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Stellar Network Expansion: Soroban Momentum and RWA Growth Drive Record Activity
Stellar’s network metrics saw solid expansion, with total accounts crossing the 10.65 million mark and network activity scaling up to process over 23.5 billion operations. Developer momentum accelerated following the expansion of Soroban smart contracts, which drove a noticeable uptick in new dApp deployments and smart contract activity. On-chain liquidity …
Strategy creates and updates 10+ new metrics after its older metrics no longer meet its goals and narratives
This analysis is based on Strategy's **["New & Updated Metrics" presentation](https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltf8d808d9b8cebd37/blt26d06a79680e52d7/6a625b32718c5bcb1e629bd9/Strategy_New_Metrics_July_2026.pdf)** released on July 23, 2026. I've also deciphered a lot of the background financial terminology that was left out of the slides. ####**TL;DR: MicroStrategy keeps changing its metrics to fit new narratives**: In summary, a lot of MicroStrategy/Strategy's misleading …
Alphanumeric is the first Post-Quantum blockchain with a 5 second blocktime
Crypto’s biggest problem might not be scams… it might be complexity
Strategy posts $8.2 billion loss as bitcoin holdings increase 11% during Q2
The DOJ's Deals with the Devils
I break down a recent court filing (Document 79) in the case about the 2025 forfeiture of 225M USDT linked to pig butchering scams. We get more detail now on the head-spinning timeline on how the US really got to get ahold of the 225M USDT back in 2023. It …
BTC options were very bullish into month end. Price didn’t follow
Something I found interesting this week. Deribit had almost $5B of BTC options open interest sitting around the $70k and $72k strikes last week. BTC is around $64.3k now. Doesn’t mean those traders were necessarily “wrong” since a lot of that can be spreads or hedges. But it’s a good …
Traders who short BTC for last 3 quarters, how well do you make so far?
A few lose and gain, but still mostly gains so far for me. Do you think it's the time to start placing long orders again by the end of this quarter? The chart is sideway for a month now. Can we target 50.000 or 51.000 for next low or this …
Is EarnCrypto.com actually legit in 2026?
Refreshing to see a crypto project that is actually just about the code
Recently found out an old coworker is working on a research project called Project Abundance and figured some of the builders here might appreciate it. It is basically a solo dev trying to build a new blockchain architecture from the ground up to solve the blockchain trilemma. What actually caught …