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The Soroban software development kit (SDK), designed for developers to build smart contracts on the Stellar network, has launched its v28 upgrade. Soroban leverages the Rust programming langu
MiCA has been fully applicable since July 1, 2026: any crypto platform that serves European clients must be licensed under penalty of illegality. But the regulation stops at the door of decen
Abracadabra Plans Shutdown as MIM Stablecoin Faces Total Insolvency There's significant crypto news today coming out of the DeFi lending space. The Abracadabra community has formally proposed
LayerZero Labs is building Zero, a new Layer-1 blockchain, because its existing interoperability protocol cannot offer the throughput, privacy, and control that large financial institutions n
Monad's biggest test since its November 2025 mainnet launch arrives on November 24, 2026, when 16.8 billion MON tokens unlock in a single event. That is about 32.8% of the tokens currently in
Polkadot was called an "Ethereum killer" because it was built by Ethereum's former chief technology officer to solve the scaling problems Ethereum hadn't fixed yet, using a design of connecte
Dominic Williams is a British computer scientist and entrepreneur who founded the DFINITY Foundation and serves as its President and Chief Scientist, building the Internet Computer Protocol (
NEAR Protocol's AI Cloud has added Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 5.5 to its model lineup, offering developers access to one of the most capable coding-focused AI models available today without re
Aztec Labs has relaunched zk(.)money, a self-custodial wallet designed for private crypto payments, three years after shutting down the original version as the company shifted focus toward bu
Arc's Earn Kit Lowers the Bar for In-App Lending @arc has launched Earn Kit, a new SDK designed to make it easier for wallet developers and fintech builders to add lending products directly i
Key takeaways Robinhood Chain’s daily DEX volume has retreated from its mid-September record. Deposited capital has held up far better than trading activity. Memecoin launchpads, not tokenize
Multichain is how MARCO moves. Utility is why MARCO exists. For many crypto projects, the token comes first and the utility is added later. Melega is being built in the opposite direction. Ov
