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- PancakeSwap Opens “The Flip” Vote; Final CAKE Emissions Cut Depends on Supply Target
PancakeSwap’s The Flip vote proposes an 88% LP fee share and staged CAKE emission cuts. The final reduction to 7,000 per day depends on a supply target; approval and deployment remain unverified. - TON v2026.10 removes validators from public overlays as RLDP2 deprecation begins
TON v2026.10 removes validators and collators from public overlays, adds external-message controls and begins RLDP2 deprecation. The release does not establish operator adoption or network-wide performance gains. - Filecoin Lotus 1.38.3 Rebuilds Node and Miner to Reject Distrusted Certificates
Lotus 1.38.3 rebuilds Filecoin node, miner and worker packages with Go 1.26.10 to reject distrusted intermediate certificates. Operators using earlier binaries are urged to upgrade. - Sui Mainnet 1.82.3 Ships Storage-Fee Cut; Protocol Activation Still Needs Validator Quorum
Sui mainnet 1.82.3 carries a lower non-refundable storage charge and removes full-node JSON-RPC. Protocol activation still depends on validator quorum. - Bitcoin Core 32.0 Tag Lands; Official Binary Directory Still Shows Release Candidates
Bitcoin Core 32.0 received a final signed source tag on 21 October, while the official binary directory still exposed only release candidates when checked. - Polkadot Foundation Warns Fearless Extension Users of Leaked Keys
Polkadot’s Foundation warns Fearless browser-extension users to replace exposed keys. Installed builds, reused seed phrases and transfer locks complicate recovery. - Polkadot Metanode Plan Proposes 320 Validators; Initial Per-Validator Reward UnchangedPolkadot’s Metanode plan proposes a smaller validator set and expanded operator duties. A reward clarification leaves allocation questions open.
- NEAR Business Opens Early Access for Confidential Multichain Treasuries; Adoption Remains Unverified
NEAR Business advertises confidential, self-custodial treasury operations across 35+ chains. Early access, audits, integrations, adoption and NEAR-token value capture remain unverified. - NEAR Ships rc.6 Testnet Fixes; Mainnet Upgrade Remains PlannedUpdated 22 October evening: nearcore rc.6 adds header-compatibility, cryptography-dependency and archive-restart fixes. Testnet protocol 88 is developer-reported; mainnet rollout remains planned.
- Lido Vote Enacts MetaMask Validator Limit Cut; Execution Waits Until 23 October
Lido vote #206 enacted MetaMask Staking’s zero target limit, but the parameter change still awaits Dual Governance execution scheduled for 23 October at 13:14 UTC. - Arbitrum Opens L1 Governance Recovery Vote; Stale Delegation Risk Remains
Arbitrum’s proposed Ethereum recovery governor would use proven ARB delegation state. A temperature check is underway, while assertion age, chain scope, testing and audit work remain unresolved. - Injective and BDACS Plan KRW1 Settlement for Tokenized Assets; Live Rollout Remains Unverified
Injective’s 20 October BDACS agreement targets KRW1 settlement for tokenized assets. NetNapz separates the plan from live deployment and examines the issuer’s reserve, redemption and control terms. - Polkadot Crawler Finds More Peers After Fix; Higher Count Is Not Network GrowthProbeLab’s crawler changes increased observed Polkadot peers. NetNapz checks the dialer defaults and separates measurement coverage from network growth and unresolved connectivity concerns.
- BNB Foundation Reports 1.65 Million BNB Quarterly Burn; Dollar Figure Is Not Cash Returned
BNB’s 19 October announcement reports 1,646,196.44 BNB burned. The dated dollar estimate is not cash returned to holders or evidence of equivalent market purchases. - NEAR AI Sets Out Verification Goal; Math Benchmark Is Not a Network Security AuditNEAR’s 16 October explanation sets a protocol-verification goal. Its AI mathematics benchmark is not a completed security audit of deployed blockchain code.
- Nadex Self-Certifies SEI Perpetual Futures; Cash Settlement Is Not Token Ownership
Nadex’s 8 October SEI perpetual-futures filing describes dollar-settled exposure through registered intermediaries. Certification is distinct from token ownership, trading activity and adoption. - Aptos Ends Genesis Investor and Contributor Vesting; Other APT Supply Streams Continue
Aptos confirms its genesis investor and contributor vesting ended on 12 October. Other distributions and staking issuance are separate; unlock completion does not establish sales or deflation. - USDC Receives EU Significant-Token Classification; Dual Supervision Starts 12 November
The EBA’s 14 October decision classifies EU-issued USDC as a significant e-money token. Dual supervision starts 12 November; Circle’s separate reform requests are not enacted changes. - NEAR Moves MPC Node Funding to Protocol Emissions; Performance Checks Remain CentralNEAR’s 15 October announcement shifts MPC infrastructure from grants to protocol-emissions funding. Operator performance, reporting and actual payments remain the accountability tests.
