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Ethereum validators face a configuration choice next week that could determine how aggressively the network tests its next major scaling push.The Glamsterdam upgrade is scheduled to activate on the Sepolia testnet on Oct. 6 at 13:53:36 UTC, bringing changes designed to increase Ethereum’s execution capacity. Node operators must update both execution and consensus clients before the fork, while stakers must also upgrade their beacon node and validator software.But simply installing compatible software will not necessarily move Sepolia toward the 200 million gas preference scheduled for the test.Prysm 7.2.0 and Teku 26.9.1 both support Glamsterdam but will continue using a 60…
Ripple’s Brazilian foothold spans cross-border payments and securities records in a country Chainalysis ranked first for grassroots crypto adoption.Ripple and CSD BR, a regulated financial market infrastructure operator, announced a first phase on Sept. 29 to mirror ownership records for BTG Pactual investment fund shares on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). CSD BR’s systems will remain the official record for registration, deposit, and settlement.The announcement follows a Sept. 28 interview in which RippleX executive Markus Infanger told Estadão’s E-Investidor that about $2.7 billion of the $6.7 billion in tokenized real-world financial assets he counted on XRPL was in Brazil.That puts roughly…
Cardano and Petrobras have developed blockchain applications focused on sustainable aviation fuel and Petrobras’ renewable Diesel R. The SAF project links fuel certificates with digital records to improve traceability and reduce the risk of double counting. A proposed Diesel R system would track fuel data across production, transport and use while supporting Scope 3 emissions reporting. ADA rose 3.34% over 24 hours following the announcement, although trading volume remains below levels seen in 2025 and 2022. Cardano is getting some new use cases. In a press release dated 30 September, the Cardano Foundation said it is pushing into public digital…
Standard Chartered initiated coverage of Ethena’s ENA token on 30 September with a US$2 forecast for the end of 2028, about seven times the US$0.28 price cited in its note. The bank estimates the supply of Ethena’s USDe stablecoin could reach US$40 billion by end-2028. Ethena’s governance rules start ENA buybacks only once USDe supply hits US$7.5 billion, and CoinGecko showed about 4.87 billion USDe in circulation on Thursday. Standard Chartered began research coverage of Ethena (ENA) on Wednesday, forecasting the token will reach US$2 (AU$2.88) by the end of 2028. That target is about seven times the US$0.28 (AU$0.40)…
Japanese payment provider PayPay added Binance Pay on Sept. 30, letting eligible overseas visitors pay from their crypto balances at participating offline stores in Japan. Merchants receive the proceeds in Japanese yen.PayPay’s launch announcement says the integration runs through HIVEX, a cross-border payment network. For visiting Binance users, funds held in their crypto accounts can cover a yen-denominated purchase, with conversion handled during payment.Binance says the feature is exclusively for visitors who have completed its identity verification and is unavailable to Japan residents. Its launch blog sets out that restriction, while PayPay specifically excludes Binance Japan users residing in Japan.This…
Singapore’s crypto economy grew 55.4% to US$284 billion (AU$409 billion) in the year to 30 June, the largest in Central & Southeast Asia and Oceania, according to Chainalysis. Activity on institutional platforms in Singapore rose 94% to US$60 billion (AU$86.4 billion), with most of it concentrated among a small number of market makers, OTC desks and institutional brokerages. Australia ranked second at US$173.1 billion (AU$249.3 billion), with total activity down 5.6% and activity on institutional platforms up 33.3%. Singapore was the largest crypto economy in Central & Southeast Asia and Oceania in the year to 30 June, Chainalysis said on…
Base’s Cobalt upgrade, scheduled for mainnet Sept. 30 at 18:00 UTC, will let issuers of B20 tokens configure balance seizures separately from ordinary transfer restrictions. For a token that enables the feature, a holder could remain free to transfer while still being eligible for administrative reassignment.B20 is Base’s native ERC-20-compatible token standard, offered in Asset and Stablecoin variants. It already gives administrators control over roles and policies governing balance movements, and now it will also govern the administrative powers over those balances.Role assignments identify who can exercise a particular power, while policy settings determine which accounts an operation can affect.…
Ripple and CSD BR are bringing XRPL into Brazil’s regulated capital markets through a live fund-record mirroring project. CSD BR is using XRPL to mirror ownership records for selected BTG Pactual investment funds while retaining its existing legal records. The first phase will test the technology under real operating conditions, with access limited to approved corporate and banking clients. Future stages could include direct onchain asset issuance, trading by authorised participants and expansion beyond Brazil. Ripple is bringing the XRP Ledger (XRPL) into Brazil’s regulated capital markets through a new partnership with CSD BR, one of the country’s financial market…
Judge Rachel P. Kovner rejected claims by nine alleged fraud victims seeking to contest forfeiture of approximately 127,271 Bitcoin in a Sept. 25 order.Their filings did not plausibly connect their lost funds to the specific seized wallets, leaving them with a different potential recovery route if the government wins the forfeiture case.The Eastern District of New York judge struck the timely claims of Ath Leepinyo and Connie Wilson and denied seven other claimants permission to file late. All nine lacked Article III standing, the legal threshold for contesting the action.The case began with a civil forfeiture complaint filed on Oct.…
Uniswap’s StablePair fee hook is designed to keep more of the value from rebalancing stablecoin pools with liquidity providers.Yet the rule deciding which trade counts as a correction depends on a configured reference rate.StablePair is a Uniswap v4 hook, a contract that changes a pool’s behavior. Its fee logic compares a cached pool price with a reference stored in the hook’s configuration. The design prices trades around that benchmark, leaving providers exposed if a token’s economic value moves away.Uniswap Labs announced the two Ethereum pools, USDC/USDT and USDC/USDG, on Sept. 10. Its Sept. 16 explanation noted that Providers allocating capital…