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
Layer 12 SourcesEthereum Proposal Caps Staking Rewards at 50% Supply ThresholdAn Ethereum governance proposal would phase out staking rewards if network participation exceeds 50% of total ETH supply...Aug 16, 2026, 01:02 AMEthereumETH
Layer 1Stablecoins4 SourcesCircle Targets September 16 for Arc Public Mainnet LaunchCircle set September 16 as the public mainnet launch date for Arc, its permissioned blockchain, with 11 named founding v...Aug 15, 2026, 10:07 PMCircleArc
Layer 12 SourcesEthereum Foundation Shifts From Poseidon Hash to SHA and BLAKE3Ethereum Foundation is transitioning away from Poseidon, a custom hash function it championed for eight years, in favor ...Aug 15, 2026, 01:06 AMEthereum FoundationPoseidon
Layer 1Security2 SourcesEthereum Roadmap Shifts Focus to Quantum Resistance and AI SecurityVitalik Buterin updated Ethereum's technical roadmap to prioritize quantum resistance, privacy protections, and AI-assis...Aug 14, 2026, 07:02 PMEthereumVitalik Buterin
Layer 1DeFi2 SourcesSharpLink Plans $200M Ethereum Stake Through Lido ProtocolSharpLink Gaming announced plans to stake $200 million in ETH through Lido, receiving wstETH in return and holding the p...Aug 14, 2026, 01:05 PMSharpLink GamingLido
DeFiLayer 12 SourcesJupiter Lend v2 Ties Lending Returns to Trading Volume on SolanaJupiter, a major Solana lending protocol, launched Lend v2, which allows deposited assets to earn both lending yield and...Aug 14, 2026, 04:01 AMJupiterSolana
DeFiLayer 12 SourcesJupiter Launches Lend v2 on Solana With Smart Debt FeatureJupiter launched Lend v2 on Solana, introducing a Smart Debt feature that allows both supplied and borrowed assets to ea...Aug 13, 2026, 09:01 AMJupiterSolana
