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Polygon Giugliano Hardfork Scheduled for April 8 to Improve Finality and Fees: Polygon Foundation
The Polygon Foundation confirmed the Giugliano hardfork will activate on mainnet at block 85,268,500 on April 8 at approximately 2 p.m. UTC.

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ADI Chain Announces ADI Predictstreet as the Official Prediction Market Partner of The FIFA World Cup 2026™, Marking the Launch of Its First Consumer-Facing Ecosystem Project
FIFA partnership brings prediction markets to billions of football fans as ADI Chain's first consumer-facing application debuts on the world's biggest sporting stage.

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Ethereum's stablecoin dominance declines to 65% as other chains gain ground: Dune and Visa report
Ethereum's share of non-USD stablecoin supply has fallen from 90% in early 2023 to 65% as of February 2026, though it remains the primary issuance chain.

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Non-USD stablecoin senders on Solana nearly tripled year-over-year, led by EURC and BRZ: Dune
Solana's non-USD stablecoin adoption surged nearly threefold in the past year, driven by EURC and BRZ growth alongside institutional integrations from Visa, Stripe, PayPal, Mastercard, and Western Union.

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Base Doubles Down on Global Markets, Stablecoins, and AI Agents
Coinbase's Layer 2 shifts focus to tokenizing every major asset class and scaling stablecoin payments.

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Aztec Launches Alpha Network, Ethereum's First L2 for Private Smart Contracts
The a16z-backed privacy chain goes live with private smart contracts, but warns users of known critical vulnerabilities as audits continue.

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Metals.io Brings Tokenized Gold, Uranium, and Rare Earth Metals to Tezos
Built by Tezos R&D hub Trilitech, the new web app brings tokenized rare earth metals on-chain alongside gold and uranium as AI-driven industrial demand intensifies.

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Gnosis and Zisk Unveil 'Ethereum Economic Zone' Framework
Co-funded by the Ethereum Foundation, the EEZ promises synchronous composability between Ethereum mainnet and Layer 2 networks, aiming to address ecosystem fragmentation.

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Ethereum Foundation Launches Post-Quantum Research Hub
The EF's Post-Quantum and Cryptography teams have consolidated an 8-year research push into an open resource with a roadmap and specifications.

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Celo Proposes Shifting Opera to 'Long-Term Stakeholder' with 160M CELO Grant
The move would replace quarterly CELO grants to Opera, which each required Celo governance approval, to a one-time token payment for a three-year partnership.





