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Algorand Foundation cuts 25% of workforce amid crypto market downturn: Algorand Foundation
The Algorand Foundation has laid off a quarter of its staff, citing macroeconomic uncertainty and depressed crypto prices as conditions worsen across the industry.

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Tempo Goes Live on Mainnet, Unveils Machine Payments Protocol with Stripe
The payments-focused L1 launches with a slew of fintech and TradFi partners, while MPP is aimed at enabling agentic commerce.

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Ethereum's Fast Confirmation Rule targets 13-second bridge times with 98% reduction: Ethereum Foundation
Ethereum's proposed Fast Confirmation Rule aims to slash L1-to-L2 bridge and exchange deposit times from minutes to just 13 seconds without requiring a hard fork.

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Aster Launches Privacy-Focused Layer 1
The second-largest perpetual futures DEX by volume began the rollout of its mainnet, which uses ZK proofs to keep trades private.

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Ethereum Foundation Publishes EF Mandate
The document articulates and reaffirms the purpose and "promise of Ethereum," as well as the EF's role in the ecosystem.

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Optimism Developer Op Labs Cuts 20% of Staff in Effeciency Push
Op Labs' CEO said the move was not about finances, and that the firm has "years of runway."

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Foundry to Launch Institutional Zcash Mining Pool
The world's top Bitcoin mining pool operator expands into privacy coins as ZEC surges 600% year-over-year.

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Mantle TVL Crosses $1 Billion Fueled by Aave Deployment
Aave has attracted nearly $800 million in deposits since launching on Mantle a month ago.

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Sonic Labs Unveils USSD Stablecoin as Network Looks to Reverse Decline
Sonic’s TVL has plunged to just $34 million, down 97% from its May 2025 peak.

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Zcash Dev Team's New Company Raises $25M in Seed Round
Zcash Open Development Lab, which Zcash devs formed after leaving Electric Coin Capital, raised funds from prominent crypto VCs.





