Midnight Network has officially gone live, marking the launch of one of the more ambitious privacy-focused blockchain infrastructures to reach production in recent years. The network, developed within the broader Cardano ecosystem and backed by Input Output, is being positioned as a new blockchain architecture designed to support private transactions, selective disclosure, programmable compliance, and…
Aave V4 is now live, marking one of the most significant infrastructure upgrades in decentralized finance this year and deepening one of the sector’s longest-running partnerships with Chainlink, which will serve as the protocol’s exclusive oracle platform. Aave V4 is now live on @ethereum. pic.twitter.com/JMFVNeIZby — Aave (@aave) March 30, 2026 The launch, announced Monday,…
Ripple’s research team has published a new cryptography paper outlining how the XRP Ledger (XRPL) could support confidential token balances and transfers for certain tokenized assets without sacrificing the verifiability that regulated financial institutions typically require. The proposal applies specifically to Multi-Purpose Tokens (MPTs) on XRPL — a token standard intended for institutionally oriented digital…
IOTA is drawing a clearer line around where it wants to compete in the tokenization market — and where it does not. In a public exchange on X, IOTA co-founder Dominik Schiener said the network never intended to become a major player in tokenized equities, arguing that segment is better suited to larger layer-1 ecosystems…
The Government of Bermuda has begun storing public datasets on Filecoin, in a move that offers one of the clearer examples yet of how blockchain-based infrastructure is being tested for long-term public recordkeeping. The initiative, announced with the Filecoin Foundation, will place publicly available government data onto the Filecoin network, where files are distributed across…
Polkadot (DOT) is taking a markedly different approach in Latin America. Rather than competing head-on with retail-driven ecosystems, Polkadot is pursuing a slower, more deliberate expansion strategy—one centered on education, infrastructure, and real-world adoption. Across South America, this approach is beginning to take shape through university partnerships, developer ecosystems, tokenization projects, and grassroots community initiatives….
A new Ethereum infrastructure initiative is trying to solve one of the network’s most persistent structural problems: too many layer-2 networks, and not enough coordination between them The project, called the Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ), was introduced by Gnosis and Zisk, with backing from the Ethereum Foundation, as a framework intended to make Ethereum mainnet…
Algorand has expanded its retail reach in a meaningful way after the Algorand Foundation said staking for ALGO is now available on Revolut, one of the largest digital banking platforms globally. The development gives more than 70 million Revolut customers access to Algorand staking directly through the app, marking one of the broader consumer distribution…
Chainlink is consolidating its position as the leading provider of blockchain data infrastructure, with the company saying it now secures the majority of oracle-backed value across many of the industry’s largest networks. The latest figures shared by Chainlink show particularly strong penetration on Ethereum, where it says it secures more than 80% of the market,…
Aptos just did something a lot of Layer 1s talk about but rarely execute cleanly: it made its tokenomics more serious In a notable governance update, the network confirmed that three proposals have now been passed and executed, introducing: a hard supply cap of 2.1 billion APT a staking reward reduction and a 10x increase…
