MegaETH Rebrands to MEGA, Bets $30M on Decentralized AI Inference as TVL Collapses

MegaETH rebrands to MEGA and allocates $30 million to build a decentralized AI inference marketplace after its TVL crashed from $245 million to under $10 million. The co-founder admits the chain hasn't...

Bankless · 9h ago

Democrats Poised for Midterm Sweep, Crypto’s Regulatory Landscape Braces for Shift

Prediction markets show Democrats favored to win both chambers of Congress, which could give crypto critics like Warren and Waters subpoena power and open new investigative fronts. The SEC and CFTC continue...

Bankless · Nov 4, 2026

Three Crypto-AI Inference Projects, Three Divergent Business Models

Orbio, Surplus Intelligence, and Antseed represent three distinct approaches to decentralized AI inference, from infrastructure aggregation to marketplace dynamics to application-layer products. Their divergent token designs and service positioning reveal broader uncertainty...

Bankless · Oct 28, 2026

CryptoPunks Volume Jumps Nearly 12x in a Week as Rare Sales Top $3.9M — Without an ETH Rally

CryptoPunks weekly trading volume jumped nearly 12x, with a rare Punk selling for about $3.9 million. Unlike prior cycles, the rally is not being driven by an ETH price surge — stablecoin...

Bankless · Oct 3, 2026

The $26B Rotation: ZEC Mirrors 2021 ETH While NEAR Builds a New Bid

Zcash is mirroring Ethereum's 2021 breakout structure while NEAR accumulates fresh buy-side interest, driving a roughly $26 billion rotation in crypto capital. The shift reflects maturing portfolio construction beyond BTC and ETH.

Bankless · Sep 23, 2026

Why Crypto Keeps Rallying: A Conversation on Bull Markets, Regulation, Rates and Tokenized Equities

Crypto has rallied despite a hawkish rate backdrop and fresh regulatory pressure, confounding bearish expectations. Falling rate uncertainty, improving regulatory clarity, tight supply and the rise of tokenized equities are converging to...

Bankless · Sep 20, 2026

FWA’s FWAIR Model: A New Liquidity Engine for the NFT Market

$FWA's FWAIR model is turning NFTs into yield-bearing assets, creating a new liquidity infrastructure for the market. With strong protocol revenue and developer activity, FWA is proving it's more than a flash...

Bankless · Aug 28, 2026

Pump.fun vs Fomo: The Battle for Meme Coin Trading Dominance

Pump.fun is fighting back against rival Fomo with talent poaching, fee subsidies, and traffic diversion to reclaim meme coin trading dominance. The battle highlights the importance of social trading, trust, and sustainable...

Bankless · Aug 12, 2026