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Glamsterdam Gas Audit: Ethereum Asks Auditors to Test Eight Broken Invariants
The Ethereum Foundation published eight invariants that Glamsterdam's gas repricing breaks, and asked auditors to check client contracts before the fork ships.
November 7, 2026
Best Crypto to Buy Now: BTC Slips Below $83K as Aptos Surges on Block-STM v2
Aptos rallied 8.46% in a day after a 60% cut to monthly emissions and the Block-STM v2 rollout. The data shows a supply-led move while liquidity is still leaving the chain.
October 20, 2026
Zcash Activates NU7 on Testnet, Cutting Block Times to 25 Seconds
Zcash has activated its NU7 upgrade on the public testnet, running 25-second blocks and a fee-funded security reserve before the November mainnet launch.
October 5, 2026
Solana Moves Alpenglow Upgrade to Public Testnet
The Alpenglow upgrade replaces TowerBFT with the Votor voting protocol, shrinking transaction finality from roughly 12.8 seconds to about 150 milliseconds.
September 24, 2026
Zcash Sets NU7 Upgrade Timeline With November 5 Mainnet Target
Zcash has finalized its NU7 upgrade schedule: testnet activation on October 6 and a mainnet target of November 5 with three-times-faster blocks.
September 20, 2026
Zcash’s New Zakura Node Targets Visa-Scale Privacy With 50,000 TPS
Zcash’s new Zakura node takes the first concrete step toward processing private transactions at Visa-like speeds, a leap that could redefine privacy coin.
July 19, 2026