Sight2026-10-04 05:16:55Sight says it is building SightEVM, a prediction-market L2 with SGT as the sole gas tokenPrediction market project Sight said it is moving ahead with SightEVM, an EVM-based layer-2 network built specifically for prediction markets. The project said the goal is to reduce reliance on gas pricing set by underlying chains. According to Sight, Robinhood Chain will remain one of the deployment networks, while its contracts will also be deployed on other EVM chains. Sight added that gas fees on SightEVM will be paid only in SGT, and that it does not plan to issue a separate token for the chain. The team also said fees, block parameters, and capacity are intended to be set by SightEVM itself, while the underlying chain will handle settlement and data availability. The update was shared by Sight in a post on X.20
Dogecoin2026-10-01 10:14:10DogeOS Opens Public Testnet to Bring an EVM App Layer to DogecoinDogeOS, an application layer for Dogecoin built by the team behind the MyDoge wallet, opened its public testnet on Wednesday, giving developers an EVM-compatible environment to build apps using DOGE. The network is designed as a zero-knowledge rollup that settles its state to Dogecoin, with DOGE used for transaction fees. That setup lets developers already working across Ethereum and other EVM chains use familiar tooling while targeting the Dogecoin ecosystem. The project also named several teams building on the testnet, spanning DeFi and games. Those include Barkswap for liquidity, Superposition Finance for lending, Derps for perpetual futures, Split Markets for options, and USDoge, described as a CDP stablecoin. DogeOS also referenced launchpads, a prediction market aggregator, and several games, though it said availability will depend on each team’s schedule. There is still no mainnet date. Founder and CEO Jordan Jefferson told The Block that Dogecoin does not currently verify DogeOS zero-knowledge proofs directly. For now, the bridge relies on valid proofs, signatures from a majority of DogeOS validators, and a trusted execution environment signer, while the network uses a permissioned sequencer.20
Sweat Wallet2026-10-01 14:09:06Sweat Wallet and SWEAT to change current operating model on Dec. 30The Sweat Foundation said Sweat Wallet and SWEAT will end their current operating format on Dec. 30 after the existing model failed to achieve sustainable profitability. The foundation said more details on next steps are planned for release in the first week of December. It also outlined how user balances will be handled once the claim function and Grow Jar contracts are shut down. According to the announcement, any unclaimed SWEAT and savings balances will be sent to the relevant NEAR accounts. The SWEAT token itself will continue to exist on NEAR and on EVM chains where it has already been bridged. Separately, the Sweatcoin app, which is run by an independent company, will continue operating as normal. The update focuses on the wallet and token’s current operational setup rather than the continued existence of the token across supported networks.30
Dogecoin2026-09-30 21:46:03DogeOS opens public testnet to bring an application layer to DogecoinDogeOS said Wednesday that it has opened the public testnet for its Dogecoin application layer, giving developers a live environment to build and test apps before real funds are involved. The project, created by the team behind the MyDoge wallet, is designed as a separate layer on top of Dogecoin rather than a change to the base chain itself. According to its documentation, DogeOS is an application-layer rollup network on Dogecoin that runs on a zkVM and is compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine, or EVM. That setup is intended to let developers deploy smart contracts and use Ethereum-based wallets and tools while paying testnet fees in DOGE. The network’s faucet currently distributes 42.069 test DOGE per day. The launch materials name several teams already building on the network, including lending protocol Superposition Finance, perpetual exchange Derps, CDP stablecoin project USDoge, prediction market aggregator Snag, and mini-game publisher PlaysOut, which plans roughly 15 Doge-themed casual games by the end of 2025. DogeOS founder and CEO Jordan Jefferson described the release as the start of Dogecoin’s shift 「from asset to ecosystem」, while Dogecoin Foundation director Timothy Stebbing said Dogecoin’s L1 should remain intact as utility is added one layer above. No mainnet date was provided.10
