Solana’s firedancer is the highly anticipated next-generation validator client, promising a massive boost in speed, but it might not reach its full potential on the very network it was designed for. The technical limitations within Solana are pushing developers to explore alternative environments to truly unleash Firedancer’s capabilities. Earlier this month, Solana’s block capacity was up by 20%  Solana’s Firedancer Compared To Ferrari  Douglas Colkitt is currently building Frankendancer – a hybrid validator. Frankendancer’s hybrid design enables a smooth transition to Firedancer’s upgrades, ensuring network stability isn’t compromised during adoption. Colkitt says,  “If you have two clients running on the…

Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen has come under scrutiny after a wallet linked to him moved 50 million XRP tokens valued around $175 million. The transaction took place between 17 – 24 July 2025 coinciding with XRP’s recent peak.  This has led the crypto community to accuse Larsen of possibly “dumping” tokens to cash out at a favorable price. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT highlighted these sizable XRP movements in a post on X (formerly Twitter).  Approximately $140 million worth of XRP was reportedly sent to centralized exchanges or related services, which many interpret as a sign of intent to liquidate holdings. “Wallets…

Eric Trump took to social media to exhibit his foresight in the cryptocurrency market, as Ethereum (ETH) surpassed $3,800 amid a broader month-long rally. This marked a 30% gain from the time he publicly endorsed the asset in early February. The son of the U.S. President Donald Trump revisited a February 4 post on X, in which he urged his followers to “buy ETH.”  Despite skepticism and mockery in the months that followed, particularly during ETH’s drawdown in March, Trump now appears vindicated. Trump’s post included a meme of a mic-dropping minion, alongside a retweet of his original February call…

Blue Origin announced tech entrepreneur and Tron blockchain founder Justin Sun is among the six-member crew set to journey into space aboard Blue Origin’s upcoming suborbital flight. Sun reportedly secured a seat with a $28 million bid originally placed in 2021. The spacecraft is named after astronaut Alan Shepard, the first American in space and is expected to lift off in the coming weeks. Apart from Sun, the crew reportedly includes a mix of professionals such as a journalist, a real estate investor, a venture capitalist, and a businessman. Blue Origin has not yet disclosed an exact launch date, though…

Key Takeaways  Days after Bitcoin marked its all time high, the crypto market cap is now standing at $3.94 trillion. The market crossed $4.008 trillion in market capitalization on Thursday.  The altcoin index is also up by a whopping 19 points. Coinmarketcap altcoin index chart is at 49 at the time of writing. Ethereum, XRP, Solana are up by 6.64%, 13.03% and 5.61% respectively. Bitcoin in comparison is only up by 1%. (price change percentage is 24 hour reading) Crypto Market Today Crypto investors rejoice as the market is making a new high. The golden asset, Bitcoin, is trading at…

Matthew Hyland, a known crypto analyst said that if Ethereum’s price keeps rising then Bitcoin dominance has peaked.  On an X post he said, He said, ETH Pattern Continuation Will Make BTC Domination Impossible  Hyland added, “It is basically impossible for Dominance to push higher if ETH continues higher against BTC,” The altcoin season has jumped from 15 to 34 as of today.  Furthermore on TradingView the Bitcoin dominance stands at 63.84%. A staggering 9% increase since Jan 2025. Over the last few days Bitcoin peaked to its all time high but the dominance has dropped by 1.8% as money…

Pump.fun didn’t waste any time supporting its new token. Just one day after PUMP started trading, the platform jumped in to stop the price from falling too far. The team behind Pump.fun carried out a buyback using SOL, helping PUMP bounce back to $0.006. This move gave the token a 22% boost in just 24 hours, after it had been struggling with slow trading. In total, Pump.fun used 118,350 SOL to buy around 2.99 billion PUMP tokens, which they’re now holding in a separate wallet. Relying on Reserves Pump.fun now has plenty of SOL to work with, thanks to the…

GameSquare Holdings (GAME) saw its stock price surge by nearly 60% on Tuesday after announcing big plans to invest in Ethereum.  By the end of the trading day on Nasdaq, the stock had jumped 58.76% to close at $1.54, and it kept climbing in after-hours trading with an extra 6.49% boost. The company was valued at around $60.25 million. The entertainment and media company said it’s raising about $8 million by selling 8.42 million shares at $0.95 each. It also gave its underwriter, Lucid Capital Markets, the option to buy 1.26 million more shares at the same price. GameSquare plans…

SharpLink Gaming, Inc. has expanded its Ethereum treasury strategy with the purchase of an additional 7,689 ETH, increasing its total holdings to 205,634 ETH, according to a statement by the company on its official website. The company has also earned 322 ETH in staking rewards since adopting Ethereum as its primary treasury reserve asset on June 2, 2025. The latest acquisition took place at a weighted average price of $2,501 per ETH, including fees and transaction costs. To fund the expansion, SharpLink raised approximately $64 million in net proceeds through its At-The-Market (ATM) offering during the same period. Yesterday, Bit…