Ethereum's Glamsterdam Upgrade Reaches Sepolia as the Mainnet Window Narrows
The largest protocol change since the Merge forks on Sepolia around 21 September, leaving client teams roughly six weeks to find what testnets always find late.
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Solana reduces slot time to 350 ms
Solana reduced its slot time to 350 milliseconds, marking the first such reduction since the inception of the network, according to the Solana Foundation’s vice president of technology, Jacob Creech. “We’re in a new era…
Hungary Drops Validator Rule as CoinCash Wins MiCA License
Hungary is rolling back strict crypto rules as CoinCash prepares to resume services after receiving authorization under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation. The Hungarian parliament voted to…
Lido's Upgrade Could Cut Ethereum Validators by One-Third
Lido upgrade aims to slash Ethereum’s validator count by one-third Latest News Published Jul 28, 2026 Lido launched Curated Module v2, an upgrade that could reduce Ethereum’s validator count by one-third by…
Cardano Activates van Rossem Hard Fork
Cardano has activated its van Rossem hard fork as of Saturday, upgrading the Cardano mainnet to version 11, which is expected to lower smart contract execution costs and lay the groundwork for Ouroboros Leios, a major…
Zcash Schedules Ironwood Upgrade for July 28
Zcash’s Ironwood network upgrade, the solution to an “infinity” bug discovered in May on the privacy-focused blockchain’s main private transaction pool, Orchard, is set to go live on July 28. Announced in June, Ironwood…
Secret Network Proposes Moving SCRT From Cosmos to Arbitrum
Privacy-focused layer-1 blockchain Secret Network is proposing to move from its longtime home on Cosmos to Ethereum layer-2 Arbitrum, citing security risks from artificial intelligence, among other reasons. Secret…
Injective CEO Warns Layer-1s May Trade Decentralization for Speed
Layer-1 blockchains will come under increasing pressure to sacrifice decentralization for speed and efficiency as adoption of the technology grows, according to Injective CEO Eric Chen. This pressure will come from the…
Buterin Unveils 'Lean Ethereum' Strawmap Prioritizing Quantum, Privacy, Scale
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has named quantum resistance, scalability and privacy as three of Ethereum's top priorities under a new "Lean Ethereum" strawmap, which lays out the network's technical direction for…
Glassnode: Nearly 30% of Bitcoin Could Be Quantum-Vulnerable
Bitcoin’s long-term security model is once again under the spotlight following new data from Glassnode suggesting that the network could face theoretical risks in a future dominated by quantum computing. The report…
AFX Mainnet Points Program Rewards Real Participants
ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, May 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — AFX, a high-performance sovereign L1 purpose-built for decentralized derivatives, has officially launched its Points Program, introducing a multi-season…
Matchain MAT Rockets 349% Amid Early Altcoin Rotation
AI Layer-2 token Matchain MAT surged 349% in a single session as speculative capital rotated into small-cap altcoins. Summary Matchain is a BNB Chain zk-rollup focused on decentralised identity and AI-driven advertising…