DogeOS2026-09-30 16:58:04DogeOS launches ZK-Rollup on Dogecoin to add EVM smart contract supportDogeOS said it has deployed a ZK-Rollup layer on Dogecoin, a move aimed at bringing Ethereum Virtual Machine, or EVM, smart contract support and DeFi applications to native DOGE holders. The update marks a new step for the Dogecoin ecosystem, which has largely been known for simple transfers rather than broader onchain application support. According to the item carried by Techub News and attributed to U.Today, the deployment means the Dogecoin ecosystem will be able to support more complex decentralized applications. No additional technical specifications, launch timeline details, or usage metrics were disclosed in the source brief. The announcement centers on the introduction of a Layer 2 network architecture designed to expand what can be built around DOGE without changing the core description provided in the source.00
Cosmos Labs2026-09-30 02:34:50Cosmos Labs connects tokenization suite to Swift’s blockchain-based shared ledgerCosmos Labs said its tokenization suite has been connected to Swift’s blockchain-based shared ledger, giving banks a way to run tokenized deposit ledgers on Cosmos infrastructure while linking them to Swift and other external networks. The company said the system is built to work alongside existing bank core platforms, including Fiserv, FIS, Jack Henry, Temenos, and Hogan. Cosmos Labs also said its stack supports deployments on Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) environments and Hyperledger Besu, giving institutions flexibility in how they manage internal ledger technology. Under the setup, banks can keep their current ledgers in place while extending connectivity to Swift’s ledger, Canton, Partior, Ethereum, and Solana. The update was cited by Techub News, which attributed the report to Bitcoinist.180
Ethereum2026-09-29 08:08:11Who Defines Ethereum? A Look at Cultural Convergence, Cryptographic Truth, and Majority ConsensusMarsBit has published an essay by Conall O'Reilly, translated by Foresight News, that examines Ethereum as both a philosophical project and a living software system. The piece argues that Ethereum is not defined by code alone. Instead, it rests on three linked layers: cultural convergence around what the protocol is supposed to be, cryptographic truth inside the system, and a majority-representation mechanism rooted in observers outside the system. From that starting point, the article moves through Ethereum governance, the role of All Core Developers (ACD), the architecture of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), and the limits of cryptographic verification under proof-of-stake. A central claim in the essay is that Ethereum’s consensus cannot be understood as a purely technical process. The protocol’s present state depends on subjective observer recognition, and under proof-of-stake that observer set is shaped by ETH itself. The article contrasts this with Bitcoin’s proof-of-work model and argues that Ethereum’s premine left a lasting imprint on who counts as an observer in the beacon chain era. It also revisits weak subjectivity, the 2/3 honest-majority assumption, and the DAO fork as an example of how social consensus can override what older software definitions would treat as invalid. The result is a broad argument that Ethereum is a shared computational reality built as much on culture and governance as on cryptography and code.140
Ethereum2026-09-29 08:00:58Who Defines Ethereum? A Philosophical Look at Cultural Convergence, Cryptographic Truth, and Shared Computational RealityTechFlowPost published an essay by Conall O'Reilly that asks a basic but difficult question: who gets to define Ethereum. The piece argues that Ethereum is not only a software protocol and an ongoing engineering project, but also a cultural consensus built around shared, neutral infrastructure. From that starting point, it frames Ethereum as a form of shared computational reality held together by three pillars: cultural convergence around the protocol's meaning, cryptographic truth inside the system, and a majority-representation mechanism that lets observers converge on a common view of state. The article then moves through Ethereum's governance and architecture. It describes All Core Developers meetings, the Ethereum Improvement Proposal process, and the role of client teams and the Ethereum Foundation in shaping protocol changes. It also links Ethereum's philosophical claims to concrete design questions around the Ethereum Virtual Machine, storage, execution, data availability, and parallel computation. A large part of the essay focuses on the limits of cryptography. O'Reilly argues that protocol-internal validity cannot fully define what the network is in reality, because the meaning of history and event ordering depends on observers outside the system. That leads to a discussion of strong and weak subjectivity, Ethereum's move from proof of work to proof of stake, the role of pre-mined ETH, and the trust assumption that a 2/3 supermajority of stake acts honestly. The essay closes by saying Ethereum remains open to competing interpretations rather than a single fixed definition.160
