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Solana's Alpenglow upgrade could revolutionize blockchain efficiency, enhancing competitiveness and capital efficiency in DeFi and trading. The post Solana set for 100x speed upgrade with Alpenglow in Q3 2026 appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Blockchain promised to fix advertising transparency, but out of home advertising shows the real answer may be structured inventory, direct access, and cleaner supply. The post The ad-tech fix blockchain promised is happening without the token appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The post BNB Chain plans 2027 launch date for AI agent L1 rollout appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. BNB Chain disclosed today that it is already setting up the stack for the projected boom in on-chain agentic activity as it announced the ongoing development of a separate Layer 1 blockchain tuned for autonomous trading agents. The Binance-linked blockchain network said that the testnet is expected to become public by late 2026, with mainnet to launch in early 2027, according to its H2 2026 technical roadmap. BNB Chain, which already has BNB Smart Chain (BSC), opBNB, and Greenfield, is pitching the fourth chain in its stack as the solution for workloads its older chain was not designed for, rather than a replacement for the existing $8.4 billion DeFi ecosystem on BSC, per DeFiLlama data. Splitting BSC’s liquidity across the new chain is a real possibility that the technical team is planning to get ahead of. The plan, according to the project’s CTO, is to connect the new chain to BSC t

The post Pump.fun Adds Trading for Robinhood Chain Tokens as CASHCAT Meme Coin Frenzy Builds appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The Solana launchpad says its app now routes “crosschain” trades into Robinhood-linked tokens with no bridging, a day after CEO Vlad Tenev called his company’s new blockchain “great for memes too.” Pump.fun said Wednesday it added support for trading tokens tied to Robinhood’s blockchain, a move that comes as a memecoin modeled on the brokerage’s old mascot has posted quadruple-digit percentage gains on the week-old network. “Robinhood tokens are now available to trade on the Pumpfun app!” the Solana-based launchpad wrote on X, citing “no bridging,” trading “seamlessly in SOL,” and the ability to “trade every trending Robinhood token.” Pump.fun co-founder Alon Cohen, who posts as @a1lon9, followed up 11 minutes later, framing the addition as an extension of the app’s existing multichain trading tool rather than a standalone feature. “It’s only right that the

The Solana launchpad says its app now routes "crosschain" trades into Robinhood-linked tokens with no bridging, a day after CEO Vlad Tenev called his company's new blockchain "great for memes too."

The post Crypto-Skeptical Investing Giant Vanguard is Searching for a Head of Digital Assets appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key highlights: Vanguard is recruiting a Head of Digital Assets to help shape its digital asset strategy The move comes despite the firm’s historically cautious stance toward cryptocurrencies The hiring signals growing pressure on traditional asset managers to engage with blockchain and tokenization trends Vanguard, one of the world’s largest asset managers and a firm known for its skepticism toward cryptocurrencies, is looking to hire a Head of Digital Assets, a move that could signal a gradual shift in how the company approaches blockchain-related opportunities. JUST IN: $12 trillion Vanguard is now hiring for a Head of Digital Assets to develop their “multi-year digital assets roadmap and drive execution.” 👀 pic.twitter.com/9Uq6lBj0nN — Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) July 7, 2026 The role, which recently appeared on Vanguard’s careers portal, would

The post What are RWA perpetuals? Stock and commodity perps appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Crypto exchanges now let you trade Tesla, gold, oil, and even pre-IPO companies like SpaceX and OpenAI as perpetual futures, around the clock, with leverage, without owning a single share. This guide explains how RWA perpetuals work, how a contract tracks an asset the blockchain cannot see, what happens when the stock market closes and the perp does not, and the real risks behind the most ambitious expansion perps have ever attempted. Summary RWA perps bring crypto-style perpetual futures to off-chain assets like stocks, commodities, currencies, and private companies. These contracts provide price exposure only, not ownership, dividends, votes, or any claim on the underlying asset. The oracle is the core risk layer because it decides what off-chain price the contract tracks and what price can liquidate traders. Closed-market gaps make stock and commodity perps structurally different from cr

Toyota's reshoring move highlights a shift in global supply chains, impacting capital flows and boosting blockchain's role in supply chain management. The post Toyota’s $3.6B Texas bet signals a reshoring wave that crypto-adjacent supply chain plays should watch appeared first on Crypto Briefing.