Blockchain
Protocol upgrades, security research, and developments across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the broader blockchain ecosystem.
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Chainlink Onchain GDP Data Now Live on 10 Blockchains
The same verified GDP and inflation figures now land simultaneously on ten different blockchains the moment they’re released. Could this become the standard way government statistics reach the public?
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Core Lightning’s Security Patch Closes Flaws Without Shutdowns
Nodes don’t have to go fully dark to stay safe: a simple offline flag keeps channels protected while operators plan their upgrade. Here’s how Core Lightning turned a security scramble into a repeatable playbook.
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Cardano’s Leios Testnet Delivers a 6x Throughput Boost
Over a 41-day test, endorser blocks handled 18 times mainnet’s transaction volume and made up 54% of all network traffic, all without a separate high-fee lane for anyone willing to pay more.
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Injective’s Network Upgrade Patches a $4.9M Market Exploit
Injective shipped a coordinated network upgrade within a day of an exploit, patching a market-ID bug and adding new safeguards to its permissionless market-creation system.
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Ledger Ethereum Wallet Fix Closes Signing Flaw
Two independent security teams, each running their own AI agent, uncovered the same critical signing flaw within weeks of each other. What does that race say about how fast both attackers and defenders can now move?
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Ripple’s Roadmap Makes the XRP Ledger Quantum-Resistant
Ripple’s four-stage roadmap builds a quantum-resistant XRP Ledger by testing NIST-approved signatures before quantum threats arrive.
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Japan’s Blockchain Settlement Network Could End Two-Day Stock Trades
Nearly 80 percent of Japanese institutional investors plan to add crypto holdings within three years, and regulators don’t want that capital moving overseas. Could this be the moment a G7 economy proves blockchain is ready for core market infrastructure?
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Solana’s Slot Time Upgrade Speeds Up Every Transaction
Confirmation times dropped from 415 seconds to 368 seconds in early testing, with no new fees or hardware required. Solana’s next target is 300 milliseconds, then lower still. How fast can a blockchain get before speed stops mattering?
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Aptos Native USDC Transfers Now Take Seconds, Not Minutes
No more wrapped tokens, no more fragmented liquidity: the upgrade burns USDC on one chain and mints the real asset on Aptos in seconds. Institutions courting large balances just got one less reason to hesitate.
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Ethereum Proposes a Path to Quantum-Resistant Staking
Google’s quantum researchers already mapped five ways a future quantum computer could forge validator signatures, putting over 42 million staked ETH at risk. Ethereum’s fix lets validators switch cryptography without a forced migration or a single frozen deposit.