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Base and Optimism are implementing native account abstraction on the OP Stack, with developer testing currently live on Base Vibenet and mainnet deployment scheduled for the Cobalt upgrade in September 2026. The update centers on EIP-8130 and aims to make user accounts more flexible across OP Stack

According to a customer letter released by Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) on July 23, the bank completed post-trade U.S. Treasury transactions with a stablecoin issuer earlier this year and plans to issue tokenized U.S. Treasuries by the end of 2026 for pilot trading on its private blockchain. According to a Bloomberg report, BNY Mellon plans to fully support “always-on” round-the-clock settlement for both traditional Treasuries and tokenized Treasuries in 2027. BNY Mellon’s Tokenized U.S.

According to Base's announcement, Base and Optimism are implementing native account abstraction for the OP Stack, with developer testing already live on Base Vibenet and mainnet deployment planned for the Cobalt upgrade in September 2026. The upgrade centers on EIP-8130 and aims to make user account

Chainlink announced a shift in its BUILD program economics toward commercial fee agreements, with the final BUILD rewards claims ending July 7, 2026. Participating projects will transition to commercial arrangements where fees are paid in LINK or other liquid tokens. The change aims to create

According to Chainlink's official update, the BUILD program's final rewards claims ended on July 7, 2026. Participating projects are now expected to move toward commercial fee agreements, with fees paid in LINK or other liquid tokens. The shift marks a transition from early-stage ecosystem

According to Ripple's official announcement, the company has launched its UDAX accelerator program in Brazil to support academic research, developer grants, and applications on the XRP Ledger. The initiative is designed to connect universities, researchers, and developers with the XRPL ecosystem in

XRPL validator “Vet” issued a warning in a post on X, saying the XRP Ledger v3.2.0 upgrade deadline is now less than a week away. All nodes running below v3.2.0 will face service interruptions, and it urged exchanges and project teams to complete the update as soon as possible. Current adoption status of v3.2.0 nodes （Source: XRP Ledger） Based on the latest data from the XRP Ledger explorer, the network migration is still underway. Node adoption is as follows: v3.2.0 (upgraded): 489 nodes, accou

According to Bitcoin Magazine, Lightning Labs released the alpha version of Wavelength on July 23, a toolkit providing non-custodial API access to self-hosted Bitcoin payments for developers and AI agents without requiring node operation, channel management, or liquidity provisioning. The tool

According to Forbes, on July 23, Wirex shifted from retail crypto debit cards to stablecoin banking-as-a-service, offering enterprises stablecoin cards, bank accounts, and cashback solutions. As a principal member of Visa and Mastercard, Wirex can issue cards directly without relying on sponsor bank

According to Bloomberg, New York Mellon Bank plans to support around-the-clock U.S. Treasury settlement by 2027, with tokenized debt pilots launching on its private blockchain by the end of 2026. The bank has already facilitated after-hours Treasury transactions involving stablecoin issuers

Aptos activated a feature that allows its largest stakers to process transactions at up to 100 times the network's normal limits. The feature, known as AIP-146 and authored by George Mitenkov of Aptos Labs, gives large APT holders a new functional reason to stake beyond earning yield. Aptos is a

According to TheStreet, Aptos activated AIP-146, a feature that allows large APT stakers to run transactions with processing limits up to 100 times higher than the network standard. To access the multipliers, stakers must hold substantial amounts: approximately 1 million APT unlocks a 2x multiplier,

According to TRON's statement, the network has released GreatVoyage v4.8.2 (Pyrrho) on July 22, featuring enhanced Ethereum ecosystem compatibility and improved smart contract execution performance. The TRON Virtual Machine (TVM) now supports Ethereum's Pectra and Osaka upgrades, with new

RedotPay launched a payment card that combines XRP-backed credit, Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin, and Visa's global payment network to expand the real-world utility of the XRP Ledger. The initiative allows users to spend without selling their XRP by pledging it as collateral at a 50% loan-to-value

According to BlockBeats, on July 22, Baton Corporation, the developer behind Pump.fun, is hiring a head of growth marketing with a base salary of $400,000 to $1 million, plus incentive bonuses. Pump.fun founder Alon stated the platform has grown into one of the crypto industry's largest

Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced the platform will introduce a native, non-custodial Gram wallet directly into every Telegram application this summer. The announcement, made on July 21, triggered a more than 10% price surge for Gram (formerly Toncoin) within a 24-hour period, with the token ra

Galaxy Digital launched the Galaxy Bitcoin Quantum Readiness Initiative on July 21, committing up to $5 million in grant funding to developers building post-quantum defenses for Bitcoin's cryptographic infrastructure. The program addresses Bitcoin's reliance on elliptic curve cryptography, which a s

Birdeye launched Peak on July 22, an institutional-grade digital asset terminal consolidating advanced research tools, market intelligence, and portfolio management capabilities into a single platform. The crypto intelligence firm designed Peak to serve financial institutions and professional market

According to Foresight News, Ostium, a real-world asset trading platform on Arbitrum, will resume trading on July 23 at 22:00 UTC following a July 15 attack that resulted in over $23.75 million in losses. The platform will reopen in phases, first enabling closing positions, margin adjustments,

According to PANews, Ostium, a perpetual futures DEX on Arbitrum, will restart trading on July 23 at 10:00 AM ET. All open positions and orders will be preserved and repriced at live market rates upon restart. The protocol will phase its functionality recovery, initially allowing only