Solana Reaches Two-Year Outage-Free Milestone as Fidelity Highlights Critical Infrastructure Risks
October 18, 2026
Solana has achieved two full years without a reported mainnet outage, demonstrating major stability gains. However, a recent Fidelity report highlights key risks in stake concentration, cloud hosting, and validator client diversity.
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Network School Implements Smart Contract Content Moderation on Farcaster
October 18, 2026
Network School has deployed a new social smart contract on Farcaster, utilizing hybrid AI and human moderation to establish updated posting guidelines.
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NEAR Intents Discloses Root Cause Behind $3.8 Million Exploit in Detailed Postmortem
October 17, 2026
A detailed postmortem from NEAR Intents reveals how a deposit notification bug led to a $3.8 million exploit. Developers confirmed that the flaw was patched and all affected users were fully reimbursed.
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Ledger Reseller CryptoBilis Under Scrutiny Following Hacker Buyout Allegations by CZ
October 12, 2026
Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao has raised alarms over official Ledger reseller CryptoBilis, alleging malicious actors acquired the distributor to compromise hardware wallets.
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Ethereum Name Service Advances Toward ENSv2: Key Proposal Outlines Governance Shift and End to Legacy Registrations
October 12, 2026
A new activation proposal for ENSv2 outlines plans to halt new registrations on the legacy ENSv1 framework while transferring administrative controls directly to the ENS DAO.
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Samsung Wallet Integrates USDC on Sui Blockchain to Expand Global Mobile Payments
October 8, 2026
Samsung Wallet is expanding its Web3 features with the integration of USDC on the Sui network, partnering with Coinbase and Bastion to enable seamless digital dollar transactions globally.
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Aave Labs Proposes Independent Foundation to Bring Brand and Intellectual Property Under DAO Oversight
October 4, 2026
Aave Labs has submitted a proposal to establish an independent Cayman Islands Foundation, paving the way for the Aave DAO to gain legal oversight of the protocol's trademarks, domains, and brand IP.
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NEAR Intents Executive Issues 48-Hour Deadline to Hacker Following $3.8 Million Exploit
October 2, 2026
NEAR Intents general manager Shevchenko has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to an identified attacker who drained $3.8 million from the protocol, providing wallet addresses for the full return of stolen funds.
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Balancer Governance Approves Protocol Wind-Down: Operational Shutdown Dates and Treasury Distribution Details Announced
September 30, 2026
Balancer has announced official operational shutdown dates following a community vote to wind down the decentralized exchange. Pausable pools transition to withdrawal-only mode on October 30, with V3 Vault operations pausing on November 30.
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