Latest updates, press releases, and insights from the volatile world of digital assets.
Cardano's mainnet upgraded to Protocol Version 11 on July 18, 2026, through its first fully community-governed hard fork, introducing Plutus enhancements and paving the way for the Leios scaling upgrade later this year
Hyperliquid is expanding its HIP-4 outcome markets to allow any developer to create prediction markets by staking 500,000 HYPE tokens, aiming to capture a broader range of real-world events while maintaining quality controls
Zcash prepares for a major network upgrade on July 28 that retires the vulnerable Orchard shielded pool and introduces enhanced security measures, while a new high-speed node promises faster synchronization
Cardano has successfully implemented the Van Rossem hard fork, marking the network's first upgrade approved through its onchain governance system and introducing efficiency gains for smart contracts
Zcash has confirmed the mainnet activation of its Ironwood upgrade on July 28 at block height 3,428,143, introducing a new shielded pool to address a prior vulnerability in the Orchard system
Vitalik Buterin has detailed a new technical direction for Ethereum focused on quantum resistance, enhanced scalability, and privacy improvements through a multi-year plan known as Lean Ethereum
Coinbase's Ethereum layer-2 network Base experienced a significant disruption that halted block production for nearly two hours before resuming operations. The incident, linked to an invalid block, occurred just ahead of a planned network upgrade
Sonic Labs has announced major board changes with the departure of three longtime figures including Andre Cronje, triggering an immediate 5% decline in its native S token amid ongoing market pressure and governance reforms
Base, Coinbase's Ethereum Layer 2 network, is rolling out the Beryl upgrade to mainnet on June 25, introducing the new B20 token standard for efficient token issuance, cutting withdrawal times from seven to five days, and deploying Reth V2 for improved performance
Zcash has surged over 10% in the past day following swift remediation of a serious vulnerability in its Orchard shielded pool. The project is now advancing the Ironwood proposal, described as its most significant network upgrade to date, aiming to restore full supply verifiability and strengthen privacy infrastructure
