Flowra has introduced an Open Orderflow Auction framework and third-party block-building system for Solana validators, featuring 200ms mini-auction cycles.

Pi Network's Core Team has officially implemented a major pricing structure change for its AI-powered App Studio, ending heavy subsidies for app creation and editing.

Agentic onchain payments experienced a significant rebound, with x402 stablecoin transfers reaching 8.7 million in the week starting August 17.

A guide to understanding and comparing small Bitcoin amounts by matching units between BTC and satoshis to avoid numerical confusion.

Monad has published a draft improvement proposal to decouple wallet authentication from addresses, allowing in-place key rotation, multi-factor policies, and post-quantum security.

Term Finance has permanently closed its Meta Vaults after a governance exploit allowed funds to be removed. While withdrawals remain open, the protocol has not confirmed total losses or promised user reimbursement.

Solana has moved past the $100 level following a weekly rally of more than 25%, supported by institutional inflows, protocol updates, and a surge in derivatives activity.

Gemini co-founder Tyler Winklevoss announced that users in Singapore can now deposit and withdraw XRP directly over the XRP Ledger network, while XRP prices continue to see strong market activity and ETF inflows.

A rapid surge in Bitcoin's price has flipped Michael Saylor’s Strategy from a multi-billion-dollar unrealized loss to a substantial paper profit within a single week.

Artificial intelligence agents initiated 3.3 million USDC in x402 payments on Solana within a single week, underscoring emerging machine-to-machine payment use cases.