Solana Foundation Appoints Rachel Conlan as Chief Strategy Officer and Jamal Raees as General Manager of Payments
The Solana Foundation appointed Rachel Conlan to lead strategy and Jamal Raees to expand global payments adoption.
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OpenZeppelin Brings Its Security Standard to the TRON Network
Designed for the TRON network, this OpenZeppelin release brings together a full suite of audited contracts, deployment plugins, and developer tools.
The rise of the $700-billion RWA perp market
Monthly RWA perp volume is up 1,148x in a year as demand grows for round-the-clock exposure to stocks and commodities.
BlackRock Maps Crypto’s Role in the AI Economy
BlackRock says AI agents could drive stablecoin payments and help create new markets for trading and financing compute.
NYSE, Blockchain.com Partner on Tokenized Stocks
Blockchain.com and the NYSE are teaming up to bring tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs to Blockchain.com’s global users through the exchange’s planned...
CFTC Warns Prediction Markets Over Mention Contracts
CFTC staff warns mention markets carry elevated manipulation risks after cases involving George Santos, White House staff and others.
ZEC and NEAR Are Eating the Blue Chips' Bid
BTC:ETH::ZEC:NEAR! How Zcash and NEAR are drawing capital away from Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Stocks Go Onchain: What the SEC's Innovation Exemption Means for Solana
A five-year SEC order lets tokenized shares with full rights trade on public blockchains without stock-exchange registration; Solana's...
If You’re Regulated Under MiCA, You’re Also Regulated Under DORA
Crypto-asset service providers authorized under MiCA are also bound by DORA, meaning security standards for onchain finance now extend well beyond...
🏴 Will BTC Underperform?
Last cycle mainstreamed Bitcoin. This one may belong to Zcash and alts with real revenue, buybacks, and newly opening U.S. markets.
This is Not Bitcoin’s Cycle
Last cycle mainstreamed Bitcoin. This one may belong to Zcash and alts with real revenue, buybacks, and newly opening U.S. markets.
Why the SEC should clarify exchange rules for blockchain apps: A safe harbor for software II
The SEC should clarify the circumstances in which developers of DEXs and their apps fall outside the Exchange Act’s exchange registration requirements.
Solana Changelog: September 18, 2026
Transaction V1 reaches mainnet as Solana targets 250ms slots, lower rent, and program deployments with four times lower fees.
How AI Is Reshaping Crypto Security, with Michael Coates
A ~$116 million Coldcard exploit shows why crypto security must eliminate single points of failure and automate defenses for AI-speed threats.
Breakpoint 2026: A guide to getting oriented (Part 1)
Your Solana Events guide to thriving (and surviving) at Breakpoint London 2026
TRON Foundation Library and Upgradeable Contracts Audit
OpenZeppelin audited three repositories. The first two make up the TRON port of the OpenZeppelin Contracts library, and the third is the TRON...
S&P Global Enters Agreement to Acquire OpenZeppelin
S&P Global has entered an agreement to acquire OpenZeppelin, the security standard for onchain finance. Open source, services, and team continue unchanged.
Project Harmonia Brings Institutional Tokenized Funds to Solana
Project Harmonia connects Allfunds, with about €1.9 trillion under administration, to tokenized funds on Solana; submissions close October 24, 2026.
Only the U.S. Senate can prevent the next FTX
If CLARITY becomes law, exchanges serving U.S. consumers will have to adopt safeguards that FTX lacked. If the bill doesn’t, those gaps will remain.
Solana Summer School 2026: From first program to demo day
A look back at Solana Summer School 2026: 1,164 applicants from 69 countries, five weeks of live classes, four weeks of capstone building, and one...
Solana: Building, Proving and Earning Trust in Public
Solana has maintained 100% uptime since February 2024, including when a routing failure took nearly 29% of network stake offline.
Solana Changelog: September 3, 2026
Firedancer adopts three RPC calls and advances ARM support, while three mainnet feature gates and new Agave, Web3.js, and Solana Kit versions land.
Solana Changelog: September 10, 2026
V1 transaction activation is delayed to Epoch 1035, alongside new Agave, Firedancer, Web3.js, Solana Kit, and program releases.
A financial integrity framework for permissionless networks
Many financial institutions are taking advantage of one of the most innovative advancements in blockchain technology — permissionless networks....