reporter · Joined 2021
Covers Altcoins, Crypto Business and Market Updates.
Hassan is a Nigeria-based financial content creator that has invested in many different blockchain projects, including Bitcoin, Ether, Stellar Lumens, Cardano, VeChain and Solana. He currently works as a financial markets and cryptocurrency writer and has contributed to a large number of the leading FX, stock and cryptocurrency blogs in the world.
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Tether reportedly abandoned a $120 million Bitcoin mining project in Uruguay after a power supply dispute with state-owned utility UTE.
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Everything Protocol Merges DeFi Trading and Lending Into One Reserve
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Binance Lets AI Agents Trade Directly on Its Platform
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Performa Opens Crypto Payouts to 170 Countries Without Custody
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Ramp Lets AI Agents Make Payments on Solana
On Thursday, the Solana team announced via X that Ramp customers can now fund agent wallets and let agents buy via x402 on Solana.
Ondo's Yield-Bearing USDY Token Expands to Binance Wallet
On Thursday, the Ondo Finance team announced via X that USDY is expanding across BNB Chain, as users can now hold USDY in Binance Wallet.
BitGo Becomes First Global Crypto Firm Licensed in South Korea
BitGo secures South Korean VASP registration, enabling institutional crypto custody and transfer services with backing from Hana Financial and SK Telecom.
X Explores Paying Creators in USDC Stablecoin
X is exploring stablecoin payments, including USDC, for creator royalties as Elon Musk’s platform overhauls its content rewards program.
MANTRA Halts Blockchain After Unspecified Incident, Token Slides 10%
MANTRA Chain halts all transactions after an unspecified incident, freezing deposits and withdrawals as its token drops nearly 10% to $0.004406.