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Zcash grants committee drops plan to redirect 98,000 ZEC to future mining rewards
Zcash grants committee withdrew its plan to redirect 98,000 ZEC to mining rewards after community backlash.
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THORChain Restarts Most Swaps, With 14 Nodes Yet to Upgrade
THORChain restarted most swaps, but 14 nodes have not upgraded and Cosmos Hub, BNB Chain and Solana still have restrictions.
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After Binance’s $6.3 Billion Hack, Austin Campbell Calls for a 24-Hour Clock on Billion-Dollar Crypto Moves
Austin Campbell argues billion-dollar crypto transfers should face a 24-hour clock after the Binance hack.
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NEAR Blockchain Holders Vote to Trim Max Issuance to 1.6%, Pending Validator Adoption
NEAR holders voted to cut max issuance to 1.6%, but it still needs validator adoption, review and a protocol upgrade.
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Aztec Ships "Tierra" Upgrade, Closing the V5 Proving Hole
Aztec's Tierra upgrade closes a V5 proving gap and roughly doubles client-side proof speed.
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BitGo Adds Stacks Bitcoin Staking in Qualified Custody
BitGo adds Stacks BTC staking for qualified custody, requiring STX at 5% of BTC position.
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Société Générale Accepts $10 Million in DTCC-Tokenized Treasuries as Collateral
Société Générale accepted $10M of DTCC-tokenized Treasuries as collateral on Canton, using existing systems.
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Kalshi’s Tradable Midterms Index Settles to Pyth Values
Kalshi's midterms index settles to Pyth price values, a notable oracle and prediction market design.
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ETHGas wants to bring Wall Street to public Ethereum by selling advance block reservations
ETHGas sells advance block reservations, but validators face no compensation if they fail to deliver.
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NEAR governance approves proposal to cut token issuance ceiling to 1.6%
NEAR governance passed HSP-029, cutting the maximum annual token issuance from 2.5% to 1.6% over 24 months.
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Arbitrum’s council moved $30 million of Binance hack funds without the hacker’s key
Arbitrum's 12-person security council briefly rewrote a core contract to move $30M of Binance hack funds without holding the key, the second such episode this year.
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Designing for sovereignty: Ethereum for digital public infrastructure
Ethereum Foundation essay on using Ethereum as infrastructure for digital public services that need cross-border institutional cooperation and privacy.
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HKMA Pilot Lets Banks Settle Tokenized Deposits Nights and Weekends in Central Bank Money
HKMA's EnsembleTX pilot, now with 12 banks, adds round-the-clock settlement of tokenized deposits in central bank money.
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BNB Chain Brings Payment Lane to Testnet in Jenner Upgrade
BNB Chain's Jenner upgrade reaches testnet with a default 5% gas reservation for eligible payments, while token listings and CAS20 activation still need governance steps.
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Akash Stakers Approve Move From Cosmos to Solana
Akash stakers approved a path to launch AKT on Solana after two audits, but moving the compute marketplace and ending staking rewards need a separate cutover vote.
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NYSE taps Wall Street giant Broadridge to bring shareholder voting to tokenized stocks
NYSE picks Broadridge to run onchain shareholder voting for tokenized stocks on its upcoming venue.
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Solar: 100× faster Solidity
Paradigm's Solar claims a 100x speedup for Solidity tooling; a primary technical release worth a look for contract developers.
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Mercado Bitcoin Halts Withdrawals Over Security Incident as Hypernative Flags $40 Million Drain
Brazilian exchange Mercado Bitcoin halted withdrawals after a security incident; Hypernative attributes over $40M in outflows to it, while the exchange says no clients lost money.
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Jito Names First Outside BAM Node Operators
Jito names outside operators for its BAM node program, with testnet onboarding and mainnet access targeted for Q1 2027.
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Standard Chartered debuts tokenized deposits in Hong Kong for corporate clients
Standard Chartered launches tokenized deposits in Hong Kong settling in central bank money via EnsembleTX.
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BTCPay Tells Merchants to Switch Off Servers Amid Hot Wallet Attack Reports
BTCPay tells merchants to shut servers running 2.4.1 and older after attacks on hot wallets, days after an emergency fix.
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Swell Opens Ethereum Claims for Tokens Stranded by Swellchain Shutdown
Swell opens Ethereum claims for tokens stranded by the Swellchain shutdown, recovering funds via a temporary BNB Chain bridge.
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What Is Hyperliquid? A Guide to HyperCore, HyperEVM and Builder Markets
Breaks down Hyperliquid's HyperCore, HyperEVM and builder markets, including differing collateral and withdrawal dependencies.
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What Is Chainlink CCIP? Tokens, Messages and Cross-Chain Completion
Explains that a successful Chainlink CCIP send still depends on verification, finality and destination execution.
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BTCPay Links Hot-Wallet Drains to Versions 2.4.1 and Older
BTCPay says hot-wallet drains trace to versions 2.4.1 and older; operators should update to 2.4.7.
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Institutional Crypto Custody: A Guide to Roles and Control
A practical guide to institutional custody roles, separating safekeeping, signing permissions and collateral sale authority.
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🚨 Ethereum solo stakers: CVE-2026-98432 is a critical Linux TCP vulnerability with potential remote root access.
A Geth solo staker found a public MPTCP listener that survived disabling MPTCP, with a CVE and a concrete check (ss -Mlntp) for node operators.
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Intersect Urges Cardano Operators to Patch Critical Linux Flaw
Intersect urges Cardano node operators to patch a critical Linux flaw, with Ubuntu fixes still pending as of the latest tracker update.
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Kalshi vs. Polymarket: Who Decides Winners and When Funds Can Leave
Compares how Kalshi and Polymarket decide winning positions and how quickly funds can leave each platform.
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Canton Strategic Holdings Moves to Tokenize Its Own Shares Under the SEC’s New Exemption
Canton Strategic Holdings plans to tokenize its own shares under the SEC's new exemption, with trading possible on Nov. 2 at the earliest.