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Elysium L2 Mainnet Launches on Hyperliquid with 100ms Blocks and HYPE Gas Token
Elysium L2, built by Kinetiq as an Arbitrum Orbit rollup, activated its public mainnet on Hyperliquid on November 9, 2026, offering 100 ms canonical blocks and native HYPE gas payments.
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Midnight Network Ledger 9 Hard Fork Activates on Mainnet for Private Asset Transfers
The Midnight Network activated its Ledger 9 hard fork on mainnet on November 6, 2026. The change introduces native ECDSA support and contract improvements for private asset transfers.
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NEAR Protocol Token Issuance Reduction Approved by House of Stake to 1.6%
NEAR Protocol’s House of Stake approved a gradual cut in maximum annual token issuance from 2.5% to 1.6% on November 2, 2026.
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Domain Registrar Auction Puts U.S. ICANN-Accredited Firm With One Million Domains on the Block
A large unnamed U.S. ICANN-accredited domain registrar with around one million domains under management heads to a private no-reserve auction run by Applicant Auction.
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Google Multi-Party Compute Enters Private Preview for Institutional Crypto Custody
Google Cloud has placed its Multi-Party Compute platform into private preview for banks and financial institutions seeking distributed key management for digital assets.
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Stellar Bell Upgrade Goes Live on Testnet Ahead of Mainnet Vote
The Stellar Bell upgrade reached testnet on November 3, introducing muxed contract addresses and millisecond ledger times for future scaling.
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Wealthsimple Penny AI Agent Debuts with CADD Stablecoin Announcement
Wealthsimple announced Penny, an in-app AI assistant, and plans to offer its CADD stablecoin at a November 5, 2026 event in Toronto.
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Lido Swap Feature Enables Cross-Chain Trades on Ethereum Arbitrum and Base
Lido launched a cross-chain swap tool on November 5, 2026, that lets users trade tokens inside its staking interface on Ethereum, Arbitrum and Base.
