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AI agents could squeeze L1 block space, Avalanche CEO says - 3
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AI agents could squeeze L1 block space, Avalanche CEO says

Avalanche Treasury Co. CEO Bart Smith has warned that AI agents could strain Layer 1 block space as automated financial activity moves onchain and traditional markets adopt longer trading hours. AI agents could test available block space The Block reported…
Wirex integrates Tempo for enterprise stablecoin cards
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Wirex integrates Tempo for enterprise stablecoin cards

Wirex has integrated Tempo as a settlement option for enterprise stablecoin cards, offering sub-second finality and stablecoin fees.
Ethereum targets quantum-resistant L1 by 2029 - 4
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Ethereum targets quantum-resistant L1 by 2029

The Ethereum Foundation has published ratings for 62 Hegotá proposals after collecting 397 assessments from about 60 protocol specialists across nine teams. The Ethereum Foundation said in a Sept. 7 post on X that its Protocol Cluster had released two…
Harmony sets Sept. 10 deadline for ONE holders to exit DeFi - 5
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Harmony sets Sept. 10 deadline for ONE holders to exit DeFi

Harmony has told ONE holders to leave smart contracts by Sept. 10 because liquidity pools, multisig vaults and on-chain applications cannot move to Ethereum under its proposed network closure. Harmony said users do not need to file a claim for…
Ethereum versus Solana: Which L1 captures more value?
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Ethereum versus Solana: Which L1 captures more value?

ARK researcher Lorenzo Valente compared Ethereum, Solana and Hyperliquid with three restaurant models to assess their value capture.
Ethereum developers flag contracts at risk from gas changes
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Ethereum developers flag contracts at risk from gas changes

Ethereum developers warned that Glamsterdam’s gas repricing could disrupt certain L1 contracts, wallets and tools using fixed gas assumptions.
MANTRA price falls 10% as network halts transactions
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MANTRA price falls 10% as network halts transactions

MANTRA Chain halted validators and transactions during an incident investigation, freezing asset transfers with no restart timeline announced.
Ethereum Hegotá plan gets 4 priorities from Ethlabs
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Ethereum Hegotá plan gets 4 priorities from Ethlabs

Ethlabs urges Ethereum developers to prioritize FOCIL, faster slots, native account abstraction and L1 scaling as Hegotá scope narrows.
Ethereum L1 drops Poseidon in post-quantum move - 6
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Ethereum L1 drops Poseidon in post-quantum move

Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake has said the network’s layer 1 will leave Poseidon after an eight-year, eight-figure research effort and pursue established hash functions such as SHA-2 or BLAKE2s. Ethereum L1 turns away from Poseidon Justin Drake said in…
Harmony probes reported 4B ONE mint as price plunges
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Harmony probes reported 4B ONE mint as price plunges

Harmony is working with exchanges and weighing a rollback after an analyst reported an unauthorized 4 billion ONE mint that sent ONE lower.
Is Ethereum losing the L1 race to Solana? - 7
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Is Ethereum losing the L1 race to Solana?

Solana now beats Ethereum on trading volume, active users, and fee revenue. Ethereum still holds the money. Halfway through 2026, the question is no longer who is faster. It is whether the two chains are even running the same race.…
Andre Cronje leaves Sonic board as token slump sparks overhaul - 8
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Andre Cronje leaves Sonic board as token slump sparks overhaul

Sonic Labs has announced a leadership overhaul after the S token extended its long-running decline, with former chief technology officer Andre Cronje joining two other senior figures in stepping down from the organization’s board. According to Sonic Labs, Andre Cronje,…
Ethereum’s Glamsterdam upgrade puts Layer 1 scaling back in focus
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Ethereum’s Glamsterdam upgrade puts Layer 1 scaling back in focus

Ethereum’s Glamsterdam upgrade enters final devnet testing, bringing ePBS, Block-Level Access Lists, and gas changes before public testnets.
Ripple tests XRP Ledger lending code for hidden Layer-1 flaws
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Ripple tests XRP Ledger lending code for hidden Layer-1 flaws

XRPL’s native lending protocol enters formal verification as Ripple and Common Prefix test Layer-1 code before Mainnet validator activation.
Japan Open Chain eyes B2B payments as EJPY plan takes shape - 9
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Japan Open Chain eyes B2B payments as EJPY plan takes shape

Japan Blockchain Foundation plans EJPY on JOC and Ethereum for B2B settlements as Japan’s regulated yen stablecoin race expands across 2026.
ACX price gains 85% as Across Protocol proposes token-to-equity conversion - 10
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ACX price gains 85% as Across Protocol proposes token-to-equity conversion

The price of Across Protocol token surged sharply after a governance proposal suggested a major structural shift for the project. ACX saw a sharp surge in activity, trading at about $0.063 at the time of writing. The token gained roughly…