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Draft ERC: Agent Safety Framework (ASF) — attributable adoption of versioned safety specifications
A draft Ethereum ERC proposes an Agent Safety Framework for attributable, versioned safety specs for agents holding credentials; it is a standards proposal, not a use case.
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Your AI agent remembers everything. Can it prove any of it?
Engram is a hackathon project giving agent memory a git-style history, signed snapshots on Walrus and Sui, and provable forgetting. It is a build with a demo, not a reported real-world task.
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API Key Rotation: What Revocation and Redeployment Actually Change
Explains why key overlap during rotation becomes a security decision when exposure is suspected.
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Franklin Templeton adds $150 million in fund shares to XRP Ledger, all in one wallet
Franklin Templeton added $150 million in fund shares to the XRP Ledger in one wallet, nearly quadrupling its on-network tokens. The receiving wallet shares authorized signers with the issuer.
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Initia Has No Restart Date After Attacker Mints Tokens and Bridges Out $2.7 Million
An attacker minted tokens on Initia and bridged out $2.7M, with a suspected MoveVM flaw and the chain halted with no restart date.
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SEC Examiners Set Sights on Tokenization at Clearing Agencies for Fiscal 2027
SEC exam staff now list tokenization at clearing agencies as a high-risk area for fiscal 2027, a notable shift in supervisory focus.
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Getting through the app review process & how we did it for our job search plugin.
A ChatGPT plugin builder details app review rules that blocked 23 of 69 tools, showing how the destructive flag applies to irreversible transactions.
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Initia halts blockchain after exploit reportedly drains over $2.6M
Initia halted its L1 and rollups after an exploit reportedly minted tokens and drained over $2.6M.
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Uniswap v4 Is Now an Aggregator
Uniswap v4 adds Aggregator Hooks that plug seven outside liquidity sources into the pool, covering over 90% of DEX activity on listed chains.
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Starknet Votes to Explore Going Solo as a Post-Quantum L1
Starknet voters backed researching a standalone post-quantum L1, though switching would need another vote.
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Initia Halts L1 and Rollups After Reported Mint Exploit
Initia halted its L1 and rollups after an exploit estimated at $2.6 million was cashed out via stablecoin swaps and ETH transfers.
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Ethereal news weekly #44 | Glamsterdam on Hoodi testnet postponed, Privacy Pools v2 live, EIP8453: Decoupled consensus
Weekly Ethereum roundup: Glamsterdam testnet delayed, Privacy Pools v2 live, and EIP-8453 on decoupled consensus.
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China Sets 2030 Target for National Blockchain Network
China's plan sets a 2030 target for a national blockchain network while keeping crypto business restricted.
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China targets 2030 for its national blockchain network buildout
China's five-year digital plan targets wider blockchain use in trade and manufacturing by 2030.
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Ethereum Delays Glamsterdam Testnet Fork Over Gas Security Flaws
Ethereum delays the Hoodi testnet fork for Glamsterdam after ChainSecurity found gas changes that could lock in contract failures, citing 13 real-world cases.
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Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #428
Bitcoin Optech's weekly newsletter covering recent Bitcoin protocol development and technical discussion.
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Chainlink Expands LG Tech Arm Tie-Up Into Formal Partnership on Korean Stablecoins
Chainlink formalized its LG CNS tie-up, bringing its stack to the lead contractor on the Bank of Korea's Project Hangang stablecoin effort.
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Ethereum delays Glamsterdam test after security devs flag risk to existing contracts
Ethereum developers canceled the Hoodi activation of the Glamsterdam upgrade after researchers showed new gas rules could permanently record failed smart contract operations.
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Chainlink partners with LG CNS to drive Korean won stablecoin expansion
Chainlink integrates with LG CNS to support a Korean won stablecoin, a partnership announcement of moderate interest.
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Dune launches real-time data feeds covering 200 onchain trading venues
Dune launches real-time data feeds covering 200 onchain trading venues, aimed at institutional tokenized-stock data.
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Aztec Announces V6 Approval While Governance Dashboard Still Shows Voting Open
Aztec announced approval of its V6 upgrade, which speeds Ethereum-to-Aztec messaging and funds 30 days of V5 operation during migration. The governance dashboard still shows voting open with an October 26 execution date, a mismatch worth checking.
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Why DefiLlama’s Data Markets Are Interesting
DefiLlama's new data markets price onchain earnings and hack risk, turning its methodology into a product.
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Tether-Backed Utexo Sets November 28 Launch for Bridged USDT on Bitcoin
Tether-backed Utexo sets a November 28 launch for bridged USDT on Bitcoin, with testing on Signet first.
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Lightning Labs Urges Immediate Updates Over Certificate Vulnerability
Lightning Labs urges immediate updates because a compromised eMudhra certificate could block trust; updating Go alone does not patch installed software.
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Fireblocks disputes report of $2.5B Visa acquisition talks
Fireblocks says reports of a $2.5B Visa acquisition are 'not true at present time'; Visa declined to comment.
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Starknet Poll Backs Post-Quantum Layer 1 Research With 93.52% Support
Starknet's non-binding vote backed post-quantum Layer 1 research with 93.52% support; no network transition was approved.
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Uniswap’s aggregator hooks go live on Ethereum, Base and Robinhood Chain
Uniswap v4 aggregator hooks are live on Ethereum, Base and Robinhood Chain, routing trades through external liquidity.
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Your wallet doesn't have a balance. It has a bag of coins, and which ones it spends decides your fee. We wrote up how Bitcoin Core picks them.
A clear explainer on how Bitcoin Core chooses coins and how coin selection drives transaction fees.
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Stock Tokens Compared: Ownership and Exit at Robinhood, OKXICE and DTCC
Compares how Robinhood's offshore stock tokens, OKXICE's proposed entitlements and DTCC's institutional conversions handle ownership, dividends and exit.
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Pump.fun Ditches Relay for In-House Pump Bridge
Pump.fun says its in-house crosschain bridge cut buy errors 92% and halved buy times versus Relay, though these are the company's own claims.