Ethereum’s next upgrade, Fusaka, goes live in November ahead of Devconnect Ethereum’s upcoming Fusaka hard fork is slated for early November 2025, setting the stage for one of the most consequential Ethereum network upgrades in years.  Unlike Pectra, the May 2025 fork that delivered visible changes like account abstraction and higher staking limits, Fusaka operates behind the curtain. It bundles…

Decentralized lending protocols are surging in total value and set to capitalize on the growing institutional adoption of stablecoins and tokenized assets, according to Binance Research. Decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocols are automated systems that facilitate lending and borrowing for investors via smart contracts, eliminating the need for financial intermediaries like banks. DeFi lending protocols have…

Trust Wallet, the self-custodial crypto wallet owned by Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, has integrated tokenized stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) into its platform. After initially disclosing the plan to introduce real-world assets (RWAs) in June, Trust Wallet has launched tokenized versions of US stocks and ETFs for use around the globe, the company said in an announcement shared…

Ethereum scaling solution Starknet suffered another mainnet outage, causing investor concerns over the reliability of the blockchain network. The Starknet layer-2 (L2) blockchain suffered an outage on Tuesday, affecting the mainnet for two hours and 44 minutes, leading to slow block creation and stagnating transactions on the network. The outage was caused by the network’s sequencer, which,…

Crypto exchange Coinbase is set to roll out a futures product tracking the top US tech stocks, crypto exchange-traded funds, and its own shares to offer exposure to equities and crypto in a single contract. Coinbase Derivatives said on Tuesday it’s launching the “Mag7 + Crypto Equity Index Futures” on Sept. 22, which will track the…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a joint staff statement on Tuesday announcing a coordinated effort to oversee and enable spot crypto trading in the United States. The agencies clarified that existing law does not prevent regulated US or foreign exchanges, such as national securities exchanges (NSEs), designated contract…