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Cardano (ADA) Partner Chain Midnight Goes Fully Live, First Block Dated March 17
Cardano's Midnight privacy blockchain has entered full operation, but its independent layer-1 design routes fee demand to NIGHT and DUST rather than ADA. Key dates, the split fee model and the Q1 2027 staking roadmap explained.
ADABNB Chain's Jenner Hardfork Makes Block Builders Reserve 5% of BSC Gas for Payments
BNB Chain activated the Jenner hardfork on BSC testnet, reserving 5% of every block's gas for payments. Mainnet timing stays unannounced.
BNBBitcoin (BTC) Core 32.1 Raises Parallel Validation Ceiling to 16 Workers
Bitcoin Core 32.1 replaces per-peer relay queues with a shared queue, reads prevouts on up to 16 parallel workers, and patches a medium-severity memory bug.
BTCAlpenglow Shifts Solana (SOL) Validators to New Consensus at Slot 459,653,000
Solana activated Alpenglow in epoch 1064 at slot 459,653,000, targeting 150 ms finality. Agave, Firedancer and Web3.js releases landed around the switch.
SOLXRP Ledger Developers Propose Zero-XRP Wallets to Cut the 1 XRP Reserve Cost
A new account on the XRP Ledger could soon open with nothing in it, removing a fixed entry cost that every user currently pays in XRP.
XRPBitcoin (BTC) Taproot Upgrade at Block 709,632 Left Wallet Support Optional
Bitcoin (BTC) Taproot, activated at block 709,632, added P2TR outputs, Schnorr signatures and Key Path versus Script Path spending across three BIPs.
BTCEthereum (ETH) Developers Merge Glamsterdam Deposit Fix After Oct. 19 Rejection
Client teams building Ethereum's next upgrade now have a revised set of deposit rules to fold into their software, after developers merged a patch that closes a funding-theft vector in Glamsterdam, the network's upcoming hard fork.
ETHBitquery Finds External Buy Rates Flat at 53% vs 52% After Solana (SOL) Slot Cut
Solana (SOL) shipped the final stage of its slot-time reduction on Oct 9, when the network's target slot interval reached 200 milliseconds, a step the Solana Foundation's official upgrade records date to that day.
SOLFLOKI Ships Valhalla 1.13.2 'Special Delivery' to Players on Mainnet
FLOKI's Valhalla game received the 1.13.2 Special Delivery update on mainnet, unlocking all Vera abilities and delivering rewards straight to in-game inboxes.
FLOKIBitcoin Hyper Opens New Wallet for Testnet Testing Ahead of November 26 Launch
Bitcoin Hyper opened its new wallet for community testing as a testnet browser extension, with a faucet planned next and launch set for November 26.
BTCCardano Developers Merge Leios Into Core Code, Targeting 3-5x Throughput
Cardano developers merged Leios core code into the main development code on October 23, targeting 3-5x throughput, with bigger gains gated by votes.
ADAZcash (ZEC) Developers Set NU7 to Cut Block Time to 25 Seconds
Zcash developers fixed NU7 activation at block 3,543,405, expected around November 5, cutting block time to 25 seconds and shutting down Sprout addresses.
ZECBNB Chain's New L1 Spec Targets 200-Millisecond Blocks With One Shared Token
A technical specification added to BNB Chain's official documentation on October 22 sets out a new Layer 1 blockchain designed to run alongside BNB Smart Chain rather than replace it.
BNBShytoshi Kusama Silent on X Since May 13 as Shibarium Speculation Builds
Shytoshi Kusama has been silent on X since May 13, 2026, while Shibarium ships CreateX, 12 Safe contracts and full x402 payments during its rebuild.
KSMCardano Reopens Public Testnet for Dijkstra Upgrade on Node 11.1.3
Cardano reopened its public testnet on October 21 for Dijkstra upgrade preparation, running node 11.1.3 on Conway version 11 ahead of the hard fork.
ADAStellar Development Foundation Sets Operator Software Requirements for Bell Protocol 30 Vote on November 24
Stellar's Bell guide assigns per-operator software versions ahead of protocol 30 votes on November 4 and 24, covering W-format addresses and XDR decoders.
XLMEthereum (ETH) Validators Would Cast Two Votes Under Researchers' 4-Minute Finality Draft
Ethereum researchers filed a draft on October 21 to cut transaction finality from 16 minutes to 4, cutting operator waiting funds to $67,000.
ETHMonero (XMR) Developers Draft FCMP++ Timeline for Proofs Across 150 Million Outputs
Monero (XMR) price slipped 5.6% across the past 24 hours, but the privacy-focused altcoin's bigger development sits in its codebase. Developers are preparing FCMP++, an upgrade that would retire the ring signatures concealing every Monero spend; it is not live yet, and no official fork date exists.
XMREthereum Foundation Delays Glamsterdam Upgrade Past Oct. 27 Activation
The Glamsterdam upgrade to Ethereum (ETH) has been pulled back from its testnet stage, one step short of the mainnet rollout where code goes live.
ETHIntersect Opens Dijkstra Testnet to Cardano (ADA) Stake Pool Operators Ahead of Node 11.2
Stake pool operators, who run the staking layer of the network, now have a public venue to point their infrastructure at.
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Network Upgrades is one of the topics the COINOTAG news desk follows continuously. The latest cryptocurrency news, market developments and breaking headlines related to Network Upgrades are gathered together on this page. Among the most recent developments are "Cardano (ADA) Partner Chain Midnight Goes Fully Live, First Block Dated March 17", "BNB Chain's Jenner Hardfork Makes Block Builders Reserve 5% of BSC Gas for Payments" and "Bitcoin (BTC) Core 32.1 Raises Parallel Validation Ceiling to 16 Workers". Visit this page regularly to follow all the latest news about Network Upgrades.
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Cardano (ADA) Partner Chain Midnight Goes Fully Live, First Block Dated March 17 (October 29, 2026 at 11:29 AM UTC); BNB Chain's Jenner Hardfork Makes Block Builders Reserve 5% of BSC Gas for Payments (October 29, 2026 at 06:05 AM UTC); Bitcoin (BTC) Core 32.1 Raises Parallel Validation Ceiling to 16 Workers (October 28, 2026 at 11:58 PM UTC)