Alexander Schmidt
Editor for online content with a focus on XRP and decentralized systems. Analyzes Bitcoin, Ethereum, as well as selected DeFi, infrastructure, and market trends, and explains complex relationships in an understandable way for the crypto community.
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Altcoins, Crypto Exchanges and Brokers, Security and Hacks, Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi
Total Articles36
September 14, 2026 7:22 PM
Solana Transaction Failed: How to Tell Whether Your Swap Actually Went Through
Across 36 Solana blocks we analysed ourselves, roughly one in three non-vote transactions failed, between 13 and 66 percent depending on the block. What the status really means, why a higher priority fee does not help, and how to check whether your swap went through.
September 12, 2026 10:20 PM
VeChain Interstellar on September 16: What VET Holders Should Check Before the Hardfork
The VIP-255 hardfork takes effect at block 25,902,540, not at a fixed time of day. cryptoticker.io measured the mainnet's block time and the software versions of 105 nodes itself, and recalculated the activation point from them.
September 7, 2026 10:13 AM
Harmony Shuts Down Its Mainnet: What ONE Holders Must Check Before September 10
Harmony is ending its own blockchain and reissuing ONE as an ERC-20 token on Ethereum. Wallet and exchange balances travel across via snapshot, but liquidity pools, multisigs and DeFi positions are yours to unwind beforehand.
September 7, 2026 1:13 AM
Router Protocol shuts down on September 30: what ROUTE holders need to check now
Router Protocol is winding down its operations by September 30, 2026 and burning 303,333,198 ROUTE from its project treasury. We did the arithmetic on why the burn does not shrink the circulating supply, and checked for ourselves where the token can still be traded at all.
September 2, 2026 7:38 PM
Core DAO: CORE Transfers Frozen, Emergency Hard Fork Announced. What Our Chain Measurement Shows
Several trading venues have halted deposits and withdrawals on the Core DAO network while the project prepares an emergency hard fork after excessive validator rewards. Our own measurement of the chain dates two addresses that appeared on August 28 and built their last block on August 31 at 5:50 UTC, and shows a block cadence that never paused for longer than five seconds.
September 2, 2026 1:47 PM
Pi Network Protocol 27 on September 15: What Our Measurement on Mainnet and Testnet Shows
The Pi mainnet is on protocol 26 on September 2, the first testnet on 27, the second still on 26. We dated all seven protocol jumps of the past five months to the exact ledger and show what node operators and holders can read from them.
September 2, 2026 10:17 AM
Converting MKR to SKY: Why the Upgrade Penalty Jumps to Five Percent in the Coming Days
The conversion contract currently withholds four percent: one MKR becomes 23,040 SKY instead of 24,000. We read the full history of the penalty off the blockchain ourselves and show why the next step is due within days.
September 1, 2026 7:11 PM
ICX to SODA Migration: 1.109 Billion ICX Still Sit on the ICON Chain, and Neither Chain Shows a Swap Count
Four weeks before the first cut-off date, cryptoticker.io read both blockchains itself: 1,108,792,074.22 ICX on ICON, 1,499,555,266.83 SODA on Sonic. The swap shows up in neither total supply, and there is no public progress indicator.
September 1, 2026 1:40 PM
Wrapped TON After the Bridge Shutdown: 11.3 Million Tokens Still Stuck on the Deadline
The TON bridge shuts down on September 1, 2026. Our own count on the morning of the deadline shows 11.34 million Wrapped TON still sitting in wrapped form on Ethereum and BNB Smart Chain combined. In the final days before the cut-off, almost nothing came back.
August 31, 2026 4:18 PM
Mina Hard Fork on September 3, 2026: What Happens to Your MINA During the Network Halt
Mina is halting the network on September 3, 2026 to execute the Mesa hard fork. From 10:00 UTC no transfers land on the chain, exchanges pause deposits and withdrawals, and delegators receive no block rewards for the duration of the window.