- Cardano Seeks Research on Lower UTxO Deposits; No Parameter Cut Announced
Cardano’s 16 October research request examines lower UTxO deposits and node-resource trade-offs. Proposals close 4 November; no parameter reduction is announced. - Monero 0.18.5.4 fixes DNSSEC checks and restores RPC compatibility
Monero’s 16 October maintenance release repairs DNSSEC checks and temporarily restores RPC numeric conversion, with a breaking change flagged for v0.19. - Solana Study Weighs Faster Leader Handoffs Against Geographic Concentration Risk
Solana research examines shorter leader handoffs and geographic concentration. SIMD-0675 remains an open proposal; modelled gains are not live network performance. - Hedera Completes Mainnet v0.78.1 Upgrade; Release Notes Still Show TBA
Hedera reports mainnet v0.78.1 completed on 16 October. Status timing, lagging release-note labels and individual-node availability require separate interpretation. - DIFC Courts Use Avalanche Credentials to Verify Documents; Confidential Files Stay Offchain
DIFC Courts use Avalanche C-Chain credentials to verify document origin and integrity while confidential files remain offchain. Legal effect and AVAX demand require separate evidence. - BNB Jenner Testnet Date Needs Clarification as Official Sources DifferUpdated 23 October: BNB’s 22 October guide gave 28 October for Jenner testnet, while both client releases still specify 29 October at 02:30 UTC. No reconciliation was verified; mainnet has no exact confirmed time.
- Cross River Announces RLUSD Core-Banking Integration; Availability and Adoption Remain Separate
Cross River announces RLUSD integration into its Core Operating System on the XRP Ledger. Limited-state availability, production adoption and XRP demand remain separate. - Ripple Prime Adds RWA Perpetual Swaps; Derivative Exposure Is Not Asset OwnershipRipple Prime announces institutional RWA perpetual swaps with cross-margining and RLUSD collateral. Derivative exposure, counterparty risk and XRP demand remain distinct.
- Polygon Releases Bor v2.10.3 Security Fixes; Operators Urged to Check Timeout Settings
Polygon releases Bor v2.10.3 security and stability fixes, urging older nodes to upgrade and review Heimdall timeout configuration. This is not a hard fork. - Stellar Announces Live Chainlink Data Services; Adoption and XLM Demand Remain Separate Tests
Stellar’s foundation announces live Chainlink Data Feeds and Data Streams. Oracle availability, tokenized-asset use in lending and incremental XLM demand remain distinct. - Evernorth Plans XRP Treasury Deployment With Four Partners; On-Ledger Lending Remains Conditional
Evernorth plans institutional deployment from its reported 473 million XRP treasury with four partners. Allocation amounts, closing conditions and future on-ledger lending remain distinct. - DriveWealth Adds Ripple Rails for Brokerage Funding; RLUSD Settlement Starts With EuropeDriveWealth’s Ripple partnership spans RLUSD settlement, payments and custody, with U.S. expansion planned and equity financing under exploration. Rollout stages remain distinct.
- Solana Marks Alpenglow Mainnet Active; 150ms Finality Remains a Target
Updated 21 October: the Solana Foundation now marks Alpenglow active on mainnet. The 150ms finality figure remains a target pending measured production evidence. - Ripple and Meritz Explore Korean Custody and Tokenization; No Live Rollout AnnouncedRipple and Meritz Securities will explore custody and tokenization in Korea in regulatory stages. No production rollout, transaction volumes or XRP demand were established.
- Sui Foundation Commits $30 Million to DATA Network; Chain Migration Still AheadSui Foundation’s announced $30 million DATA Network investment backs AI-data infrastructure, but the native-Sui migration and holder transition plan remain ahead.
- Tether Backs EFY Finance’s Latin America Stablecoin Push; Investment Terms Undisclosed
Tether’s EFY Finance seed investment targets institutional USDT and USAT payment infrastructure in Latin America. Financial terms and incremental settlement volumes were not disclosed. - Aptos Activates Opt-In Encrypted Mempool; Payload Privacy Is Not Anonymity
Aptos has activated an opt-in encrypted mempool that hides pending transaction payloads before ordering, while sender addresses, fees and completed transactions remain public.