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Revolut users across the EEA can now buy, hold, and withdraw $ZAMA directly in the app, with trading fees starting at 0% and onchain withdrawals to self-custody wallets.
A new activation extends ML-DSA post-quantum signing protection to multi-chain assets held via NEAR Intents, building on the mainnet v2.13.0 upgrade shipped in July 2026.
Wikimedia Foundation Board publishes Wikimania 2026 reflections on AI strategy and…
The Board addressed AI's central role in Wikimedia's future, a staff unionization vote set for Sept. 3, affiliate strategy revision, and the departure of 9-year trustee Raju Narisetti.
Wikimedia union dispute escalates after Foundation declines recognition
Staff say a supermajority signed cards for voluntary recognition; the Foundation insists on an NLRB secret-ballot vote instead, prompting community backlash.
Brave confirms it will host uBlock Origin and other MV2 extensions as Edge drops them
As Microsoft Edge begins phasing out Manifest V2 extensions this month, Brave is self-hosting uBlock Origin and privacy-focused MV2 add-ons so its users are unaffected.
Brave Browser 1.93.132 ships security and bug fixes
Maintenance release upgrades Chromium to 151.0.7922.76 and fixes Tor bridge validation, Widevine prompts, and NoScript MV3 migration issues.
Brave reports 122.55M monthly users, Search added to Chrome's engine list
July figures show 51M daily active users and 2.46 billion monthly search queries, with Brave Search now listed among Chrome's default search options.
Lido Earn enables instant withdrawals processed in seconds via dedicated buffer
The upgrade routes EarnETH and EarnUSD withdrawal requests through the Lido Earn buffer, replacing the previous multi-day process with near-instant settlement for the majority of withdrawals.
Lido publishes post-mortem on Staking Router v3 accounting bug
An AccountingOracle glitch missed a single 32 ETH validator deposit during the SRv3 migration, briefly skewing the daily stETH rebase; no user funds were lost.
Lido DAO opens final vote on NEST buyback mechanism
The on-chain vote, open until Aug 8, would link protocol revenue to LDO via automated buybacks and DAO-owned liquidity rather than token burns.
Foresight Radio releases new episode on decentralised AI safety via AI Nodes
CEO Allison Duettmann discusses the AI Nodes programme — a model for scaling AI safety research outside central organisations — recorded at Vision Weekend Puerto Rico.
Vision Weekend USA 2026 tickets open for November San Francisco summit
The 40th-anniversary flagship event runs Nov 13–15 in SF, powered by Protocol Labs, with speakers including Wojciech Zaremba (OpenAI) and Illia Polosukhin (NEAR).
SF Node to host ARIA Research fireside on funding bold science
Foresight Institute's San Francisco node announced a fireside with ARIA, the UK's advanced research agency, focused on identifying and backing transformative ideas.
Libertum joins Lava Tokenization Sandbox for large-scale real estate RWA
Libertum is applying Lava's sandbox to tokenize Alba Bay, a 36-million-square-metre master-planned wellness city, using Lava's DASP licence and ecosystem directory for maximum distribution.
Lava Foundation opens governance debate on running its own chain
A blog post asks whether Lava should keep its independent Cosmos chain, citing weakening ecosystem support layers rather than any protocol problem.
Lava Tokenization Sandbox enters live deployment with €500M German battery storage…
Berlin-based Electric Blue is using Lava's decentralized RPC infrastructure to evaluate tokenized financing for up to €500M in battery energy storage across Germany, the sandbox's first live energy deployment.
OP Labs CTO Joins The Rollup Podcast to Discuss L2 Strategy and OP Enterprise
CTO Karl Floersch appeared on The Rollup to explain how Ethereum L2s and OP Enterprise can serve as the settlement layer for the next phase of institutional onchain finance.
OP Mainnet Monthly Transactions Now 3× Higher Than Early 2024
Optimism, citing Blockworks data, reports monthly on-chain activity has tripled since early 2024, driven by ether.fi card migration, fee reductions, and OP Stack ecosystem growth.
Optimism Foundation to review OP buyback program after 12-month pilot
Monthly OP buybacks fell 87% from 6.95M in March to 926,000 in April, with no purchases recorded since May.
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Protocol Labs’ vision for the future is built on four core focus areas that aim to harness humanity’s potential for good, navigate potential pitfalls, and ensure a future where technology empowers humanity.
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