DigiByte (DGB) employs five PoW algorithms (SHA256, Scrypt, Skein, Qubit, Odocrypt). GPU and CPU mining are unprofitable; only ASIC/FPGA work. Block reward is 581.77 DGB, TPS over 1066.
XRP trades between $2.03-$2.10 as a key US crypto bill vote looms; Cardano slides 60% from peak to $0.39, eyes $0.59 by 2026; BlockDAG’s presale ends in 10 days with $0.001 entry guaranteeing a $0.05 launch — a 50x runway.
The Ethereum Foundation’s Strawmap roadmap sets five priorities: faster L1 finality, Gigagas L1, Teragas L2, post-quantum security, and protocol-level privacy, with two 2026 upgrades on the schedule.
OKX has released the Exchange OS whitepaper, opening its X Layer trading infrastructure for permissionless deployment of spot, perpetual, and prediction markets, with a 2026 World Cup market scheduled for June.
OpenAI launches Secure MCP Tunnel, enabling enterprises to connect private MCP servers to ChatGPT, Codex, and other products without exposing any inbound ports. Built on zero-trust architecture with outbound-only tunnels.
Arichain has yet to confirm an exact listing date, exchange partner, or airdrop conversion method after repeated delays. Public metrics keep attention high, but silence and scam incidents continue to weigh on trust.
TxFlow L1 has launched its mainnet, claiming throughput above 250,000 TPS through a DAG-based architecture and multi-threaded state execution. Its first live app, TxFlow DEX, opens with 13 TradFi perpetual markets.
Vitalik Buterin told Hong Kong Web3 Festival that Ethereum is not trying to be the fastest chain, placing security first and using the walk-away test as a standard for decentralization.
