Zcash co-founder proposes ending grants subsidy, citing $125 million treasury
Sean Bowe, co-founder of Zcash, put forward a suggestion on Monday aimed at halting automatic financial backing for the Zcash Community Grants initiative while channeling…
Ecosystems
Starknet Community Strongly Approves Exploration of Standalone Post-Quantum Layer 1
Starknet StarkNet (STRK) token holders have decisively approved an initiative to study moving away from being an Ethereum Layer 2 network to become a standalone,…
Anza’s Alpenglow launches on Solana, reducing finality to 150 milliseconds
Anza is additionally developing additional protocol updates, such as Rotor, which aims to enhance block propagation. Solana validators swapped out the blockchain’s legacy consensus mechanism…
Ethereum Staking Peaks While Yields Drop and Solana Sees Activity Growth Says Bitwise
During the third quarter of 2026, Ethereum staking reached an all-time high, though participants experienced reduced returns because staking rewards had to be shared among…
StarkWare Introduces OffMarket to Enhance Privacy for Polymarket Traders
Operating in a restricted early rollout since August, the tool utilizes Starknet’s collective privacy pool and enforces a $1,000 USDC funding cap. StarkWare has rolled…
Starknet Launches Seven-Day Vote Regarding Independent Layer 1 Transition to Address Quantum Threats
Participants holding Starknet started casting votes on Thursday regarding whether the platform ought to investigate transforming into a standalone Layer 1 network with enhanced security…
Interactive Brokers Adds Ethereum Staking Through ZeroHash Integration
Interactive Brokers has rolled out cryptocurrency staking for qualifying customers, broadening its digital asset capabilities past simple transfers and trading. Upon rollout, staking applies exclusively…
Sui Foundation Commits $30 Million to DATA Network as AI Protocol Migrates to Sui
The Sui Foundation has committed a $30 million investment into the DATA Network through a strategic alliance that brings the artificial intelligence training data protocol…
NEAR Co-Founder Illia Polosukhin Argues Onchain Tools Reduce Reliance on Centralized Exchanges
NEAR Protocol co-creator Illia Polosukhin stated that participants in the cryptocurrency space no longer require centralized platforms for a substantial amount of their activity, particularly…
Vitalik Buterin Outlines Ethereum’s Evolution Toward 2030 and Beyond
The co-creator of Ethereum stated that next year’s scheduled Hegota upgrade will probably serve as the network’s final ‘traditional’ fork ahead of the implementation of…