Infrastructure
Infrastructure

Base to activate B20 standard for stablecoins, RWAs and other tokens

Base is scheduled to activate its B20 token standard on Wednesday at 6 pm UTC, allowing developers to begin creating…
Jul 8, 2026
Infrastructure

Validators embrace XRP Ledger's recent upgrade. But not everyone’s on board yet

The new software leads among the network’s validators, yet by node count it sits behind the older v3.1.3, and the…
Jul 8, 2026
Infrastructure

Solana’s $8.7B RWA surge shows tokenized assets are finally starting to move

RWA.xyz data shows Solana’s RWA transfer volume more than doubled over 30 days, shifting the adoption signal from tokenized value…
Jul 7, 2026
Infrastructure

NEAR Governance Votes to Scrap Developer Gas Rebate

NEAR’s on-chain governance body, House of Stake, passed proposal HSP-027 to eliminate the protocol’s developer gas rebate, a change that…
Jul 7, 2026
Infrastructure

NEAR Governance Votes to Scrap Developer Gas Rebate

NEAR’s on-chain governance body, House of Stake, passed proposal HSP-027 to eliminate the protocol’s developer gas rebate, a change that…
Jul 7, 2026
DeFi

Ethereum is losing ownership of crypto payments as Base moves $565B in stablecoins

Visa’s adjusted June data shows L2s competing for the dollar flows that could define crypto payments. The post Ethereum is…
Jul 7, 2026
Infrastructure

Polymarket Turns On Instant Bitcoin Deposits Via Lightning Network, Powered by Spark

Bitcoin Magazine Polymarket Turns On Instant Bitcoin Deposits Via Lightning Network, Powered by Spark Polymarket has enabled instant self-custodial Bitcoin…
Jul 7, 2026
Infrastructure

Radar Chat Wants to Make Sending Bitcoin as Easy as Firing Off a Text

Built on Signal’s open-source technology, Radar Chat combines encrypted messaging with self-custodial Bitcoin payments via Lightning Network. Read Full Story…
Jul 7, 2026
DeFi

USDT wins payments, USDC wins DeFi as stablecoins diverge: Dune

Dune data shows Tether’s USDT has become crypto’s dominant payments stablecoin while Circle’s USDC powers DeFi, highlighting how blockchain choice…
Jul 7, 2026
Infrastructure

Vanguard Warms to Crypto With Search for Digital Assets Chief

Bitcoin Magazine Vanguard Warms to Crypto With Search for Digital Assets Chief Vanguard is hiring its first head of digital…
Jul 7, 2026