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Starknet Explores L1 Transition, Citing Quantum Resistance by 2027

Starknet is actively considering a shift from Ethereum Layer 2 to independent Layer 1 status, citing a path to quantum r...

Oct 10, 2026, 01:06 PM

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Vitalik Buterin: AI Poses Cryptography Risk, Advocates Unused Address Migration

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin warned that artificial intelligence could weaken cryptographic systems designed to r...

Oct 10, 2026, 07:03 AM

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Solana DeFi Firms Orca and Loopscale Merge Under Formation Brand

Solana-based DEX Orca and lending platform Loopscale have merged under the new brand Formation, a New York-incorporated ...

Oct 10, 2026, 05:23 AM

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Robinhood Chain Transactions Drop 40% as Memecoin Trading Cools

Robinhood Chain daily transaction volume fell 40-42% since mid-September as memecoin trading cooled, though deposits rem...

Oct 10, 2026, 05:22 AM

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Starknet Weighs Layer 1 Shift as STRK Token Rallies Over 100% in a Week

Starknet's STRK token rose 116.7% over seven days, reaching $0.1190 per token, as developers actively consider transitio...

Oct 10, 2026, 01:04 AM

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NEAR Gains 83% in Four Weeks, Outpacing Bitcoin and Ether

NEAR Protocol rose 83% over the past four weeks, outperforming Bitcoin and Ether, driven by the Bitwise spot ETF launch ...

Oct 9, 2026, 07:10 PM

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Zcash Targets January 2027 for Quantum-Resistant Payments Upgrade

Zcash developers plan to implement quantum-resistant payment support by January 2027, addressing emerging threats to blo...

Oct 9, 2026, 01:01 PM

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Sui Launches Hashi Bitcoin Finance Protocol With $500M Commitments

Sui is launching Hashi this month in a phased mainnet rollout, a protocol enabling institutions to use Bitcoin as collat...

Oct 9, 2026, 08:15 AM

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Solana to Halve Block Times With Final 200-Millisecond Upgrade

Solana is completing a seven-week rollout to cut block times from 400 milliseconds to 200 milliseconds, doubling through...

Oct 9, 2026, 08:15 AM

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Polkadot Launches dotUSD Stablecoin as DOT Tests $1 Support

Polkadot went live with dotUSD, a USDT-backed stablecoin governed through its OpenGov system, with 2.77 million tokens i...

Oct 9, 2026, 02:05 AM

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NextBlock Invests $3M in Soda Labs' Seed Round for Blockchain Privacy

NextBlock has fully funded a $3 million seed round for Soda Labs, a blockchain infrastructure company building privacy t...

Oct 8, 2026, 11:04 PM

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Aave Lists December AUSD Principal Token on Monad With 93% LTV

Aave launched a December AUSD principal token on the Monad blockchain with a 93% loan-to-value limit, immediately fillin...

Oct 8, 2026, 09:17 PM

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