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Ethereum Foundation Shifts From Poseidon Hash to SHA and BLAKE3

Ethereum Foundation is transitioning away from Poseidon, a custom hash function it championed for eight years, in favor ...

Aug 15, 2026, 01:06 AM

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Ethereum Roadmap Shifts Focus to Quantum Resistance and AI Security

Vitalik Buterin updated Ethereum's technical roadmap to prioritize quantum resistance, privacy protections, and AI-assis...

Aug 14, 2026, 07:02 PM

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SharpLink Plans $200M Ethereum Stake Through Lido Protocol

SharpLink Gaming announced plans to stake $200 million in ETH through Lido, receiving wstETH in return and holding the p...

Aug 14, 2026, 01:05 PM

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Jupiter Lend v2 Ties Lending Returns to Trading Volume on Solana

Jupiter, a major Solana lending protocol, launched Lend v2, which allows deposited assets to earn both lending yield and...

Aug 14, 2026, 04:01 AM

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Jupiter Launches Lend v2 on Solana With Smart Debt Feature

Jupiter launched Lend v2 on Solana, introducing a Smart Debt feature that allows both supplied and borrowed assets to ea...

Aug 13, 2026, 09:01 AM

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TRON Processes $2.1T in USDT Transfers as Stablecoin Supply Hits Record

TRON processed $2.1 trillion in USDT transfers during the second quarter of 2026, according to Messari's State of TRON r...

Aug 13, 2026, 04:09 AM

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Solana Network Nearly Lost Finality After Routing Bug Took 29% of Validators Offline

A routing misconfiguration at a single hosting provider took approximately 29% of Solana's staked validators offline Tue...

Aug 12, 2026, 04:02 PM

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Harmony ONE Token Crashes After Attacker Mints 4 Billion Tokens

An attacker minted approximately 4 billion ONE tokens, equivalent to roughly one-quarter of Harmony's total supply, caus...

Aug 12, 2026, 12:02 PM

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Ethereum and Solana Reassess Inflation Schedules for Security Costs

Ethereum and Solana are reviewing their token issuance schedules to balance network security funding against holder dilu...

Aug 11, 2026, 07:06 AM

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Pi Network Protocol 26 Upgrade Deadline Looms, Risk of Node Disconnection

Pi Network's mandatory Protocol 26 upgrade reaches its August 11 deadline tomorrow, after which non-compliant node opera...

Aug 11, 2026, 07:04 AM

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Ethereum Roadmap Prioritizes Privacy and Post-Quantum Cryptography

Ethereum's updated roadmap now prioritizes native rollups, enhanced privacy features, and post-quantum scaling as techni...

Aug 11, 2026, 02:05 AM

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Ethereum Roadmap Prioritizes Privacy and Quantum-Safe Cryptography

Ethereum's updated technical roadmap elevates privacy enhancements and post-quantum cryptography as higher-priority rese...

Aug 11, 2026, 02:04 AM

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