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Aerodrome and Velodrome are merging, enabling Aero to operate across seven blockchain networks. The merger replaces traditional weekly liquidity-reward votes with a continuous distribution approach, aiming to enhance liquidity management efficiency. This strategic alignment seeks to optimize liquidi

Standard Chartered signed definitive agreements on 21 October to acquire 100% of Zodia Custody, a crypto custodian its venture arm agreed to launch with Northern Trust in 2020. The acquisition follows acceptance of the bank's non-binding offer by Zodia's shareholders and noteholders in May. Zodia Cu

Yuga Labs launched Mudwater on October 17, introducing a physical trading-card collection linked to digital assets on the Solana blockchain and offering claims to holders of Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) and Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC) non-fungible tokens. The collection combines physical

On October 21, 2026, SSV Labs, a core development contributor to Ethereum staking infrastructure protocol SSV Network, proposed substantially reducing its development commitments under proposal DIP-59, citing difficult cryptocurrency market conditions and tighter DAO funding. Under the revised

Solana completed deployment of its Alpenglow mainnet upgrade on October 21, according to a CoinDesk report published October 22. The upgrade aims to reduce transaction finality time to approximately 0.15 seconds from roughly six seconds. The improvement stems from a redesigned consensus system

Yuga Labs launched Mudwater on October 17, a Solana-based NFT trading-card collection that links digital assets to Ethereum-based Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) and Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC) NFTs. Each BAYC holder qualifies for 10 packs, while MAYC holders receive 2 packs per NFT; each pack

Bank Negara Malaysia launched a distributed ledger platform for tokenized bonds, bringing blockchain-based debt infrastructure into the country's settlement framework. The platform, known as the Scripless Securities Depository System Plus (SSDS+), connects digital securities records directly to

According to Fireblocks' October 21 blog post, eight intermediate certificate authority certificates associated with eMudhra were compromised. Six of the certificates were used for Transport Layer Security (TLS) and two for code signing. Fireblocks said its investigation found no evidence of the com

According to Foresight News, Cronos Network will undergo a v1.8 mainnet upgrade today (Oct 22) during 3-4 PM Beijing time, with an expected downtime of approximately 30 minutes. The upgrade targets block height 101,485,000. During the upgrade, block production, the block explorer, EVM mainnet

According to BlockBeats, on October 22, Ethereum's EIP repository received a core protocol draft called Decoupled Consensus, which proposes separating the beacon chain's head voting from finality proof voting. The goal is to enhance fork choice safety, reduce finality time, and lay groundwork for

According to BlockBeats, Sushi Managing Director Alex announced on X today (October 22) that Robinhood Chain will unveil major news next week.

Pendle launched PendleLoop, a platform enabling users to trade with leverage on any token, including tokenized stocks. The platform allows traders to take long or short positions while multiplying yields on Pendle PT and non-Pendle assets such as sUSDe. PendleLoop aims to enhance yield

SSV Labs, a key developer of the SSV Network, recently submitted governance proposal DIP-59 to significantly reduce its development roadmap due to financial strains within its DAO. The proposal emphasizes network maintenance and security while extending operations through June 2027, and highlights c

Meta AI analyzed Pi Network's potential price following a Binance listing, projecting a target of $5 to $15 in the base case and the possibility of exceeding $25 in an extremely bullish scenario. These projections assume PI is officially listed on Binance and a full-scale cryptocurrency bull run takes off. As of October 2026, PI is trading at around $0.08 and is not listed on Binance. Although a previous community vote supported a listing, Binance has yet to make an official announcement. Meta A

According to Foresight News, Pump.fun co-founder alon announced the rollout of Pump Bridge, the platform's self-developed cross-chain bridge, now available to all users. Compared to Relay, Pump Bridge improves transaction speed by 2x and

According to Foresight News, Pendle has launched PendleLoop, a one-stop tool supporting leveraged long and short trading on any token, including tokenized stocks, and amplifying yields on assets like Pendle PT, sUSDe, wstETH, and sUSDS. The tool currently supports BTC, ETH, and Base-based Mag 7 tok

Near Protocol rose 5% on Oct. 22 to $5.29, making it one of the top performers among the 20 largest cryptocurrencies by market cap. Three major ecosystem catalysts drove the rally: the number of tokens staked through NEAR AI surpassed 1 million, Near Business—a confidential multi-signature treasury for enterprise users—launched, and Near Intents volume reached $35.6 billion. Three Key NEAR Catalysts: AI Staking, Near Business Launch, and 14.6x Year-Over-Year Growth in Intents The three major cat

According to Odaily, at Lighter's Q3 investor call yesterday, CEO Vladimir Novakovski addressed investor David Hoffman's question about the timeline for DCM and DCO license approvals from the U.S. CFTC. Novakovski said extensive prior communication with regulators would streamline the process,

According to Foresight News, Cardano DeFi protocol Genius Yield will gradually halt operations. To address user asset withdrawal issues, co-founder Lars Brünjes announced the development of Genius Zero, an application allowing users to bypass Genius Yield's backend servers and directly unstake and c