Solana Avoids Network Halt as Major Hosting Provider Outage Disconnects 28% of Staked SOL
August 17, 2026
A major routing failure at cloud provider Teraswitch temporarily disconnected 28.83% of Solana's staked SOL, pushing the high-performance blockchain within 4.5 percentage points of losing block finality.
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BitGo Prepares for Executive Transition as Q2 Net Loss Reaches $19 Million Despite Revenue Surge
August 17, 2026
Digital asset custodian BitGo announces the departure of CFO Edward Reginelli alongside Q2 results showing a $19 million net loss, despite an 80% increase in revenue.
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Uniswap Renounces Creator Fees From Internal Testing Tokens, Redirecting Funds to Token Burn Mechanism
August 17, 2026
Uniswap founder Hayden Adams announced the renouncement of creator fees stemming from internal testing tokens, redirecting all generated funds to an automated ETH buy-and-burn contract.
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Ether.fi Expands Into Web3 Banking with Tokenized Stocks, Fiat On-Ramps, and Aave Integration
August 17, 2026
Ether.fi has launched its Summer release, expanding beyond liquid restaking to offer tokenized stock trading, global fiat transfers, Aave-backed borrowing, and revenue-funded ETHFI token buybacks.
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