https://lecoin.news/tag/protocol-upgrades/ Protocol upgrades and hard forks. Le Coin. News on every corner: crypto, DeFi, and beyond. Every story names a primary source, a time and a hash. en-us https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-22-ethereum-glamsterdam-delay/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-22-ethereum-glamsterdam-delay/ Core developers called off the Oct. 26 activation on the Hoodi testnet so they can study how EIP-8037's gas changes interact with existing contracts. No new date is set, the Ethereum Foundation says. Protocols & Policy published Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:32:00 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/solana-alpenglow-live-2026-10-21/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/solana-alpenglow-live-2026-10-21/ Solana's Alpenglow upgrade went live on Oct. 21, cutting the time before a transaction can't be reversed from about 12.8 seconds to a target of about 150 milliseconds, according to the Solana Foundation. Protocols & Policy published Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:25:46 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-21/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-21/ The OCC adopted its final rule for stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act, Standard Chartered signed agreements to take full ownership of crypto custodian Zodia Custody, solana's Alpenglow upgrade went live at about 9:36 a.m. ET, and bitcoin was at $84,448.57 at the 4:00 p.m. ET close of the US session, 2.36% above Tuesday's close, per CoinGecko. Briefs published Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:31:45 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/solana-alpenglow-activity-metrics/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/solana-alpenglow-activity-metrics/ Alpenglow is scheduled to activate on Oct. 21 and takes validator votes out of blocks, so transaction counts will fall without any fall in use. Protocols & Policy published Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:14:01 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-19/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-19/ The CFTC's exclusion of sportsbook and casino bets from its swap definition takes effect today with its Federal Register publication, starting a comment period through Nov. 18 on it and a companion event-contract proposal, while bitcoin sits 1.30% above Friday's 4:00 p.m. ET level on CoinGecko data after a Sunday-afternoon dip. Briefs published Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:01:14 -0400 https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/ethereum-upgrades/ https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/ethereum-upgrades/ Changes to Ethereum start as written proposals called EIPs, move through review and client testing, and take effect for everyone at once in a scheduled hard fork. Learning Hub published Fri, 16 Oct 2026 23:32:57 -0400 https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/ethereum/ https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/ethereum/ Ethereum is a public blockchain that runs smart contracts, which ethereum.org defines as programs that run on the Ethereum blockchain. Learning Hub published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:05:12 -0400 https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/near-protocol/ https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/near-protocol/ NEAR Protocol is a proof-of-stake layer-1 blockchain. Learning Hub published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:05:12 -0400 https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/solana/ https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/solana/ Solana is a proof-of-stake blockchain. Learning Hub published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:05:12 -0400