BLOCKCHAIN
Blockchains incorporate several important features such as immutability, encryption and distributed storage, which combined makes secure peer-to-peer transactions possible and in turn has created the means to end human dependence on credit and thus credit intermediaries. Due to these features, blockchain has been referred to as ‘the Trust Machine’ and is forecasted to transfer the trust from agencies and institutions which are enforced by law to machine-based networks guaranteed by technology and mathematics.
Ripple (XRP) and UC Berkeley Launch UDAX Accelerator to Build XRP Ecosystem
Ripple (XRP)'s new UDAX accelerator graduates first cohort with 9 startups, including projects that tokenized $58M in assets and launched on XRPL mainnet.
Sei Network Drops Cosmos Support in Push for 200K TPS with Giga Upgrade
Sei's SIP-3 upgrade deprecates CosmWasm to become EVM-only by mid-2026. USDC.n holders must migrate assets by March or risk losing access.
Sei Unveils Market Infrastructure Grid With $100B+ Transaction Partners
Sei Network launches comprehensive developer tooling system featuring Alchemy, Privy, and Thirdweb integrations, targeting enterprise blockchain adoption.
Celestia Unveils Vision 2.0, Targets 1Tbps Blockspace for Global Markets
Celestia announces Vision 2.0 with Fibre upgrade targeting 1 terabit per second throughput, aiming to bring every market onchain from stocks to AI agent payments.
Algorand (ALGO) Foundation Taps Ex-FinCEN, MoneyGram Execs for New US-Based Board
ALGO gains 3.5% as Algorand (ALGO) Foundation unveils heavyweight board featuring former Treasury officials and fintech veterans following Delaware relocation.
Algorand (ALGO) Runs Largest VRF Draw Ever with 79K Wallets in Algoland Finale
Algorand (ALGO)'s Algoland event concludes with record-breaking 79,000-wallet VRF draw, showcasing native on-chain randomness that eliminates oracle costs for dApps.
Celestia Unveils Fibre Protocol With 1Tb/s Throughput Goal
Celestia announces Fibre Blockspace, a data availability protocol targeting 1 terabit per second across 500 nodes - 1500x its original roadmap target.
Conflux (CFX) CFX Deploys v3.0.2 Testnet With Critical RPC Bug Fixes
Conflux (CFX) Network releases v3.0.2 testnet upgrade addressing eth_call coinbase bug and PoS reward issues, plus new developer endpoints for eSpace.
VeChain VeBetter Platform Hits 43 Million Verified Sustainability Actions
VeChain's VeBetter ecosystem surpasses 43 million on-chain verified actions with 5 million users tracking environmental impact through 50+ applications.
Conflux (CFX) Releases CFX v3.0.2 Node Upgrade With RPC Fixes and Performance Boosts
Conflux (CFX) Network rolls out v3.0.2 node upgrade fixing critical RPC bugs and adding new developer endpoints. Optional upgrade improves stability.