Solana has cut its target slot time from 300 milliseconds to 250 milliseconds, increasing the rate at which the network produces slots by nearly 17% without raising its overall processing ceiling by the same amount. Summary Solana has reduced its target slot time from 300ms to 250ms, bringing the network to four targeted slots per
Input Output Group has warned Cardano users to avoid its YouTube channel on Sept. 18 after an apparent takeover resulted in a suspected AI-manipulated Charles Hoskinson livestream promoting a cryptocurrency giveaway. Summary Input Output warned users to avoid its YouTube channel after an apparent account hijack Friday. A suspected AI-manipulated Charles Hoskinson livestream promoted a
BitGo has appointed Alex Rozman as chief compliance officer effective Sept. 21, placing the former Exodus compliance executive in charge of enterprise compliance and financial crime programs as the NYSE-listed digital asset company expands its regulated institutional business. Summary BitGo appointed Alex Rozman chief compliance officer, effective September 21, to oversee global compliance programs. Rozman
StablecoinX has secured a permanent waiver ending the 48-month lock-up on its ENA holdings from Oct. 5, 2026, while leaving separate controls on token sales in place. Summary Oct. 5 will bring StablecoinX’s ENA holdings onto the same unlock schedule as other holders. The waiver removes lock-up, vesting, and scheduled-release rules covering the company’s ENA.
Aurora Intents has added Sui as a destination for one-signature cross-chain transactions, extending access to a solver network that Aurora Labs says has routed more than $30 billion. Summary Users can fund and complete actions on Sui from supported external chains with one signature. Intents Connect removes separate bridging, wallet switching and SUI gas management
The Senate’s 50-49 failure to advance the CLARITY Act has left crypto firms without a federal market structure framework and could delay product launches, funding decisions, and commercial agreements, according to three industry experts. Summary The CLARITY Act failed to secure the 60 Senate votes required to open debate. WasabiCard expects regulatory uncertainty to delay
XRP has fallen below the key $1.30 level after losing 7.3% on Tuesday, while Dubai-based crypto investor Royal Kane has ruled out buying the token because of its $81 billion market value. Summary XRP has dropped 23% from its recent high near $1.68. Royal Kane cited XRP’s large market capitalization in rejecting an investment. The
Avalanche Treasury Co. CEO Bart Smith has warned that AI agents could strain Layer 1 block space as automated financial activity moves onchain and traditional markets adopt longer trading hours. Summary Smith said AI agents could challenge the assumption that blockchain capacity is effectively unlimited. Rising transaction demand could make technical differences among Avalanche, Solana
CleanSpark shares have gained 4.73% to close near $13.40 after the Bitcoin miner proposed a $2.227 billion secured notes offering to finance construction at its Sandersville data center campus. Summary CleanSpark plans to issue $2.227 billion of senior secured notes due in 2031. Proceeds would fund Sandersville construction, reimburse earlier investments and establish debt reserves.
S&P Global has agreed to acquire blockchain security company OpenZeppelin as the financial data and ratings provider expands its digital asset business into smart contract and onchain technology risk assessment. Summary S&P Global has agreed to acquire OpenZeppelin to expand its smart contract security and onchain risk assessment capabilities. OpenZeppelin has completed more than 900
