Chainlink Opens $700 Billion Custody Market to DeFi With Anchorage
Chainlink launched CustodySync on 26 October 2026, letting qualified custodians give institutional clients access to DeFi lending while keeping assets in custody.
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Stories 1–24 of 33 · 6 Oct 2025 – 27 Oct 2026
Uniswap v4 Becomes an Aggregator as Hooks Pull In Outside Liquidity
Uniswap Labs launched aggregator hooks on Ethereum, Base, and Robinhood Chain on 22 October 2026.
Aerodrome and Velodrome Merge Into Aero Across Seven Networks
Aerodrome and Velodrome, two leading decentralised exchanges, merged on 21 October 2026 to form Aero, a single spot exchange spanning seven networks.
Solana's Biggest Upgrade Since 2020 Goes Live, Chasing 150ms Finality
Solana activates its Alpenglow upgrade on 21 October 2026, replacing the TowerBFT consensus system first used in 2020.
Solana Bets on Near-Instant Finality as Alpenglow Goes Live October 21
The Solana Foundation set October 21 for its Alpenglow upgrade, which replaces the network's TowerBFT voting system.
Aptos Turns Its Validators Into a Shield Against MEV Bots
Aptos has activated Encrypted Mempool on its mainnet, an opt-in feature that keeps pending transaction details hidden until validators finalize block ordering.
Chainlink's CCIP Vault Adapters Pull Deposits From 80 Chains, No Bridge Needed
Chainlink launched CCIP Vault Adapters on 8 October 2026, letting DeFi vaults on one network accept one-click deposits from more than 80 blockchains.
Open USD Launches With $1 Billion in Backing and Chainlink as Its Data Oracle
Open Standard launched its Open USD (OUSD) stablecoin on 30 September 2026 across Ethereum, Solana, Base, and Tempo.
Solana Chases 150-Millisecond Finality as Alpenglow Reaches Public Testnet
Solana moved its Alpenglow consensus upgrade onto the public testnet on 23 September 2026.
Zcash Targets November 5 Upgrade to Cut Block Times to 25 Seconds
Zcash developers plan to launch the NU7 network upgrade on 5 November 2026, cutting block times from 75 seconds to 25 seconds.
BlackRock and Visa Help Secure Circle's New Arc Blockchain
Circle launched the public mainnet of its Arc blockchain on 16 September 2026, with BlackRock, Visa, and nine other institutions as founding validators.
Polymarket Expands Beyond Prediction Markets With 20x Leverage Perps
Polymarket launched Perps, a perpetual futures product, on 3 September 2026, offering up to 20x leverage with no contract expiration.
Uniswap Launches Earn With Morpho for Yield on Idle Crypto Assets
Uniswap launched Earn on 31 July 2026, a product built with Morpho that lets users earn yield on idle USDC, USDT, and ether.
BitGo Turns Custody Into a Trading Command Center With Link Launch
BitGo launched Link, a platform that connects institutional clients' external exchange accounts to its custody interface.
Chainlink's TWAP Feeds Go Live as Polymarket Moves to Close a Manipulation Window
Chainlink has put manipulation-resistant price feeds live on mainnet, averaging prices over short windows instead of a single snapshot.
Cardano's First On-Chain Governed Hard Fork Goes Live
Cardano enacted its Van Rossem hard fork on July 18, 2026, moving the mainnet to protocol version 11.
Aave's Monad Market Passes $100 Million in Deposits After Two Days
Aave's new lending market on the Monad blockchain passed $100 million in deposits on 4 July, two days after its 2 July launch.
VALR Brings 200 Perpetual Markets On-Chain Through Hyperliquid
VALR, Africa's largest crypto exchange by trade volume, will launch Perps, a product offering more than 200 cross-asset perpetual markets.
Solana Opens On-Chain Governance, But Proposals Demand 100,000 SOL Staked
The Solana Foundation has launched on-chain governance, letting validators with at least 100,000 SOL staked submit network proposals.
Yuma Launches Institutional Bittensor Fund for TAO and AI Subnets
Yuma, an investment firm backed by Digital Currency Group, launched the Yuma Total Market Fund on 27 June 2026.
Chainlink Puts Samsung, Toyota, Sony Stock Prices On-Chain in APAC
Chainlink launched APAC Equities Streams on 22 June 2026, putting live on-chain pricing for major Japanese and Korean stocks.
AllUnity launches SEKAU, first MiCA-compliant Swedish krona stablecoin
AllUnity launched SEKAU, the first fully reserved Swedish krona stablecoin issued under the EU's MiCA rules.
CME Group Launches AVAX and SUI Futures for Regulated Trading
CME Group launched Avalanche and Sui futures on 4 May 2026, giving traders regulated exposure to two high-throughput Layer-1 networks through CFTC-compliant, cash-settled contracts.
Curve Founder Michael Egorov Launches Bitcoin Yield Platform
Curve founder Michael Egorov has launched Yield Basis, a Bitcoin-focused protocol designed to offer on-chain yield through a new AMM model.
