The XRP Ledger activated the BatchV1_1 amendment on October 9, 2026, at ledger 107,540,993, enabling atomic batching for linked transfers

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Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire stated that businesses and individuals in emerging markets are turning to stablecoins for digital-dollar payments and financial services as blockchain moves into a mainstream scaling phase

The XRP Ledger serves as the underlying blockchain network for RLUSD stablecoins while operating distinctly from XRP, the native asset of the ledger

Transactions processed on the XRP Ledger typically settle in three to five seconds with low transaction fees

Solana scheduled an upgrade to replace the network's legacy Tower BFT consensus mechanism on Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Solana's October 2026 upgrade replaces on-chain vote transactions with direct validator-to-validator certificate bundling

Mert Mumtaz joined the NEAR Foundation Council governing board

Solana scheduled the App and Glow upgrade for October 14, 2026 to reduce network transaction settlement times to 150 milliseconds

In an advisory sentiment vote, 99.9% of 180 million Starknet (STRK) tokens voted in favor of transitioning Starknet into a Layer 1 blockchain

Polygon Labs' Open Money Stack platform combines fiat on- and off-ramps, digital wallets, payment routing, and settlement infrastructure in a single integration.

Broadridge expanded its distributed ledger repo network to support transactions involving G7 securities.

Plasma operates a dedicated Layer-1 blockchain specifically designed for stablecoin payments.

StarkWare introduced the STRK20 framework on June 9, 2026, providing shielded balances and private transfers for supported ERC-20 assets on Starknet.

StarkWare launched Shadow Accounts on the Ethereum layer-2 network Starknet on October 13, 2026, introducing persistent application-specific identities.

Nine blockchain organizations formed the Quantum Alliance on October 15, 2026, to develop open standards for assessing quantum readiness across blockchain networks, wallets, and infrastructure.

Babylon Labs said Babylon's governance representatives will manage the underlying Trustless Bitcoin Vaults protocol configuration for the Aave V4 integration, including emergency controls and participating actor sets

Babylon is conducting another audit round on finalized changes to its Aave V4 integration with Coinspect, ABDK, and Zellic prior to mainnet deployment

EasyA co-founder Philip Kwok stated that artificial intelligence and blockchain technology contribute equally to EasyA's business growth.

Plasma One launched publicly in June 2026 as a stablecoin-native neobank where stablecoins serve as the central account feature.

VersaBank plans to offer its VUSD tokenized deposit technology to community and regional banks in the United States

OffMarket became publicly available on or around October 14, 2026, following a private alpha in July 2026, invite-only access in August 2026, and mainnet privacy trading in September 2026.