Blockchain
Protocol upgrades, security research, and developments across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the broader blockchain ecosystem.
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Stellar’s Adapter Upgrade Speeds Up Consensus and Smart Contracts
Stellar’s Adapter upgrade (Protocol 28) speeds up consensus and lets developers upgrade smart contract fleets atomically, with testnet voting starting today.
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THORChain’s v3.20 Upgrade Strengthens Cross-Chain Security
Five months after an attacker drained $10.7 million from one of its vaults, THORChain is back online with encrypted validator keys and a permission system built to contain the next breach before it spreads.
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BNB Chain’s Pasteur Hard Fork Fixes a Bridge Bug and Boosts Throughput 88%
BNB Chain closed a bug that could have let attackers forge validator approvals, while nearly doubling how much the network can handle.
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XRP Ledger’s Security Upgrade Fixes Critical Bugs, Revives Batch Transactions
Two bugs forced Ripple to pull features that businesses relied on. Both are back now, and safer than before.
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Algorand 5.0 Upgrade Doubles Smart Contract Capacity
Algorand 5.0 doubles smart contract and transaction capacity, adds a usage-based fee model, and lays groundwork for post-quantum security.
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Banks Test a NEAR Quantum-Safe Pilot for Crypto Wallets
Quantum computers that can crack today’s crypto don’t exist yet. Banks and regulators are getting ready for them anyway.
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Chainlink for Agents Lets AI Bots Trade Onchain Safely
AI agents have wanted to trade and move money on their own for a while. Chainlink just gave them a verified, safe way to do it.
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Besu Security Patch Closes Five Ethereum Client Flaws
A security firm found five ways to knock Ethereum nodes offline. Besu closed all of them before anyone exploited a single one.
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Cardano Dijkstra Upgrade Speeds Up Blockchain Scaling
Cardano just committed to a two-phase plan for the exact problem that has kept it out of everyday payments: speed.
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Solana Slot Time Drops to 350ms in Network Upgrade
Shaving 50 milliseconds off a block sounds tiny, until you’re the trader or validator counting on it. Here’s what actually changed.