Solana sets Oct. 21 for Alpenglow upgrade targeting 150ms finality
Solana has scheduled its Alpenglow consensus upgrade for Oct. 21, aiming to cut transaction finality from about 12.8 seconds to a 150ms target.
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Starknet opens seven-day vote on leaving Ethereum L2 to become standalone Layer 1
Starknet opened a seven-day, non-binding Snapshot vote on exploring an exit from Ethereum L2 to an independent, post-quantum Layer 1. Early results show 99.91% yes.
AI-Assisted Attack Risk Prompts Arbitrum’s Emergency Freeze of Stylus Activations
Arbitrum's Security Council has paused new Stylus activations on Arbitrum One and Nova, citing AI-assisted attack risks to chain liveness. Existing contracts keep running; no restart date set.
Aztec’s zk.money is live again, and it launched on a known critical flaw
Aztec relaunched zk.money on its Ethereum Layer 2 with the V5 proof-system flaw unfixed, unaudited software and $2,500 caps as safeguards.
Hyperliquid Lending Launch: The LTVs and Liquidation Thresholds Behind the $269M Day One
Hyperliquid's lending launch: how the protocol isolates risk, and the collateral terms lenders should check.
MEV bot yoink front-runs $7.8M Gnosis Safe exploit; Kelp DAO pauses receiving address
An MEV bot called yoink front-ran a $7.8M rsETH hack from a Gnosis Safe, and Kelp DAO paused the receiving address for 24 hours.
Ethena Foundation Proposes Fee Switch for ENA Buybacks, Ends VC Token Unlocks
The Ethena Foundation proposed a fee switch directing 95% of net protocol revenue to ENA buybacks, ending future investor unlocks, and buying out early backers who sold tokens.
AI-Discovered Bug Triggers Emergency Warning for Bitcoin Lightning Node Operators
Core Lightning developers confirmed AI-submitted vulnerability reports are real and urged node operators to upgrade or run offline mode while patches are prepared under a two-week embargo.
Cloudflare Launches Stablecoin Wallets for AI Agents
Cloudflare began rolling out programmable wallets on Tuesday, part of a plan to let AI agents pay for APIs, data, and online content with stablecoins.