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Solana's Latest Speed Upgrade Brings It Closer to 200ms Slots

Solana's SIMD-0525 upgrade cuts target slot times from 300ms to 250ms, boosting the network to roughly 4 slots per second—a nearly 17% gain. Validators' four-slot leadership window drops from 1.2s to 1s, and epoch length shrinks from about 36 hours to 30. Compute and data limits scale down with slot times, so overall capacity stays roughly the same. The upgrade rolls out in four phases, aiming for 200ms eventually, though no mainnet timeline is set. Shorter intervals give wallets, exchanges, and trading apps more frequent network updates.

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XRP Ledger Boosts Performance with Latest Upgrade

The XRP Ledger has rolled out version 3.4.0, focused on improving network efficiency and stability. This release brings a range of performance enhancements, bug fixes, and protocol changes, along with two new amendments, including an upgraded lending feature. The most notable change pauses online deletion when transaction history gaps are detected, helping nodes avoid falling behind. It also refines Multi-Purpose Token (MPT) checks, strengthens safeguards against malformed inputs, updates the codebase, and improves testing infrastructure. Node operators are urged to upgrade promptly to ensure the network is ready for future amendments.

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XRP Power Expands Cloud Computing Services as Digital Asset Users Seek Accessible Mining Solutions

This paid partner content introduces XRP Power's cloud computing platform, which lets digital asset users take part in blockchain activity without buying or maintaining physical mining rigs. Founded in 2023 and based in the UK, the platform offers hash rate contracts through its website and mobile app, handling scheduling, equipment management, and payouts under preset rules. It also highlights renewable energy use, including solar, wind, and hydropower, and stresses lower barriers to entry and more efficient computing power services. This is promotional content and not investment advice.

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Why 98.9% of Zcash Voters Chose to Keep Bitcoin-Style Halvings

The Zcash community held a governance vote on the NU7 upgrade, with about 2.4 million ZEC participating—roughly two-thirds of the 3.6 million ZEC eligible at the snapshot. Of those, 98.9% backed keeping Bitcoin-style halvings rather than switching to a smoother issuance model, while 99.9% supported cutting block times from 75 seconds to 25 seconds. The article argues that preserving halvings is mainly about credible monetary policy and predictable supply, not directly pumping the price. ZEC rallied around the vote and briefly hit about $1,388, though price is driven by multiple factors including privacy-coin demand, liquidity, derivatives positioning, and NU7 expectations.

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Zcash Sets Nov. 5 Target for NU7 Mainnet Upgrade

The Zcash development team has set Nov. 5 as the target date for the NU7 mainnet upgrade, with testnet activation planned for Oct. 6. NU7 aims to cut block intervals from 75 seconds to 25 seconds, disable version 4 transactions, and introduce a Network Sustainability Mechanism (NSM). Holders voted 98.9% in favor of keeping the existing halving schedule and 96.6% in support of the NSM reissuance in February 2031. A final mainnet decision will be made on Oct. 20 based on testnet performance. Wallets are expected to need few changes, but full nodes, indexers, and block explorers may require adjustments.

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Why Is ARB Price Surging 30%?

This article examines why ARB's price jumped roughly 30% in 24 hours and over 60% in a week. The main catalyst is Robinhood Chain launching its mainnet on Arbitrum's tech stack, with the Arbitrum Expansion Program returning 10% of net protocol revenue to the Arbitrum ecosystem—8% of which goes to the ArbitrumDAO treasury. Market estimates put Arbitrum's September monthly revenue at around $5 million, more than five times its level before Robinhood Chain went live. The article argues the market is pricing in Arbitrum's shift from a Layer 2 reliant on its own network activity to a model that captures external licensed revenue, while cautioning that this revenue depends on Robinhood Chain activity and carries volatility risk.

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XRP Ledger Hub Mysteriously Becomes More Stable, Notes Ripple CTO Emeritus

Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz said on X that his XRP Ledger hub has mysteriously become more stable over the past two weeks, with fewer peer disconnects and active peers climbing back above 500 (currently 501, near the two-week high of 509). He explained that hub servers maintain peer-to-peer connections with other servers on the XRPL network to exchange ledger data and transaction information, so fewer disconnects mean more persistent connections and a more predictable network environment. However, Schwartz himself doesn't know why the improvement happened and offered no theory, sparking speculation and jokes across the community.

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APM Coin Debuts on BSC as Traders Put the apM Fashion Story to the Test

APM Coin has gone live on BSC, backed by the apM Fashion project tied to South Korea's Dongdaemun wholesale fashion market, with memberships, e-vouchers, customer rewards, and AI fashion data. Yet its early market behavior looks more like a meme coin: wild price swings, extremely thin liquidity (under $4,000), and short-term speculation far outpacing real token demand. E-voucher settlement is still fiat-backed, with stablecoin integration and direct APM settlement in development. Traders are urged to verify the official contract address and watch for liquidity risks and real use-case progress.

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