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Ethereum Tests 200M Gas Limit on Sepolia Ahead of Mainnet Decision

Ethereum activated the Glamsterdam upgrade on Sepolia testnet with an optional 200 million gas limit, more than three ti...

Oct 6, 2026, 07:03 AM
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Solana Launches Open-Source DvP Program for Institutional Settlement

Solana Foundation released Solana DvP, an MIT-licensed open-source delivery-versus-payment program with input from JPMor...

Oct 6, 2026, 03:04 AM
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Zcash Activates NU7 Upgrade on Testnet, Sets Nov. 5 Mainnet Launch

Zcash activated its NU7 network upgrade on testnet at block 4,465,026, reducing block time from 75 seconds to 25 seconds...

Oct 5, 2026, 05:10 AM
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Sui Processes $65 Billion in Stablecoin Transfers After Eliminating Fees

Sui recorded $65 billion in stablecoin transfers over five days following the elimination of gas fees for stablecoin tra...

Oct 4, 2026, 12:03 AM
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Ethereum Staking Reward Burn Pulled From Holesky Upgrade Plan

The authors of EIP-8363 withdrew a proposal to burn Ethereum staking rewards from the Holesky upgrade after objections f...

Oct 3, 2026, 10:11 AM
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Tether Launches USDT on Bitcoin with Private Transfers and BTC Swaps

Tether is returning USDT to Bitcoin's base layer this month through a project called Utexo, enabling private transfers, ...

Oct 3, 2026, 04:08 AM
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Ethereum Foundation Launches zkAPI for Private API Payments

The Ethereum Foundation and Open Anonymity Project deployed zkAPI on mainnet October 1, allowing users to prove payment ...

Oct 2, 2026, 07:06 PM
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Uniswap Labs Plans OUSD Rewards Hook for Liquidity Providers

Uniswap Labs is designing a rewards hook to incentivize liquidity providers using Origin Protocol's OUSD stablecoin. OUS...

Oct 1, 2026, 02:05 AM
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MetaMask Staking Exits Lido Validators After Infrastructure Compromise

MetaMask Staking has initiated a full exit from its Lido validators following a security incident, with Lido estimating ...

Oct 1, 2026, 12:06 AM
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