Author: Jeremy Ryan

Arthur Hayes is stepping back into an operating role with Flop Labs, a new crypto project focused on the FLOP token and building an AI-powered agentic economy. The BitMEX co-founder announced the project in a post on X on Tuesday, saying that FLOP would be “food” for AI agents and calling on users to help build a new currency for autonomous AI systems. Flop Labs plans to launch FLOP without a presale or venture-capital funding, instead using a 100% fair-launch approach. Hayes said the team plans a massive airdrop in the fourth quarter of 2026 and expects to launch the…

$BNB Chain has unveiled a significant update to its on-chain AI agent deployment platform, $BNB Agent Studio, with the integration of Altana Network’s Smart Agentic Wallet as a new wallet option. This version two upgrade, reported by Crypto Briefing, marks a strategic move to enhance the security and control of AI agents operating on the $BNB Smart Chain. Smart Agentic Wallet: A New Standard for AI Agent Security The core of this update is the integration of Altana Network’s Smart Agentic Wallet, which is engineered to allow users to retain full control of their private keys while securely delegating spending…

In a recent interview on the YouTube channel Crypto Insider, Pump.fun co-founder Noah Tweedale made waves by openly stating that he does not genuinely believe in decentralization. According to a report from Wu Blockchain, Tweedale argued that most users care more about a smooth user experience than the underlying architecture of a blockchain network. Context: A Shift in Crypto Priorities? Tweedale’s comments reflect a growing pragmatic trend among crypto builders who prioritize onboarding and usability over ideological purity. He pointed to Solana’s relative centralization as a practical advantage, noting that it allows for faster transactions and lower fees, which directly…

Pharos Network (PROS), a layer-one blockchain focused on real-world asset tokenization and artificial intelligence, has expanded its RealFi ecosystem with the addition of PGNGI+, a new on-chain product tied to global private infrastructure investments. The product, launched through on-chain asset protocol Asseto Finance, represents the first offering of its kind within the Pharos ecosystem, giving token holders exposure to income rights from large-scale infrastructure projects worldwide. Bridging traditional infrastructure with decentralized finance PGNGI+ is built around interests related to next-generation infrastructure funds managed by Partners Group, a global private markets firm with over $140 billion in assets under management. The…

NAVI Protocol has launched NAVI Prime, a Sui-based lending framework designed for funds seeking more clarity, transparency, and control over capital management. NAVI Protocol said NAVI Prime was built for funds with more demanding requirements around clarity, transparency, and control. Deployed on the Sui blockchain, the framework provides lending infrastructure for institutions and professional capital. 1/Today, we’re introducing NAVI Prime.A new lending framework on @SuiNetwork designed for capital that demands greater clarity, transparency, and control.👇🧵 pic.twitter.com/9RILmz6krX — NAVI Protocol (@navi_protocol) August 17, 2026 According to the announcement, NAVI Prime focuses on giving professional investors a more transparent and controllable way…

TokenWorks will let artists launch new $NFT collections directly into Fake World Assets’ randomized pool through a mechanism called FWAir, extending the two-person team’s protocol from trading existing NFTs to issuing new ones. Adam, the TokenWorks co-founder known as Rhynotic on X, announced the design on Sunday evening and said the first launch is expected this week. The mechanism gives FWA a pipeline of new collections to draw collectors back to a protocol whose fee income has fallen more than 98% from its peak since token emissions ended two weeks ago. It also routes artist payment through the protocol’s fee…

OpenSea, once one of the most prominent companies in the cryptocurrency industry, has slowly been bleeding users and relevancy over the past four years. The site went from leading the charge during the $NFT (non-fungible token) hype train, seeing over $2.7 billion in volume in a single day in May of 2022, to dwindling to what’s likely to be less than $20 million in turnover for the entire month of August this year. But two years ago, the founder of OpenSea, Alex Atallah, made a pivot to artificial intelligence by starting a company called OpenRouter – and this week it…

Venom Foundation, the platform backing the Venom blockchain, has reportedly expressed support for a single blockchain TPS standard model. In this respect, the Venom Foundation has urged the blockchain market to adopt an inclusive and verifiable model for transaction-per-second (TPS) standards. In the official press release, the platform pushed L2 and L1 networks, auditors, institutional infrastructure consumers, and benchmark platforms to bring more reproducibility and transparency to performance claims. Hence, the proposed approach would permit each of the TPS figures to get a seamless accompaniment from standardized information elaborating on the measurement of the results. Venom Proposes Unique, Common Blockchain…

The information provided in this article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Cryptocurrency investments carry a high degree of risk. An $NFT collection on Robinhood Chain now has a higher floor price than Bored Ape Yacht Club. It has 630 owners. And its price is not really a price at all — it is a formula. Here is what StonkBrokers actually does, why the math behind the floor matters more than the chart, and what the rest of the Robinhood Chain $NFT market looks like. New to the chain itself? Start with our guide to…

The latest expansion in tokenized U.S. T-bills shows that new issuance is increasingly spreading across major blockchain ecosystems. Over the last thirty days, Solana [SOL] added $378.2 million, leading Ethereum’s [$ETH] $272.2 million increase by roughly $106 million. This suggests that Solana has taken the lead over Ethereum [$ETH] as far as adding new treasury value to its users’ accounts. Meanwhile, off-chain holdings expanded by $81.7 million, while $BNB Chain added $49.2 million, extending growth beyond the two leaders. Token Terminal Smaller increases followed on zkSync Era at $6.1 million, while other networks remained below $1 million. Additional treasury products…