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Ethereum’s leading liquid restaking protocol has pivoted away from its core service, launching a crypto neobank as restaking returns collapse and smart‑contract risks rise. The move signals a broader shift in the restaking market.
The latest Go-Ethereum release v1.17.6 introduces the Amsterdam hardfork on Sepolia, removes the Holesky testnet, and drops Go 1.24 support. It also brings parallel block execution, optimized JSON decoding, and a shared precompile result cache, improving sync speed and reliability for node operators.
The latest release of TRON’s wallet-cli introduces the x402 pay command, enabling wallets to handle HTTP 402 Payment Required endpoints with on‑chain settlement. The update also includes minor TypeScript‑only changes and documentation tweaks, with no behavioral changes to the Java REPL.
Chainlink has rolled out version 2.65.0, adding a minor bump and a patch that labels enclave execution failures with error types. The update refines alerting for confidential workflows by distinguishing user‑caused failures from system ones. Docker and ECR images are available with signed signatures.
The Sui Protocol has released version 137 on testnet, featuring improvements to range proof verification, allowances, and gas costs. The update also includes new features for validators and the gRPC service.
The Sui Protocol has released mainnet version 1.80.1, featuring several key updates, including cheaper range proof verification, larger batch verification, and new allowances feature.
The Helicon network upgrade will activate at 11 AM ET on September 22, 2026, requiring all Mainnet nodes to update before that time. Plugin version 46 is mandatory, and the upgrade will enable several Avalanche Community Proposals, including continuous execution, auto‑renewed staking, and dynamic minimum gas price. Note that C‑Chain state sync will be limited during the activation window.
Aptos has rolled out its latest node release, v1.49.1, adding a new gas schedule (v49) and fixing several prover and storage bugs. The update also completes the safety paper review and introduces concurrency improvements for database access.
Nearcore has released 2.14.0-rc.2, a new testnet version. This release includes #16428 on top of 2.14.0-rc.1. No protocol, database, or security upgrades are included in this release.
The XRP Ledger team has published a vulnerability disclosure report titled XLS-68, detailing a flaw in the sponsored fee and reserve handling logic. The issue could allow unauthorized fee sponsorship or reserve manipulation. A patch has been released and users are urged to update to the latest ledger version.
The dYdX v4 chain released version 9.7.1, fixing the CLOB module to enforce short‑term order equity tiers during CheckTx. This update addresses a critical validation issue that could affect order execution integrity.
The XRP Ledger reference server, xrpld, has been updated to version 3.4.0. The release introduces the LendingProtocolV1_1 amendment, adding closed‑ended vaults and cash‑basis accounting, and retires the AMMOverflowOffer amendment. Operators should upgrade promptly to maintain service continuity.
