Ethereum
Lighthouse v8.4.0-rc.0 lands four days before Hoodi’s Amsterdam fork
Lighthouse released v8.4.0-rc.0, a client build for validators to test before the Amsterdam fork activates on the Hoodi testnet on October 26, 2026.
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DeFi
Compound guardian cancels Proposal 618 before voting
Compound's Community Multisig, acting as Proposal Guardian, cancelled Proposal 618 before voting opened, following a previous cancellation of Proposal 613.
DeFi
Aave V3.8 proposal pairs security upgrade with proposed risk cuts
Aave's V3.8 proposal focuses on a security upgrade with a transient-storage reentrancy guard, while LlamaRisk recommends tighter caps for USDe, LINK, and rETH.
Ethereum
EIP-8279 tightens gas accounting ahead of Glamsterdam
A new Ethereum EIP commit for EIP-8279 tightens gas accounting, removing an unsafe refund path and adding execution-gas budget checks ahead of the Glamsterdam hard fork.
Markets
Binance adds five bStocks as collateral, four equity perpetuals
Binance is adding five bStocks as collateral for margin accounts and launching four USDⓈ-margined perpetual contracts tied to listed companies, all on October 21.
Analysis
JPMorgan puts Bitcoin at 10% annual return for a decade
JPMorgan's latest report projects Bitcoin to return 10% annually over the next decade, placing it above traditional assets like U.S. equities and gold.
Bitcoin
Mt. Gox pushes repayment deadline to 2027 with $2.8B still pending
Mt. Gox has extended its repayment deadline to October 31, 2027, for the sixth time, with approximately 34,388 BTC still awaiting distribution to creditors.
News
Mastercard puts pre-settlement risk scores on stablecoin payments
Mastercard launched Stablecoin Security, an API-driven tool providing pre-settlement fraud, scam, and sanctions screening for stablecoin payments, starting in North America.
Bitcoin
BlackRock files managed Bitcoin ETF with downside protection
BlackRock filed for the iShares Bitcoin Managed Protect ETF, a new Bitcoin product designed to offer downside protection with an approximate upside limit.
Altcoins
Zcash proposal targets quantum links in shielded pools
New Zcash proposals, Flock and Zakura, aim to protect shielded transactions from quantum attacks by enabling recovery for privacy pools and one-time viewing keys.
