DeFiLayer 12 SourcesAave V4 Launches Dollar-Euro Lending on Circle's Arc NetworkAave V4 deployed Arc Markets on September 16, enabling dollar-euro lending pairs with four initial reserve assets and a ...Oct 16, 2026, 12:02 AMAaveArc Markets
Layer 1Security2 SourcesSafe Launches Safenet Aegis Security Network Across Three ChainsSafe deployed Safenet Aegis, a security network enabling transaction verification across Ethereum, Gnosis, and Arbitrum....Oct 15, 2026, 02:07 PMSafeSafenet Aegis
Layer 2Layer 12 SourcesStarknet Launches Community Vote on Quantum-Resistant Independent ChainStarknet initiated a seven-day governance vote Tuesday to explore research into an independent Layer 1 blockchain design...Oct 15, 2026, 01:05 PMStarknetSTRK
Layer 2Layer 12 SourceszkSync Launches Airbender Prime Prover as Starknet Explores L1 IndependenceMatter Labs unveiled Airbender Prime, a zero-knowledge prover that processed 7,200 consecutive Ethereum blocks in under ...Oct 15, 2026, 04:01 AMzkSyncMatter Labs
SecurityLayer 12 SourcesCoinbase Urges Early Start on Bitcoin Quantum-Resistant MigrationCoinbase published technical requirements for migrating Bitcoin to quantum-resistant cryptography, arguing the process m...Oct 14, 2026, 07:06 PMCoinbaseBitcoin
DeFiLayer 13 SourcesBabylon Proposes Native Bitcoin Collateral for Aave V4Babylon has advanced a proposal to allow Bitcoin holders to borrow stablecoins on Aave V4 using native BTC as collateral...Oct 14, 2026, 03:04 PMBabylonAave
Layer 16 SourcesSolana Schedules Alpenglow Mainnet Upgrade for Oct. 21 to Cut Finality to 150msSolana's core development team Anza set October 21 for the Alpenglow mainnet upgrade, which will replace the TowerBFT vo...Oct 14, 2026, 05:05 AMSolanaAnza
DeFiLayer 12 SourcesJupiter Token Rises 51% in Four Weeks as Protocol Fees DeclineJUP gained 51% over the past four weeks, outpacing Bitcoin and Ethereum despite a 5.6% pullback in the latest week. Jupi...Oct 14, 2026, 02:04 AMJupiterJUP
Layer 1Security2 SourcesAptos Launches Optional Encrypted Mempool to Combat FrontrunningAptos rolled out an Encrypted Mempool feature on mainnet that hides pending transaction details from bots to prevent fro...Oct 13, 2026, 03:02 PMAptosAPT
