Charles Schwab Opens Live Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink Trading to Eligible Clients
Charles Schwab has moved three major altcoins from its expansion plan into its live crypto trading menu. The brokerage announced on November 9 that eligible Schwab Crypto clients can now trade Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink, alongside Bitcoin and Ethereum. The distinction between ‘planned’ and ‘available’ is the new milestone here. TL;DR: Schwab Crypto now supports…
XRP Ledger Fix Upgrade Faces November 4 Earliest Activation After Vote Reset
An XRP Ledger maintenance amendment is running on a new activation clock after losing the validator majority behind its earlier countdown. The fixCleanup3_4_0 amendment regained majority support on October 21, moving its earliest possible activation window to November 4, subject to that support continuing. TL;DR: The amendment regained validator majority on October 21 after its…
Starknet Vote Backs Research Into A Post-Quantum Layer-1 Future
TL;DR: A non-binding Starknet governance poll ended with 93.52% supporting research into an independent post-quantum L1; no chain migration has been approved. Starknet's community has backed a potentially far-reaching research project, but not the actual move that would make it a different kind of blockchain. A non-binding governance poll closed Thursday with 93.52% of voting…
Solana’s Tokenized Asset Market Grows More Than Sixfold In A Year
TL;DR: Research attributed to Castle Labs puts Solana’s real-world asset market at about $4.3 billion, versus $700 million a year earlier. Ethereum remains substantially larger, but the gap has narrowed sharply. Solana’s next growth story may have less to do with meme coins and more to do with assets that already exist in the traditional…
Arbitrum Courts European Investors Managing €800 Billion With New Revenue Pitch
TL;DR: Arbitrum representatives have presented the network’s infrastructure and revenue model to European financial institutions managing substantial assets. The meetings should not be confused with confirmed investment commitments to ARB. Arbitrum is increasingly pitching itself as a blockchain infrastructure business rather than simply another cryptocurrency ecosystem. During institutional meetings reported on October 16, representatives discussed…
Ready USDC Card Halts Non-EEA Service Following Card Issuer Transition
Ready Card users outside the European Economic Area have been pushed into an abrupt service halt after a card issuer transition disrupted the USDC spending product, according to user notices shared on X. TL;DR Ready Card’s non-EEA service halt shows how stablecoin products still depend on traditional payment rails. The card is marketed as a…