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Key Highlights a16z crypto says blockchain throughput has improved enough that other infrastructure constraints are becoming more important for financial markets. The firm argues that markets need predictable rules for…
Key Highlights ARK Invest and Glassnode assess Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana across four areas: auditability, security, governance and ownership. The report estimates full-node hardware costs at $289 for Bitcoin, $730…
Key Highlights Japan plans to study a blockchain-based payment infrastructure capable of settling stock and Japanese government bond transactions in real time, around the clock. The Financial Services Agency, Ministry…
Key Highlights XRP Ledger and the XRPL EVM Sidechain are now available on the Axelar App. The integration enables cross-chain transfers for assets, including XRP, WBTC, WETH, USDF, SHx, SOIL,…
Blockchain gaming project DeFi Kingdoms will permanently retire DFK Chain on August 28, 2026, ending support for the dedicated blockchain that has powered the game’s ecosystem for several years. According…
Key Highlights XRPL is set to introduce five new features next week, pending validator approval. The upgrade aims to improve privacy, payments, and token management for businesses and institutions. XRP…
Key Highlights ARK Invest’s Lorenzo Valente said RWAs accounted for 54% of Hyperliquid’s weekly trading volume. Single equities now represent 61% of all RWA trading volume on Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 markets.…
Cardano has officially enacted its Van Rossem hard fork, moving the network to Protocol Version 11 through an intra-era upgrade that keeps the ledger inside the current Conway era. The…
Key Highlights Michael Saylor has published 110 reasons why he believes Bitcoin should reject BIP-110. He argues that the proposal could restrict valid transactions, limit future Bitcoin development, and create…
Key Highlights Uniswap governance has opened voting on two proposals to expand protocol fees across 12 blockchain networks. Robinhood Chain would join Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, and other networks already participating…