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Starknet Launches Community Vote on Quantum-Resistant Independent Chain

Starknet initiated a seven-day governance vote Tuesday to explore research into an independent Layer 1 blockchain design...

Oct 15, 2026, 01:05 PM

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zkSync Launches Airbender Prime Prover as Starknet Explores L1 Independence

Matter Labs unveiled Airbender Prime, a zero-knowledge prover that processed 7,200 consecutive Ethereum blocks in under ...

Oct 15, 2026, 04:01 AM

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Coinbase Urges Early Start on Bitcoin Quantum-Resistant Migration

Coinbase published technical requirements for migrating Bitcoin to quantum-resistant cryptography, arguing the process m...

Oct 14, 2026, 07:06 PM

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Babylon Proposes Native Bitcoin Collateral for Aave V4

Babylon has advanced a proposal to allow Bitcoin holders to borrow stablecoins on Aave V4 using native BTC as collateral...

Oct 14, 2026, 03:04 PM

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Solana Falls 9% Before Alpenglow Upgrade as Analyst Flags Historical Support Level

Solana fell 9% to trade near $107 ahead of its October 21 Alpenglow upgrade, with ETF outflows continuing. A market anal...

Oct 14, 2026, 08:02 AM

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Solana Schedules Alpenglow Mainnet Upgrade for Oct. 21 to Cut Finality to 150ms

Solana's core development team Anza set October 21 for the Alpenglow mainnet upgrade, which will replace the TowerBFT vo...

Oct 14, 2026, 05:05 AM

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Jupiter Token Rises 51% in Four Weeks as Protocol Fees Decline

JUP gained 51% over the past four weeks, outpacing Bitcoin and Ethereum despite a 5.6% pullback in the latest week. Jupi...

Oct 14, 2026, 02:04 AM

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Aptos Launches Optional Encrypted Mempool to Combat Frontrunning

Aptos rolled out an Encrypted Mempool feature on mainnet that hides pending transaction details from bots to prevent fro...

Oct 13, 2026, 03:02 PM

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BitMine to End Ethereum Purchases Once Holdings Reach 5%

BitMine founder Tom Lee announced the company will stop buying Ether once its holdings reach 5% of total supply, ending ...

Oct 13, 2026, 12:02 AM

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NEAR Rises 12-16% as Futures Open Interest Hits $1.95B

NEAR token gained between 12% and 16% over the weekend, climbing toward $5.85–$6 as futures open interest reached $1.95 ...

Oct 12, 2026, 08:03 PM

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THORChain Fees Rebound 84% Above September but Still Trail Peak

THORChain fees recovered in the week ending October 15 after a 91% collapse the prior week, but remain 84% below their S...

Oct 12, 2026, 04:11 PM

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XRP Ledger Patches Decade-Old Bug That Could Create Unspent XRP

Researchers discovered a flaw in the XRP Ledger that could have allowed payments to create spendable XRP without proper ...

Oct 12, 2026, 01:07 PM

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