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In brief The Agave v4.2 client turned on the first 50ms slot-time cut, from 400ms to 350ms, this week. I- t’s step one of four under the approved SIMD-0525 proposal, each gated to a later epoch so the network can pause if block-skip rates rise. Solana’s goal is a 2x faster confirmation and tighter leader windows that double as a censorship-resistance measure. The speedy Solana network just got faster, upgrading the way transactions on the network are processed for the first time since genesis. What it means is applications on Solana will now confirm transactions a bit quicker—increasing the efficiency…

Stand With Crypto is actively engaging communities ahead of the crucial September 15 vote on the CLARITY Act. Their ‘On the Block’ tour has already reached cities like Cincinnati and Des Moines, bringing together advocates, business owners, and lawmakers to discuss crypto’s impact on Main Street. This initiative highlights the growing importance of crypto in voter priorities, promising to shape future legislative actions. The Story So Far The ‘On the Block’ tour, led by Stand With Crypto, aims to foster dialogue between crypto advocates and lawmakers, emphasizing the importance of voter engagement in the legislative process. With the CLARITY Act…

Binance Futures launched five $USDT-margined TradFi perpetual contracts on Aug. 25, giving eligible traders leveraged exposure to Trump Media, Moderna and three semiconductor-focused exchange-traded funds. The contracts began trading at five-minute intervals between 09:00 and 09:20 UTC. Binance listed SKUUUSDT, SKDDUSDT, RAMUSDT, DJTUSDT and MRNAUSDT with maximum leverage of 20x. Binance adds five U.S. market-linked contracts SKUUUSDT tracks the GraniteShares 2x Long SK Hynix Daily ETF, while SKDDUSDT references the issuer’s 2x Short SK Hynix Daily ETF. Both underlying funds trade on Nasdaq. The long fund seeks twice the daily percentage change in SK Hynix’s U.S.-listed depositary receipt. The short…

3iQ, the Toronto digital asset manager now owned by Japan’s Coincheck, has announced that it will manage a portion of the Bitcoin reserves behind Bhutan’s Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC). 3iQ will be the special economic zone’s first named manager for the sovereign crypto it plans to build a financial hub on. Why is 3iQ managing Bhutan’s Bitcoin? A partnership was announced between 3iQ, which is now owned by Japan’s Coincheck Group (NASDAQ: CNCK), and Bhutan’s Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC). 3iQ, GMC’s first named asset manager, will be in charge of handling a portion of its Bitcoin holdings. 3iQ has also…

Ethereum spent most of 2026 as the market’s punching bag. Then, in the space of six trading sessions, it went from forgotten altcoin to the best performing major asset in crypto. $ETH is trading at $2,453.79 as of August 30, and the question every trader is now asking is simple: was that the start of something, or just a very expensive short squeeze? $ETH price in the past month Here is the full Ethereum price analysis, what drove the move, what the chart says right now, and where the realistic bullish and bearish $ETH price targets sit. What happened to…

A Large Bearish Bet on Tokenized SpaceX Shares Onchain analytics account Lookonchain flagged a large short position against SPCX, the tokenized version of SpaceX stock that trades on crypto platforms. The whale placed limit short orders worth approximately $203.47 million at prices between $141.93 and $142.90 per token, a wager that the stock’s price will fall from those levels. Limit short orders of that size are unusual for a single wallet and typically signal either a large institutional hedge or a high-conviction directional bet against near-term momentum. The short bet lands during an especially volatile stretch for SPCX as tokenized…

Digital Asset, the creator of the Canton Network, and former US House Speaker Paul Ryan’s American Idea Foundation plan to pilot a blockchain-based system for distributing state-administered benefits across three US states using the Canton Network. The RISE program is expected to launch in the first quarter of 2027 and would combine multiple benefits into monthly or twice-monthly payments, with spending rules applied to categories including food, child care and cash. According to Friday’s announcement, the system would automatically adjust benefit levels as household income changes and allow participating agencies to track payments, balances, spending and compliance data through Canton.…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) are advancing their own regulatory agendas for the cryptocurrency market, even as Congress remains in recess and the future of the CLARITY Act hangs in the balance. According to a report from Decrypt, the two agencies have initiated a joint public comment process to clarify their respective jurisdictions over digital assets, signaling that federal oversight may take shape through agency rulemaking rather than legislative action. Joint Comment Process on Swaps and Emerging Products In June, the SEC and CFTC launched a collaborative effort to solicit public…

Stablecoin card spending has crossed $10.9 billion in cumulative volume as RedotPay projected that annual spending through the products could quadruple to $50 billion by 2028. RedotPay said in an Aug. 25 blog post that the industry recorded more than $1 billion in card spending during July for the first time, citing independent payments data provider Paymentscan, as usage continued to rise across markets in Latin America, Africa and Asia-Pacific. The stablecoin payments company expects the industry to process its next $10 billion in eight months after taking roughly three years to reach the first $10 billion. By 2028, RedotPay…

The recent rally was no exception for Ethereum [$ETH]. The largest altcoin, which was trading near the $1900 price level, has now climbed close to $2500. At press time, $ETH was trading at $2,459.03 after a hike of over 30% in the past 30 days. However, this price hike is not solid proof that $ETH will continue going up. This is because the staking side of Ethereum’s supply is behaving differently from expected performance during a major price rally. Rather than seeing a rush to unlock $ETH, the network is seeing continued commitment to staking. Is this a good sign?…