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Stock Trading - Entry 49
Yes there are scammers out there and yes I fell prey to mistake number two that I mentioned in entry 6. This time I didn't fall prey and scammers inadvertently helped me rebalance my portfolio - and I am not kidding. What I will get into here is what happened - I am not dispensing financial advice.
By Richard Soulliere3 months ago in The Chain
Wrapped FLOW
Flow’s native token exists in two worlds. FLOW powers the native blockchain, staking, fees, storage. Wrapped FLOW (wFLOW) powers the EVM ecosystem: DeFi protocols, cross-chain liquidity, composability with Ethereum-native applications.
By C. Ryan Shelton3 months ago in The Chain
Top Cryptocurrency Development Trends to Watch in 2026
Cryptocurrency development has moved far beyond “launch a token and list it.” By 2026, builders are working in a landscape shaped by stricter regulation, real-world asset flows, smarter wallets, and new infrastructure patterns like modular blockchains and restaking. For founders, investors, and technical teams, understanding where development is heading is not optional anymore; it decides whether a project scales or quietly disappears.
By Jennifer Atkinson3 months ago in The Chain
Flow vs Solana
Flow and Solana get compared constantly. Both are high-performance Layer 1 blockchains. Both promise fast transactions and low fees. Both target applications that require scale.
By C. Ryan Shelton3 months ago in The Chain
Vitalik Says DeFi Is Finally Ready for the Masses — And This Time, He Might Be Right. AI-Generated.
Vitalik Buterin doesn’t make bold declarations often. He’s careful. Measured. Almost allergic to hype. So when he says something like “DeFi as a form of savings is finally viable,” it hits differently.
By Crypto Robot3 months ago in The Chain
The $92 Quadrillion Mistake: How PayPal Accidentally Transferred a Fortune. AI-Generated.
The $92 Quadrillion Mistake: How PayPal Accidentally Transferred a Fortune Imagine logging into your PayPal account one day and seeing a balance so huge it defies belief. That's what happened to Chris Reynolds in 2013. His account flashed $92,233,720,368,547,758.07 – a full 92 quadrillion dollars.
By Story silver book 3 months ago in The Chain
How Spot Trading Works in Crypto and Why Every Exchange Needs It
Table of Contents Spot Trading: The Core of Digital Currency Exchange How Spot Trading Operates in Real Markets Why Spot Trading Appeals to Every Trader
By Michal steve3 months ago in The Chain
Why Coinbase Just Pulled the Plug on Its Biggest Stablecoin Play Yet. AI-Generated.
Coinbase has officially walked away from a planned $2 billion acquisition of BVNK, a UK-based stablecoin infrastructure firm, ending what insiders described as advanced-stage discussions that could have reshaped the stablecoin landscape.
By Crypto Robot3 months ago in The Chain
Solana Treasury Upexi Posts Record Quarter Powered by $78 Million in Unrealized SOL Gains. AI-Generated.
Upexi (NASDAQ: UPXI) — a Solana-led digital asset treasury and consumer brands company — has reported a record-breaking quarter, fueled by massive unrealized gains on its Solana (SOL) holdings and a surging yield from its staking strategy.
By Crypto Robot3 months ago in The Chain
SUI Group Partners with Bluefin to Bring Wall Street to Sui. AI-Generated.
SUI Group, a Nasdaq-listed digital asset treasury company, has announced a strategic partnership with Bluefin, a decentralized exchange built on the Sui blockchain, in a move designed to bring institutional finance to DeFi.
By Crypto Robot3 months ago in The Chain
Cardano Enters the Checkout Lane: Wirex Partners to Launch Global Crypto Card. AI-Generated.
Cardano (ADA) may be down more than 30% year-to-date, but its ambitions are only accelerating. Just ahead of the Cardano Summit 2025 in Berlin, EMURGO — one of the founding entities behind the Cardano blockchain — announced a major partnership with Wirex, a global digital payments platform, to launch the first-ever Cardano Card.
By Crypto Robot3 months ago in The Chain
Governance Tokens vs Utility Tokens: Choosing the Right Model for Your Startup
Token design is not a branding choice—it is your startup’s operating system. The token you issue determines how value flows, who controls key decisions, how you comply with regulations, and how durable your community becomes in the face of market cycles. This article explains the differences between governance and utility tokens, how each model creates (or destroys) value, what regulators typically look for, and the design patterns that have worked in practice. You’ll also get a decision framework and an implementation roadmap you can apply immediately.
By Jennifer Atkinson3 months ago in The Chain