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Pi Network Rebounds Above $0.08 Ahead of Protocol 28 Upgrade

Pi Network bounced back above $0.08 after falling to $0.07894 on October 14, testing support levels near its summer reco...

Oct 6, 2026, 05:03 PM

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NEAR Token Hits 21-Month High as Price Rallies 135% in a Month

NEAR token reached its highest level in 21 months, trading near $5.16 after a 135% surge over the past 30 days. The rall...

Oct 6, 2026, 08:01 AM

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Ethereum Tests 200M Gas Limit on Sepolia Testnet Ahead of Mainnet Decision

Ethereum's Glamsterdam upgrade activated on Sepolia testnet October 6 with support for a 200 million gas limit, more tha...

Oct 6, 2026, 07:03 AM

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Ethereum Tests 200M Gas Limit on Sepolia Ahead of Mainnet Decision

Ethereum activated the Glamsterdam upgrade on Sepolia testnet with an optional 200 million gas limit, more than three ti...

Oct 6, 2026, 07:03 AM

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Solana Launches Open-Source DvP Program for Institutional Settlement

Solana Foundation released Solana DvP, an MIT-licensed open-source delivery-versus-payment program with input from JPMor...

Oct 6, 2026, 03:04 AM

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Ethereum Unstaking Queue Hits 25-Day Wait as Exit Demand Surges 392%

Ethereum's exit queue has swelled 392% since early October, reaching its longest wait time of 2026 at approximately 25 d...

Oct 5, 2026, 08:22 AM

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Zcash Activates NU7 Upgrade on Testnet, Sets Nov. 5 Mainnet Launch

Zcash activated its NU7 network upgrade on testnet at block 4,465,026, reducing block time from 75 seconds to 25 seconds...

Oct 5, 2026, 05:10 AM

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Sui Processes $65 Billion in Stablecoin Transfers After Eliminating Fees

Sui recorded $65 billion in stablecoin transfers over five days following the elimination of gas fees for stablecoin tra...

Oct 4, 2026, 12:03 AM

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Ethereum Staking Reward Burn Pulled From Holesky Upgrade Plan

The authors of EIP-8363 withdrew a proposal to burn Ethereum staking rewards from the Holesky upgrade after objections f...

Oct 3, 2026, 10:11 AM

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Tether Launches USDT on Bitcoin with Private Transfers and BTC Swaps

Tether is returning USDT to Bitcoin's base layer this month through a project called Utexo, enabling private transfers, ...

Oct 3, 2026, 04:08 AM

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Ethereum Foundation Launches zkAPI for Private API Payments

The Ethereum Foundation and Open Anonymity Project deployed zkAPI on mainnet October 1, allowing users to prove payment ...

Oct 2, 2026, 07:06 PM

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MetaMask Validator Incident Triggers Ethereum Staker Exits to Nine-Month High

MetaMask disclosed a security incident affecting its validator infrastructure on September 30, prompting Ethereum staker...

Oct 2, 2026, 08:18 AM

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