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Solana

2026-10-01 00:07:46

Solana validator codebase v2.1.0 goes live on testnet

Solana’s validator codebase version 2.1.0 has been released on the testnet, according to a Techub News brief citing NewsBTC. The update includes what the report described as key infrastructure enhancements, making it a notable technical step for the network’s validator stack. The brief also cited industry analysis saying that continued technical upgrades are important for maintaining user confidence and market stability. As institutional participation accelerates across global markets, the analysis said this release lays the groundwork for operations that are more scalable and transparent. No additional technical details, rollout timeline, or performance metrics were disclosed in the source brief.

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Solana

2026-09-28 12:25:54

DFDV adds 47,706 SOL in a week, lifting holdings to about 2.538 million

DeFi Development Corp. (Nasdaq: DFDV), described as a Solana treasury company, said on Sept. 28 that it added about 47,706 SOL since Sept. 21. The purchase brought its SOL and SOL equivalents holdings to roughly 2.538 million tokens, valued at about $309 million, up around 2% from the prior week. The company also said that since reporting second-quarter results on Aug. 12, it has accumulated more than 226,000 SOL in total, increasing the size of its holdings by about 10%. DFDV said it plans to keep expanding its SOL reserves through purchases, staking, and validator node operations. It also said a recently established $300 million CHAD ATM financing facility will support future accumulation. In addition, the company said its Nasdaq-listed variable-rate preferred stock, CHAD, currently carries an annualized dividend rate of 13%, and that it intends to use income generated from SOL staking and validator operations as a source of revenue to fund those dividends.

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Wang Chun

2026-09-11 13:24:21

Wang Chun says clawing back ETH rewards would threaten Ethereum’s credible neutrality

Wang Chun said in a post on X that Oleksii Trofimchuk filed a lawsuit against Lido and Stakefish in the Santa Clara County Superior Court on Sept. 8, alleging that after his wallet was compromised, competing MEV bots captured the related ETH by sending transactions with higher priority fees. Chun said Stakefish, acting as a validator, includes valid transactions according to Ethereum’s protocol rules and is not in a position to determine off-chain ownership of assets or resolve disputes over who is entitled to them. He argued that forcing validators that followed protocol rules to return rewards based on off-chain legal or ownership claims would set a dangerous precedent. In his view, that would pressure validators to filter transactions based on claims they cannot independently verify, create legal uncertainty around staking rewards, and weaken Ethereum’s decentralization and its principle of “credible neutrality.”

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Harmony

2026-09-10 00:02:09

Harmony says validators can stop running nodes at 14:00 UTC on Sept. 10

Harmony said in a validator update that validators may stop operating validator nodes starting at 14:00 UTC on Sept. 10, 2026, which is 22:00 Beijing time on the same day. The project said transition and compensation arrangements had already been detailed in its earlier ONE migration article. Harmony also reiterated that its future direction will shift toward building an AI video remix economy. The update focuses on the validator shutdown timetable and points readers to previously released migration materials for the next steps and compensation framework. No additional details were included in the brief notice beyond the timing, the reference to the prior migration post, and the project’s stated strategic direction.

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Arthur Hayes

2026-09-07 08:39:16

Arthur Hayes Releases FLOP Yellow Paper: Turning AI Inference Power into On-Chain Commodity

On September 7, Arthur Hayes published the FLOP yellow paper, detailing a proof-of-useful-work blockchain for the agent economy. FLOP enables AI agents to pay miners for inference, converting tokens into computational power. The genesis supply of 2.48346 billion FLOP tokens is entirely airdropped, with no VC pre-mining or auction. Initial rewards are distributed as follows: miners 75%, validators 10%, agents 10%, and stakers 5%. The network has a one-second block time, with initial block reward of 96 FLOP halving every 730 days for five halvings, then permanently fixed at 3 FLOP. Staking is required for miners and validators, with penalties for dishonest behavior. Validators govern the network through FLOP improvement proposals.

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Bitwise

2026-09-02 07:11:55

Bitwise validator adds 1.27 million SOL in August, rises to No. 5 on Solana

Bitwise’s Solana validator recorded net inflows of 1.27 million SOL in August, lifting its total staked balance to about 9.45 million SOL and making it the fifth-largest validator on the network. The update was cited by Techub News, with CryptoBriefing named as the source. The report also said assets in Bitwise’s BSOL ETF topped $1 billion at the end of August. It linked most of the validator’s staking growth to BSOL, which has accounted for roughly 77% to 80% of inflows into U.S. spot Solana ETFs since its listing in October 2025. Bitwise expanded its infrastructure footprint through the acquisition of Chorus One in February 2026. According to the report, about 96% of SOL is now staked through that validator. The figures point to a close connection between Bitwise’s ETF product and the growth of its validator business on Solana.

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Core DAO

2026-09-02 04:29:07

Core DAO Launches Emergency Hard Fork After Validators Claim Excess CORE Rewards; Exchanges Halt Transactions

Core DAO has initiated an emergency hard fork after some validators received CORE rewards exceeding the protocol's intended issuance. The incident is under control, and the malicious validators can no longer claim excess rewards. Multiple exchanges, including Coinbase, Bithumb, Coinone, Bitget, and LBank, have suspended CORE deposits and withdrawals. Core has not disclosed the total amount or duration of the excess rewards. The team promised a technical post-mortem report. Cointelegraph received no response from Core by press time.

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Polkadot

2026-09-01 10:12:05

Polkadot Leads Major Networks in Nakamoto Coefficient Decentralization Metric

Polkadot has achieved a leading position among major blockchain networks in the Nakamoto coefficient, a metric that measures the number of independent entities that would need to collude to disrupt the core operation of a network. The higher the score, the wider the distribution of validators or operators, indicating stronger decentralization. Bitcoinist, the source of the report, points out that while the coefficient provides a useful reference, decentralization is a multi-dimensional concept that cannot be captured by a single number. Factors such as staking distribution, client diversity, and governance also play critical roles. Moreover, the advantage in decentralization does not automatically translate into higher adoption rates. The Polkadot network still needs to make continuous efforts in application development, liquidity generation, and user onboarding to achieve broader adoption. This insight is based on a report by Bitcoinist, as cited by Techub News.

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