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StablecoinsAdoption

Tokenized Deposits: How Banks Are Moving Money to Blockchain

Tokenized deposits allow banks to issue digital representations of their customer balances directly on blockchain networ...

Jul 20, 2026, 03:07 PM
FDICEthereum
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Zcash Schedules July 28 Hard Fork to Seal Orchard Pool

Zcash will execute a hard fork on July 28, called Ironwood, to seal the Orchard shielded pool and contain a potential co...

Jul 19, 2026, 01:10 PM
ZcashOrchard
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a16z: Institutional Adoption Requires Different Blockchain Design Than DeFi

Andreessen Horowitz published research Friday arguing that blockchain adoption by traditional finance institutions requi...

Jul 19, 2026, 01:02 AM
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Ethereum's Transaction Burn Collapses as Activity Migrates to Layer 2s

Ethereum's daily transaction burn has declined sharply as user activity migrates to Layer 2 scaling solutions, undermini...

Jul 19, 2026, 12:01 AM
EthereumArbitrum
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Robinhood Chain DEX Activity Trails Solana by Wide Margin on Launch

Robinhood Chain launched and briefly ranked third among decentralized exchanges, but on-chain metrics show a substantial...

Jul 18, 2026, 09:02 PM
Robinhood ChainSolana
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Hoskinson Proposes Bitcoin Bridge to Cardano With Built-In ADA Burn

Charles Hoskinson outlined a plan to bring Bitcoin liquidity onto Cardano through a bridge mechanism that would integrat...

Jul 18, 2026, 08:14 PM
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Cardano Transfers Core Infrastructure to Independent Ecosystem Teams

Cardano is transferring core infrastructure responsibilities from the Cardano Foundation to independent ecosystem teams,...

Jul 18, 2026, 08:04 PM
CardanoCardano Foundation
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BNB Chain RWA TVL Hits $5.2B, Narrowing Gap With Ethereum

BNB Chain's total value locked in tokenized real-world assets reached $5.2 billion, according to RWA.xyz data. The miles...

Jul 18, 2026, 04:06 PM
BNB ChainEthereum
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Solana Holds Support Amid Uneven Layer-1 Capital Flows

Solana maintained key technical support levels this week despite mixed capital inflows across Layer-1 protocols. The div...

Jul 18, 2026, 03:03 AM
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