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Espresso Mainnet Finalty Reaches 400 Milliseconds After Two Years of Upgrades
Espresso mainnet finalty reached approximately 400 milliseconds in November 2026 after two years of operation and targeted upgrades to consensus and networking.
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Akash Network AKT Migration Portal Opens for One-Way Solana Transfers
Akash Network launched a one-way portal on November 12, 2026, that lets holders move AKT from the Cosmos chain to an SPL token on Solana at a 1:1 ratio.
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FI-Streams Developer Portal Launches as Prolific Banking Adds Bank-Branded APIs
Prolific Banking launched the FI-Streams Developer Portal and APIs on November 9, 2026, allowing financial institutions to offer branded API access to commercial clients.
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NHN KCP Joins Google AP2 and Agentic AI Foundation to Advance Stablecoin and AI Agent Payments
NHN KCP announced participation in Google’s AP2 protocol and the Agentic AI Foundation during its Q3 2026 earnings call on November 10 to build stablecoin and AI agent payment systems.
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Alta Blockchain Raises $47.5 Million in Series A Funding Led by Index Ventures
Alta announced a $47.5 million Series A on November 10, 2026, to advance its privacy and compliance features for regulated financial institutions.
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PostgreSQL Security Updates Fix 52 Vulnerabilities Across Supported Versions
The PostgreSQL Global Development Group issued minor updates on November 12, 2026, that address 52 security issues and more than 140 bugs across five supported branches.
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Citrix NetScaler Vulnerabilities Fixed Across 28 Flaws in ADC and Gateway
Citrix released security updates on November 12, 2026, covering 28 vulnerabilities in customer-managed NetScaler ADC and Gateway appliances.
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Google Gemini 4 Hydrogen Launches for Agentic Workflows and Search
Google began rolling out Gemini 4 Hydrogen on November 12, 2026. The model targets everyday agentic workflows and Search features with a 1,048,576-token context window.
