Zcash NU7 targets one block every 25 seconds, but the first 250 intervals averaged 38.21 seconds. Miners now keep roughly 40% of transaction fees. Holders can no longer spend ZEC left in the old Sprout pool.
Aztec’s Alpha V6 release, Tierra, fixes the critical V5 flaw. The foundation reports twice-as-fast proving on user devices and urges migration of funds and apps remaining on the old network.
The Security Council has until November 16 to exercise its veto. If implemented, the cut would reduce newly issued NEAR and could lower rewards for stakers and revenue for validator operators.
The Iron Fish team traced abnormal wIRON issuance to a flaw in its own blockchain. The published fix targets new chains; plans to preserve existing balances or reimburse users have not been announced.
Diva Staking has abandoned its mainnet launch, citing exhausted funding and security costs. The team asked early stakers to withdraw their assets from Enzyme vaults. Its plan to distribute DIVA rewards depended on that launch.
Gravity, Reflect, Solana and Theorem are among the users in Chainlink’s latest integration list. Their applications range from moving tokens between networks and supplying prices to automating workflows and checking transaction policies.
Lisk Chain users must complete the Ethereum proof and claim transactions after requesting a withdrawal. The bridge, portal and developer tools will close with the network.
Forma will halt its mainnet at block 34,567,890, expected around November 5. The team plans to migrate remaining TIA balances to Eden and NFTs to Ethereum.
XRP Ledger validators briefly lost the required majority for fixCleanup3_4_0 on October 21. Support returned in under two hours, but the protocol restarted the full waiting period for the package of token-permission and DeFi fixes.
Solana is preparing for Votor, which moves validator votes outside transaction blocks. SOL holders do not need to swap their tokens; software, vote-account balances and data-stream preparations concern validators and infrastructure providers.
Sophon has published the final timetable for closing its mainnet. Users should not wait for the shutdown date to withdraw; liquid balances and staking or Guardian rights moved to Ethereum require different treatment.
Players moving from Abstract can retain their Crown balances, passes, gameplay history and unclaimed prizes. Genesis Avatars and Items NFTs have a separate planned destination: Ethereum mainnet.
The Starknet community is considering a structure that could reduce its reliance on Ethereum for security upgrades. The seven-day poll asks whether research should continue.
Aptos users can hide the contents of pending orders to reduce exposure to front-running and sandwich attacks. Encryption is selected for each transaction and carries an additional gas cost.
DATA Network plans to retire its independent blockchain and run on Sui. Its Trace registry will use Walrus to store original files alongside records of data provenance and usage rights.
The October 9 validator update sets out temporary service changes and software warnings. Two BAM-specific features will be unavailable during maintenance.
Batch lets transactions from different accounts run in one bundle. Payment and asset delivery can depend on each other, while fees and individual results follow their own rules.
The software connects assets on other networks to a vault while keeping its management on one chain. Aave and Lombard feature among the announced use cases.
CIP-0113 lets issuers attach identity checks and transfer restrictions to programmable tokens on Cardano. Its controls do not give issuers power over all ADA balances.
NU7 has reached Zcash’s public testnet. Developers can now test shorter block intervals ahead of an October 20 decision on the mainnet activation height.