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The state storage problem
Vitalik Buterin weighs in
The Ethereum network is approaching a critical infrastructure bottleneck, sparking intense debate among developers over how to handle the blockchain's rapidly growing "state size."
At the center of the controversy is a proposed network

According to data from XRPScan, the fixCleanup3\_1\_3 amendment is set to activate in a few days, with the current countdown being 9 days 16 hours
"fixCleanup3\_1\_3" represents the fix amendment in XRPL 3.1.3, which is now in a 2-week activation period with an expected timeline of

Cardano builder Input Output Group has revealed a new research proposal projected to boost Cardano's quantum readiness.
In a tweet, Input Output stated that the IO Research proposal future-proofs Cardano and builds long-term resilience for post-quantum security.

IO noted that the quantum

A stinging defeat
Growing importance of crypto in politics
Ripple veteran David Schwartz has provided financial support for the US Senate campaign of prominent XRP backer John Deaton, who played an instrumental role in the company's successful legal battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange

Ethereum sees slowed institutional demand
BlackRock maintains lead
Over the past week, institutional demand for Ethereum appears to have slowed significantly, as no influx of fresh capital was recorded on any day of the week.
Data provided by SosoValue shows that the Ethereum ETFs have recorded

XRP ETFs post highest weekly inflow
XRP outperforms Bitcoin and Ethereum
XRP has delivered the strongest performance seen so far in 2026 in both its trading price and ETF flows this week.
While its price achieved a major breakout past the $1.50 barrier, the asset was also showing strong demand f

RLUSD supply shrinks by 32 million
Ripple slows on RLUSD burns
After about a week of slowing down on its regular stablecoin burn activity, Ripple has just conducted the biggest RLUSD burn of the month.
Over the last day, Ripple completed two separate RLUSD burns, which marked the fourth of