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Zcash grants committee scraps plan to move 98,000 ZEC
Altcoins

Zcash grants committee scraps plan to move 98,000 ZEC

Faced with community backlash, the committee pulled its proposal to redirect the coins to future mining rewards, leaving rival plans on the table.

Sofia Marek· ·2 min read
XRP's Coinbase 'discount' on Nov. 2 was mostly a stablecoin illusion
XRP

XRP's Coinbase 'discount' on Nov. 2 was mostly a stablecoin illusion

Once USDT prices were converted into dollars, XRP's apparent Coinbase discount at the Nov. 2 close shrank from 0.168% to 0.006%.

Alex Rivera· ·2 min read
NEAR governance votes to cut max token issuance to 1.6%
Altcoins

NEAR governance votes to cut max token issuance to 1.6%

NEAR's House of Stake has passed HSP-029, trimming the network's annual issuance ceiling from 2.5% to 1.6% on a 24-month schedule.

Daniel Okoro· ·2 min read
Akash's Solana Plan Would End Staking Rewards, Keep AKT Issuance
Solana

Akash's Solana Plan Would End Staking Rewards, Keep AKT Issuance

A proposal to move Akash to Solana would stop rewards on the current chain while leaving room for new AKT to be issued for providers and the treasury.

Daniel Okoro· ·2 min read
Solana's reward records don't say what fee a validator charged
Solana

Solana's reward records don't say what fee a validator charged

Agave, Solana's validator client, leaves the applied-rate field empty in reward records. Checking what fee a validator actually charged means extra digging.

Alex Rivera· ·2 min read
Robinhood Eyes XRP Ledger Link for Its 29 Million App Users
XRP

Robinhood Eyes XRP Ledger Link for Its 29 Million App Users

A new agreement with Ripple would bring RLUSD access to Robinhood's app and plans to settle on the XRP Ledger, according to CryptoSlate.

Mia Chen· ·2 min read
Ripple wins final OCC approval for national trust bank
XRP

Ripple wins final OCC approval for national trust bank

The OCC has signed off on Ripple National Trust Bank, which will manage RLUSD reserves, despite pushback from traditional banking groups.

Sofia Marek· ·2 min read
Ripple and BNY Eye XRP Ledger for Approved Invoice Financing
XRP

Ripple and BNY Eye XRP Ledger for Approved Invoice Financing

BNY is adding XRP and RLUSD to its custody platform while Ripple and C2FO test invoice settlement on the XRP Ledger.

Alex Rivera· ·2 min read
Bitcoin Looks Shaky as Ripple's Bank Win Fails to Lift XRP
XRP

Bitcoin Looks Shaky as Ripple's Bank Win Fails to Lift XRP

CoinDesk's Oct. 27 day-ahead note flags weakness in bitcoin and a muted XRP response to Ripple's bank news.

Mia Chen· ·2 min read
Solana now charges 1 SOL to file a bug report as AI spam piles up
Solana

Solana now charges 1 SOL to file a bug report as AI spam piles up

After a monthlong contest drew 809 submissions, Solana's security process now requires researchers to permanently burn 1 SOL per report.

Mia Chen· ·2 min read
CZ pitches BNB Chain for AI as BNB Standard rings Nasdaq bell
Altcoins

CZ pitches BNB Chain for AI as BNB Standard rings Nasdaq bell

Changpeng Zhao says AI could drive the next wave of crypto use, while BNB Standard says it will do more than sit on a pile of BNB.

Priya Nair· ·2 min read
Firedancer bounty hunters must burn 1 SOL, even on duplicate bug reports
Solana

Firedancer bounty hunters must burn 1 SOL, even on duplicate bug reports

Firedancer's new bounty setup makes researchers burn 1 SOL per submission, duplicates included, after a spring contest that paid out on eligible repeat finds.

Sofia Marek· ·2 min read