Layer 13 SourcesSolana Activates 350ms Slot Time on Mainnet, Begins Scaling PathSolana activated 350-millisecond slot times on mainnet Wednesday, the first reduction since launch, as the network begin...Aug 21, 2026, 03:06 PMSolanaSolana Foundation
Layer 1Security5 SourcesMANTRA Chain Resumes After 30-Hour Halt to Fix Cosmos EVM BugMANTRA Chain resumed block production Friday after deploying version 8.4.0 to patch a Cosmos EVM vulnerability that halt...Aug 21, 2026, 07:03 AMMANTRA ChainCosmos
Layer 2Layer 12 SourcesGnosisDAO Votes to Retire Standalone Chain, Settle to EthereumGnosisDAO approved proposal GIP-153 to transform Gnosis Chain from an independent Layer 1 into an Ethereum-settled zero-...Aug 20, 2026, 10:02 AMGnosisGnosisDAO
Layer 1Markets2 SourcesEthereum Marks 11 Years With $148B in Stablecoins, ETH Down 61% From PeakEthereum celebrated its 11th anniversary on July 30, now hosting $148 billion in stablecoins and serving as the primary ...Aug 20, 2026, 05:01 AMEthereumETH
Layer 1Adoption2 SourcesArthur Hayes Returns to Lead Flop Labs, Plans FLOP Token LaunchArthur Hayes, former BitMEX CEO, has taken on a leadership role at Flop Labs, a network focused on AI-driven autonomous ...Aug 19, 2026, 08:09 AMArthur HayesFlop Labs
Layer 1Security2 SourcesZcash Activates Ironwood Fix as ZEC Rebounds From July DeclineZcash activated the Ironwood upgrade on July 28, closing the vulnerable Orchard pool and opening a replacement under new...Aug 19, 2026, 04:02 AMZcashZEC
Layer 12 SourcesEthereum Researchers Propose Self-Funded Privacy Pools for 2027 UpgradeEthereum Foundation researcher Toni Wahrstätter proposed two transaction changes targeting the 2027 Hegotá upgrade that ...Aug 17, 2026, 11:02 PMEthereumToni Wahrstätter
Layer 1Security2 SourcesHarmony Considers Full Blockchain Rollback After Unauthorized Minting BreachHarmony is weighing a full blockchain rollback to August 11 checkpoints following an unauthorized minting incident that ...Aug 17, 2026, 11:09 AMHarmonyONE
Layer 1Layer 22 SourcesVitalik Backs Bitcoin's Utreexo for Ethereum Scaling ResearchEthereum researcher Vitalik Buterin credited Bitcoin's Utreexo model as inspiration for Ethereum's scaling work on nativ...Aug 17, 2026, 10:04 AMEthereumBitcoin
