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Solana is set to reduce its target block time to 200 milliseconds at epoch 1053, completing a series of upgrades begun in August. The change should create five block opportunities per second, while increasing validator demands and shortening transaction timing windows.
The XRP Ledger has activated PermissionDelegationV1_1, allowing banks, stablecoin issuers and other businesses to assign limited tasks to separate accounts while keeping primary keys offline. Users are still warned not to delegate PaymentBurn because a separate flaw could permit issued-token creation.
Bitcoin miners’ daily revenue has climbed 78% to as much as $48 million as Bitcoin recovered from its July low. Hashprice also reached its highest level since January, but rising difficulty and a possible retreat toward $80,000 could renew pressure on less efficient operators.
XRPL’s $1.338 billion in tracked stablecoins shows the scale of assets on the ledger, not the amount of XRP users must buy or hold. Fees, account reserves, bridge transactions and liquidity pools create XRP demand, but the available dashboard does not quantify those channels.
Senator Richard Blumenthal has asked Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Brandon Lutnick for information about the firm’s relationship with Tether, including reserve management, sanctions controls and allegations involving illicit finance and Russia sanctions evasion.
Greece is preparing a bill to tax crypto capital gains at 15%, with a €500 annual exemption, loss carryforwards and taxation on fiat conversions or spending. The measure would apply from January 2025 and is expected to reach parliament in November.
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Bitcoin dropped below $81,000 as more than $1 billion in leveraged positions were liquidated. Although traders expect the Federal Reserve to pause in October, market pricing still points to possible rate hikes later this year and into 2027.
EDX Markets and VerifiedX are partnering to bring vBTC, a one-to-one Bitcoin-backed programmable asset, to institutional spot trading. EDX will also become a VerifiedX validator, linking its trading and clearing infrastructure with the network supporting the token.
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Germany’s BaFin rejected the MiCA authorization application of Futurum Bank, operator of Bitcoin.de. The platform plans to outsource trading and custody to regulated German partners, while withdrawals remain available and trading and euro deposits stay suspended.
Securitize has launched tokenized versions of 12 major U.S. stocks on Solana, backed one-to-one by real shares. The product is aimed at eligible investors and preserves rights including dividends and, where applicable, voting, while trading begins through Securitize’s platform.
Project Eleven and Quantus plan institutional custody support for Quantus in the first quarter of 2027, highlighting the challenge banks face in preserving key controls and audits as blockchains prepare for possible quantum-resistant cryptography.
The Cardano Foundation has spun out its digital-identity project Veridian as an independent Swiss company and tokenized most of its 1 million shares on Cardano. Veridian is the first company to use Cardano’s CIP-0113 programmable-token standard, though the shares are not publicly offered.
Crypto lending has climbed more than 55% since July to about $56 billion, recovering from a sharp second-quarter contraction. The rebound is intensifying concerns about interconnected protocols, cross-chain assets, human error and the limits of AI-assisted security testing.
Former PlayStation executive Shawn Layden says Sony’s decision to stop producing physical discs for new games in 2028 has damaged the brand. He argues digital access is not the same as ownership, while critics point to Sony’s court position and a petition opposing the move.
Bitcoin has fallen nearly 5% this week after failing to hold above $85,000. Thin spot and ETF trading, combined with 3.27 million BTC held by profitable short-term investors, leaves $81,900 as a key test if the decline continues.
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