
Firedancer v1.0.0 Reaches Testnet, Completing Solana's C Rewrite
Firedancer reached v1.0.0 on Solana's testnet, finishing the ground-up C rewrite. It is not recommended for mainnet, where the Frankendancer hybrid still runs.
Tech, protocols & infrastructure

Firedancer reached v1.0.0 on Solana's testnet, finishing the ground-up C rewrite. It is not recommended for mainnet, where the Frankendancer hybrid still runs.

Starknet put STRK20 live on mainnet on 9 June, a privacy standard covering arbitrary ERC-20 tokens. Private transfers are validated by zero-knowledge proofs, with encrypted notes stored in contract storage and a stated cost of roughly 4 STRK each.

An attacker exploited a mismatch between Syscoin's two layers to mint about 5 billion SYS, roughly $10 million. The funds were recovered and destroyed; the bridge stays paused.

JPMorgan, Bank of America and Citi are building a shared tokenized-deposit network operated by The Clearing House, targeting the first half of 2027. The aim is defensive: keeping corporate deposits inside the regulated banking system rather than losing them to stablecoins.

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) recently announced a major integration of Chainlink’s infrastructure into its Collateral AppChain platform. This strategic move aims to modernize collateral management…

There’s one trap almost everyone falls into. You see a transaction worth hundreds of millions — and your brain instantly fills in the story: “dump incoming,” “sell pressure,”…

March 29, 2026 On March 5, SWIFT quietly dropped a pretty big update: by the end of June, more than 25 major banks — including Bank of America,…

March 21, 2026. On March 17 at 2:00 PM EST, the SEC and CFTC simultaneously released a joint 68-page document. This move fundamentally rewrote the rules for the…

March 20, 2026. While market noise focuses on Bitcoin’s post-FOMC volatility, the Solana ecosystem is quietly preparing for its most significant technical evolution to date: Alpenglow. This isn’t…

⚡️ FEBRUARY 2026 UPDATE: When we first reported on SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins’ vision in 2025, RWA (Real World Assets) was a buzzword. Today, it’s a $100 billion…

Last updated: February 20, 2026. Ripple Labs is expanding fast in Japan. Today, the company is moving far beyond its early fintech support programs. By early 2026, Ripple…

As of February 11, 2026, crypto payments inside messaging apps no longer look experimental. Instead, they are becoming part of everyday digital life. One of the ecosystems leading…