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Ethereum Glamsterdam Upgrade Clears Capacity Rehearsal
Ethereum's Glamsterdam upgrade cleared a key capacity rehearsal on its devnet, confirming that the network can continue producing blocks under the upgrade's new block-building rules ahead of a proposed Sepolia testnet deployment targeted for October 6, 2026.
Ripple Adds XRP Payments to Stripe and Tempo AI Standard
RippleX has released version 1. 1 of its XRPL AI Starter Kit, adding support for the Machine Payments Protocol (MPP) co-authored by Stripe and Tempo, making the XRP Ledger a settlement rail for AI agent payments alongside the Open Wallet Standard.
Circle's Arc Mainnet Goes Live: What the Launch Means
Circle's Arc mainnet is now live, moving the network out of pre-launch testing and into full production operation.
Aave Founder Pitches ‘Uber Path’ for DeFi After Clarity Act Vote Fails
Aave founder Stani Kulechov has publicly proposed that decentralized finance protocols adopt what he calls an "Uber path" to regulatory survival, arguing that DeFi should operate and expand without waiting for legislative clarity, following the Clarity Act's failure to clear the U. S.
Kraken Parent Plans Permissioned Hyperliquid Perpetuals for U.S. Traders
Kraken's parent company, Payward, is planning a permissioned version of Hyperliquid perpetuals targeted at U. S.
Theo Launches Tokenized Silver Backed by $40M in Active Leases
Theo's launch centers on a tokenized silver instrument where the stated backing is a pool of active leases valued at $40 million, according to the launch announcement. This positions the product as a lease-backed digital asset, not a warehouse receipt or custodied-metal token.
Aave Labs Plans Tokenized-Asset Credit Market on Avalanche
The proposed market is framed as a credit facility specifically for tokenized assets, deploying on Avalanche rather than Ethereum mainnet or any of Aave's existing deployments. Aave Labs is the entity behind the plan, meaning this is a product proposal from the development arm rather than a governance-ratified launch.
Circle Debuts Arc Blockchain: What the Launch Signals
Circle has debuted Arc, an open EVM-compatible Layer-1 blockchain that uses USDC as its native gas token, with BlackRock, DTCC, Intercontinental Exchange, Mastercard, Standard Chartered, and Visa serving as founding validators.
Binance Launches Wealth Management Service With 11 US-Listed ETFs
The new service marks a direct entry by Binance into structured wealth management, positioning the exchange as a venue where users can allocate capital into regulated, US-listed fixed-income products alongside their crypto holdings.
Zama Expands Morpho Vaults, Launches Private Ethereum Swaps
Zama is expanding its confidential Morpho vault lineup and moving its private swap product onto Ethereum, extending an FHE-based confidential DeFi stack that began with a single USDC vault and now points toward multiple curators and an onchain RFQ swap venue.
Balancer Proposes Wind-Down and Treasury Payout to BAL Holders
A new governance proposal on Balancer's forum would wind down the protocol entirely and redistribute the DAO treasury, estimated at least $9M, back to BAL holders through a pro-rata burn-and-redemption process.
Balancer Proposes Shutdown, $9M Treasury Return to BAL Holders
Balancer is facing a proposed orderly shutdown, with a governance proposal calling for the DAO to wind down the protocol and return its treasury, estimated at at least $9 million, to BAL holders through an in-kind, pro-rata distribution.