Solana’s next-generation validator client, Firedancer, may not reach full speed on the network it was built for as technical limits push developers to test it elsewhere. One of those developers is Douglas Colkitt, a former high-frequency trader who’s testing a hybrid validator setup called Frankendancer on Fogo, a Solana-compatible chain built to remove the constraints…
Corporate adoption of Bitcoin is accelerating, with 35 publicly traded companies now holding at least 1,000 BTC each, signaling growing institutional interest in the world’s largest cryptocurrency. Demand for Bitcoin is soaring among public companies four months after US President Donald Trump’s executive order outlined the creation of a federal Bitcoin reserve for the world’s largest…
Vietnam launched a national blockchain platform designed to serve as the backbone for its expanding digital ecosystem. On Friday, Vietnam announced the state-run blockchain network, which will verify digital transactions and records across different sectors. The new platform, NDAChain, was developed by the country’s National Data Association (NDA) and will be operated by the Ministry of Public…
The team behind the Solana blockchain has released a long-term roadmap detailing their strategy to make the Solana blockchain the foundational layer for global internet capital markets (ICMs) by 2027. ICMs, a term coined by former Solana Foundation core team member Akshay, refers to a “globally accessible ledger where entities, currencies, and cultures are tokenized,” allowing…
Governments globally are rethinking so-called “golden visa” programs that allow wealthy investors, including crypto executives, to secure residency or citizenship. Golden visa programs let applicants secure citizenship after investing a sum, often in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, in a local investment fund or real estate. While this can stimulate local economic development and…
BlackRock’s spot Ether exchange-traded fund (ETF) has emerged as one of the fastest-growing ETFs ever, joining the ranks alongside two other cryptocurrency funds. BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum ETF (ETHA) has become the third-fastest ETF to hit $10 billion in total assets under management (AUM), Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas reported on Thursday. “Amazingly, it [ETHA] went from $5 billion to…