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The biggest blockchain upgrades still to come in 2026
From Ethereum’s Glamsterdam to Solana’s Alpenglow, 2026’s most important developments are protocol upgrades, not price charts.
Published Date: 2026-07-02 13:30:00Creator: Cointelegraph by Christina Comben
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UK payments blueprint outlines tokenized payments for ‘multi-money ecosystem’
UK regulators published an update to a national retail payments blueprint, calling for infrastructure support for tokenization and interoperability with new forms of digital money.
Published Date: 2026-07-02 13:04:23Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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Aave brings V3 lending and GHO stablecoin to Monad
Aave launched its V3 lending protocol on Monad with 12 supported assets as the network commits $15 million in first-year incentives to build liquidity and adoption.
Published Date: 2026-07-02 13:00:00Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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Standard Chartered, Circle bring USDC minting onto banking rails
Standard Chartered and Circle launch bank-led USDC minting and redemption for institutions, starting in Dubai’s DIFC with planned global expansion.
Published Date: 2026-07-02 11:41:44Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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Solana Foundation launches framework for protocol-level governance
The Solana Foundation launched a framework for protocol-level governance, enabling validators with at least 100,000 delegated SOL to publish new proposals.
Published Date: 2026-07-02 10:59:43Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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SBI Crypto shuts Bitcoin mining pool after 5-year run
SBI Crypto will shut down its Bitcoin mining pool on July 31 after more than five years, ranking 12th globally with about 2.2% of hashrate share.
Published Date: 2026-07-02 10:37:14Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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Yield-bearing stablecoin slowdown ends 3-year run for crypto-native products
Yield-bearing stablecoin supply fell 15% in Q2 as sUSDe and sUSDS contracted, while Treasury-backed products including BUIDL, USYC and USDY continued to grow.
Published Date: 2026-07-02 10:23:33Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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OFAC sanctions 134 ISIS-K crypto wallet addresses as Tether freezes funds
OFAC added 134 crypto wallet addresses linked to ISIS-K to its sanctions list, including 131 Tron addresses that received more than $1.4 million in crypto donations, according to Chainalysis.
Published Date: 2026-07-02 10:23:29Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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Taiko reopens bridge after $1.7M exploit, says users made whole
Taiko restored bridge transfers after replenishing asset backing and completing security fixes following an 11-day network disruption.
Published Date: 2026-07-02 09:28:21Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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Metaplanet buys 2,823 BTC, surpasses 43,000 in Bitcoin holdings
Metaplanet bought 2,823 Bitcoin during the second quarter, reducing its average acquisition cost to $106,500 per BTC, and reported $10.9 million in revenue from its income generation strategy.
Published Date: 2026-07-02 08:55:47Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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