Altcoins
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Sonic Labs Just Bought $1M of Its Own Token. The Math Is Unusual
Sonic allocated $1M to buy back its S token through Binance Learn & Earn — but won't burn or distribute the tokens. The structure signals where struggling L1s are heading in 2026.
Ronin (RON) Review 2026: 98% Down, $625M Hack, and the May 12 Comeback Bet
RON is down 98% from peak. Sky Mavis is betting everything on May 12 — when Ronin becomes an Ethereum L2 with 1% inflation. Full review of the chain, the hack, the airdrops, and the math.
XRP Sentiment Hits 2-Year High After Rakuten Opens Japan to It
XRP social sentiment just hit its 2nd-highest reading in 2 years. The trigger: Rakuten gave 44M Japanese users a path from $23B in loyalty points to XRP. Why Santiment says don't expect a rally yet.
Mantle Review 2026: The Bybit-Built L2 Going All-In on Tokenized Stocks
Mantle isn't just an L2 anymore. It's running tokenized US equities trading via Fluxion, a Swiss neobank, and Solana liquidity. Bybit built it. Bybit's $1.5B hack tested it. Full review.
Solana's Quiet Win: How the "Ethereum Killer" Actually Became the Ethereum Alternative
Solana's DeFi TVL hit $11B. Daily DEX volume rivals Ethereum mainnet. The chain that was supposed to be the riskier alternative is now the credible alternative. The story.
The 2026 Altcoin Reset: Inside Crypto's Zombie Chain Cleanup
21Shares predicted most rollups won't survive 2026. The prediction is coming true. Hundreds of altcoin projects are now zombie chains — technically alive, structurally dead.
The TON Paradox: Pavel Durov's Blockchain Is Cheaper, Faster, and Falling — All at the Same Time
TON slashed fees sixfold. The network is now 10x faster. The token barely moved. With Telegram's billion users and Durov's French case — what's really happening with Pavel Durov's blockchain bet?