Ethereum Trade on Hyperliquid Stands Out as Largest Amid $1B Crypto Liquidations

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An ETH$3,952.13 trade on Hyperliquid turned out to be the biggest liquidation hit in the past 24 hours as crypto traders took on more than $1.19 billion in leveraged positions amid a market downturn. Longs made up nearly 90% of the overall wipeout, per CoinGlass, leaving over 260,000 traders losing money and exposing the market’s […]

What is Solana Alpenglow? Developer Anza Proposes ‘Largest’ Consensus Change to SOL Network

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Solana developers are planning what could be the blockchain’s most ambitious core upgrade to date — one that replaces its current technology stack with a redesigned consensus protocol built for near-instant finality and responsiveness. The new system, called Alpenglow, was unveiled on Monday by infrastructure firm Anza, a Solana Labs spinout. It proposes replacing Proof […]