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Cardano Treasury Spending Framework Enters 2026 Budget Cycle

Cardano's governance process is advancing a formalized 2026 budget framework that ties treasury spending to measurable K...

Jul 6, 2026, 05:07 AM

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Chainlink CCIP v1.6 Adds Solana Support, Expanding Cross-Chain Coverage

Chainlink deployed CCIP v1.6 on mainnet, enabling cross-chain messaging to Solana for the first time. The upgrade extend...

Jul 6, 2026, 05:01 AM

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Solana Drops Below $80 as Network Activity Signals Continued Development

SOL fell below $80 per token, marking a notable pullback from recent highs. Despite the price weakness, on-chain activit...

Jul 6, 2026, 01:03 AM

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Solana Argues External Assets Need More Than Bridges for Market Viability

Solana's ecosystem team published analysis arguing that bringing external assets onto the chain requires coordinated liq...

Jul 6, 2026, 01:02 AM

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Ethereum Hovers Near $1,800 as Lean Ethereum Roadmap Draws Trader Focus

Ethereum traded near $1,764 Thursday with technical support at $1,700 and resistance at $1,800 on watch. Traders are mon...

Jul 5, 2026, 02:08 PM

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Vitalik Buterin Outlines Ethereum Quantum Resistance Push Targeting 2029

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin released a roadmap dubbed "Lean Ethereum" aimed at preparing the network for quantum...

Jul 5, 2026, 01:16 PM

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Aptos Blockchain Patched After Researchers Find Critical Validator Flaw

Security researchers discovered a critical vulnerability in Aptos that achieved a near-90% success rate at breaking the ...

Jul 5, 2026, 09:01 AM

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Aptos Patches Critical Vulnerability Exploitable for Hundreds of Dollars

Aptos core developers fixed a critical vulnerability that allowed attackers to extract hundreds of dollars per exploit. ...

Jul 5, 2026, 02:02 AM

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Robinhood Launches Blockchain, Intensifying Corporate Chain Buildout

Robinhood deployed its own blockchain on July 1, joining Coinbase's Base, Stripe, Circle, and Tether in building proprie...

Jul 4, 2026, 10:03 PM

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RippleX Engineer Details XRP Ledger's Quantum-Safe Cryptography Roadmap

A Ripple engineer outlined plans to upgrade the XRP Ledger with quantum-resistant cryptographic algorithms ahead of pote...

Jul 4, 2026, 11:07 AM

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Cardano Rises 15% in a Week as ADA Approaches $0.23

Cardano token ADA gained 15% over the past seven days, trading near $0.23 as of publication. The rally follows broader m...

Jul 4, 2026, 09:01 AM

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Shielded Labs Flags Ironwood Delay Risk Over Exchange Readiness

Shielded Labs warned July 3 that Zcash's planned Ironwood network upgrade could be delayed due to unpreparedness among e...

Jul 4, 2026, 12:06 AM

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