Shiba Inu is closing in on a return to the top 30 cryptocurrencies after investors withdrew billions of SHIB tokens from centralized exchanges. It has been more than two weeks since Shiba Inu dropped out of the top 30 amid prolonged weakness across the broader crypto market.
Popular meme-coin collateral platform Purinta has confirmed it will soon launch a dedicated Shiba Inu market. Once the feature goes live, users will be able to use their Shiba Inu holdings as collateral to borrow funds without selling their tokens.
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has emphasized that Midnight’s long-term fundamentals remain strong despite the recent Wanchain bridge exploit that briefly rattled the market. In a post on X, the Cardano founder said Midnight continues to hold significant fundamental value and revealed that the project has a roadmap packed with major upcoming developments.
Shiba Inu is showing renewed signs of weakness as its current price action closely resembles a bearish setup that unfolded in 2023. According to analysts, Shiba Inu's recent market structure shares a 91.2% similarity with the price pattern recorded between April and June 2023, increasing the possibility of another downside move before any meaningful recovery.
Several catalysts, including Shibarium and burns, that were once expected to drive Shiba Inu higher have failed to generate meaningful price momentum. Despite years of ecosystem development and community initiatives, Shiba Inu continues to trade near a multi-year low of around $0.0000042.
The Midnight ecosystem came under intense scrutiny after an unusually large transfer of NIGHT tokens triggered a sharp market sell-off, sending the token's price tumbling. According to on-chain analysis, a Wanchain bridge contract originally funded in December 2025 transferred 515.2 million NIGHT, the native token of Cardano's partner chain Midnight, within just eight minutes.
Crypto investor Mike Alfred has ignited fresh debate across the digital asset community after sharing an unusually bearish long-term outlook for XRP. In a post on X, Alfred revealed that he expects Bitcoin (BTC) to eventually reach a long-term target of $1.5 million per coin and Ethereum (ETH) to climb to $31,500.
Cardano has successfully activated the V11 (van Rossem) hard fork on its mainnet, marking one of the blockchain's most significant network upgrades to date. The upgrade went live on July 18, 2026, officially transitioning Cardano from Protocol Version 10 to Protocol Version 11.
Shiba Inu's burn rate surged over the past 24 hours after community members permanently removed more than 13 million SHIB tokens from circulation. According to Shibburn data, a total of 13.2 million Shiba Inu were burned in the past day, permanently reducing the token's circulating supply.
OKX crypto exchange has launched a new airdrop campaign for Midnight, Cardano’s partner chain, offering eligible users across Europe a total reward pool of 5 million NIGHT tokens. The seven-day campaign adopts a Trade-to-Earn model, rewarding users based on both their crypto holdings and trading activity.
Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings has gained exposure to a substantial Shiba Inu holding following its acquisition of Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinhako. The acquisition, carried out through SBI's subsidiary, SBI Ventures Asset, received final approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), allowing the transaction to close.
Shiba Inu has come under renewed selling pressure after billions of SHIB tokens moved to cryptocurrency exchanges over the past 24 hours. According to data from CryptoQuant, investors transferred 352.53 billion Shiba Inu to exchanges during the period, while only 317.44 billion SHIB left trading platforms.
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has reassured the community that a major announcement involving Midnight is still on the way. His comments came after rumors emerged that the highly anticipated Japanese partnership he teased in June had collapsed following a partnership between Japanese financial giant SBI Group and the Solana Foundation.
Shiba Inu has missed out on what could have been its first appearance in a U.S.-listed spot crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF). This comes after T.
The U.S. government has transferred nearly $250,000 worth of Shiba Inu tokens seized from the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
Cardano exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have attracted stronger investor inflows than TRON, underscoring growing institutional confidence in the Cardano ecosystem. According to data compiled by Blockworks, Cardano-linked ETFs recorded $37.2 million in net inflows during 2025.
The Cardano ecosystem has suffered another setback after a decentralized exchange powered by Hydra announced that it is suspending operations indefinitely due to operational constraints. DeltaDeFi, the first Hydra Layer 2-powered DEX on Cardano, confirmed the decision in an operational update.
The Cardano Foundation has joined the newly launched x402 Foundation as an Associate Member, strengthening Cardano's position in the next generation of internet-native digital payments. The announcement places the Cardano ecosystem alongside some of the world's largest technology, payment, and blockchain organizations as they collaborate to develop an open standard for machine-to-machine and AI-powered transactions across the internet.
The ADA community has reacted strongly after Intersect confirmed that responsibility for delivering Cardano's presence at TOKEN2049 Singapore will shift from EMURGO to the Cardano Foundation. The decision has sparked a governance debate across the Cardano ecosystem, with several community members arguing that the transfer bypasses the treasury governance process approved by Delegated Representatives (DReps).
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has expressed strong confidence in the network's RealFi initiative, arguing that it could significantly expand Cardano's DeFi ecosystem. His remarks come shortly after the launch of RealFi's Phase 1 testnet, which has already attracted strong early participation and fueled community growth.
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