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Ripple detailed a proposed XRPL Lending Protocol on June 29 that would create standardized credit infrastructure for institutions using tokenized assets on the XRP Ledger. The framework keeps underwriting and compliance decisions off-chain while placing loan servicing, repayment, interest, and

According to Ripple, on June 29, the company proposed the XRPL Lending Protocol to create standardized credit infrastructure for institutions using tokenized assets on the XRP Ledger. The protocol separates underwriting and compliance decisions off-chain while placing loan servicing, repayment,

According to ChainCatcher, ZetaChain shut down platform deposits on June 1 and opened a final withdrawal window as it transitions from cross-chain infrastructure to an AI-focused private memory layer centered on Anuma, user memory, identity, permissions, payments, and agents. The network

According to Foresight News, ZetaChain is discontinuing its traditional cross-chain infrastructure effective June 30, to focus on Anuma and next-generation user-owned memory, identity, permissions, payments, and AI agents. The transition follows a three-phase plan: deposits halted starting June 1, w

According to the Ethereum Foundation, this week the EF announced a 20% staff cut and announced a reorganization around five "clusters"—protocol, access, user, community, and institutional layers. In the same week, Vitalik Buterin flagged a 40% budget cut. Concurrently, ETHLabs launched as a new

The Ethereum ecosystem experienced multiple security and organizational developments last week, with Taiko suffering a $1.7 million bridge exploit and Tornado Cash DAO facing governance attack suspicions. The Taiko incident stemmed from an SGX signing key exposed on GitHub, while Tornado Cash's

Heslin Kim, CEO of digital asset infrastructure firm Zenith, discussed the future of tokenization markets and institutional blockchain adoption in an interview on the 26th at Seoul Club meeting room in Jung-gu, Seoul. Kim leads Zenith's development of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) layer for

Zano confirmed block 3,833,000 for Hard Fork 6 (HF6) activation, expected between Aug. 25 and 27, 2026. HF6 introduces Gateway Addresses, a technical solution designed to remove barriers that previously limited ZANO access on exchanges and decentralized exchange platforms. The upgrade addresses a lo

According to Zano, Hard Fork 6 (HF6) will activate between Aug. 25 and 27, 2026, at block 3,833,000. The upgrade introduces Gateway Addresses, a new account type designed for exchanges, decentralized exchanges, bridges, and infrastructure providers. Unlike standard Zano addresses, Gateway Addresses

Ripple proposed the XRPL lending protocol through two technical standards designed to bring institutional-grade borrowing onto the XRP Ledger. The protocol separates credit assessment, which remains offchain with institutions, from loan execution, which is enforced onchain through predefined rules c

Velvet protocol's VELVET token posted a 249% gain over the past week, ranking among the top performers in the top 70 assets, as the protocol consolidated its Base liquidity onto Aerodrome and launched synthetic pre-IPO markets for SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic on June 10. The rally drove VELVET

Chainlink added 6,100 new wallet addresses in two days, marking what was described as the network's strongest wallet growth burst of 2026. The growth occurred while LINK has been trading in the same difficult environment as the rest of the altcoin market. Chainlink is positioned as an

Over the past week, Velvet (VELVET) has surged 249%, ranking among the top performers across the top 70 assets, according to CoinMarketCap and CoinGlass data. The token climbed from a low of $0.09 to $2.09, driven by two major protocol developments: the consolidation of Base liquidity onto

According to Cryptobriefing, ORE has surpassed 3 million SOL deployed for mining since its V3 protocol launch. The deployment milestone reflects participation from Solana users in ORE's mining model, which requires users to actively deploy SOL to

According to its official statement on X, Sui announced that gas-free transfers on the network enable AI agents to continuously execute workflows. The feature allows agents to call APIs, execute tasks, and operate autonomously without experiencing freezing or

According to Odaily, Breez, a Bitcoin infrastructure provider, has added a new feature to its SDK that allows users to send USDC and USDT directly from their Bitcoin balance to over 30 blockchains without pre-conversion or holding stablecoins. The feature integrates Lightning Network with

According to ChainCatcher, Breez has newly launched a feature in its developer toolkit allowing users to send USDC and USDT directly from Bitcoin balances to over 30 blockchain networks without prior conversion or holding stablecoins. The feature combines Lightning Network with automatic conversion:

According to PANews, on June 29, Cosmostation announced it will halt validator services across 22+ networks starting July 1, including Althea, Axelar, IOTA, Dymension, Fetch.ai, Gravity Bridge, Namada, Neutron, Nillion, Noble, Nym (nyx), Persistence, Sentinel, Stride, and others. The validator

According to Foresight News, Canton Network announced that Logical Synchronizer Upgrades (LSU) went live on mainnet with the Canton 3.5 release. The mechanism allows new synchronizer infrastructure to run parallel with the existing network, enabling automatic network transition in seconds to

According to Foresight News, Sky (formerly MakerDAO) announced on June 29 that its execution voting address handoff process will migrate from Discord's new-spells channel to governance forum posts as the legacy Discord server phases out. Proposal authors must submit addresses as comments once spells