Dogecoin Labs to operate MyDoge, DogeOS and Such App
Dogecoin Labs, formed with the Foundation on October 21, says it will run MyDoge, DogeOS and Such App. The House of Doge asset transfer is still open.
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October 2026
Dataline raises $10.6m seed for an AI-agent data network
Dataline's $10.6 million seed, closed in April, was disclosed on October 21 with Lattice and Dispersion leading. The Base token-sale terms are still blank.
THORChain v3.21 halts Friday as venues pause RUNE deposits
THORChain v3.21 halts at block 28,366,100 on Friday. MEXC pauses RUNE deposits from noon and prints 14:15 UTC. Height, not the clock, is authoritative.
CDK Besu is live on Ethereum mainnet for private chains
Polygon says CDK Besu is live on Ethereum mainnet. Private Besu chains can move assets through Agglayer while transaction data stays inside the institution.
BWOW cash distribution is due at the October 21 NAV
BWOW reaches the cash date Bitwise set on September 10. Holders still in after the October 14 NYSE Arca session are due the October 21 net asset value.
Sophon sets November 25 deadline before chain shutdown
Sophon told holders to leave its chain by November 25, 2026, ahead of a November 30 mainnet shutdown. The later date is not a grace period for stranded assets.
0xMiden dates a partner mainnet to October 26, not open
0xMiden has set October 26 as a partner mainnet. Polygon's Agglayer countdown is not an open launch, and the May testnet remains the published settlement.
Standard Chartered signs definitive Zodia Custody deal
Standard Chartered has signed definitive agreements to acquire Zodia Custody. The deal is not closed: approvals are still required, and no price is disclosed.
Dunamu explores GIWA stablecoin payments with MoonPay
Dunamu is exploring GIWA stablecoin payments with MoonPay, but the October 20 release names no coin or date and GIWA's public docs still show a testnet.
Monfi says MUSD reserves sit on the bank's own books
Monfi says MUSD reserves sit on the bank's own books and calls the setup the only regulated bank dollar. Ethereum shows 6,000 tokens; Labuan has not said so.
Filecoin Solstice upgrade is live at epoch 6,470,279
Filecoin's Solstice upgrade, network version 29, is live at epoch 6,470,279. New sectors get 10× power, but the block-reward burn waits until quarter two.
Glamsterdam lands on Hoodi at epoch 132,352 on October 26
Glamsterdam reaches Hoodi at epoch 132,352 on October 26, 2026, at 17:42:48 UTC. No mainnet date is set, and the testnet gas limit rises to 200 million.
BNB Foundation burns 1.646 million BNB in 37th quarter
The BNB Foundation burned 1,646,196.44 BNB, about $1.197 billion, in its 37th quarterly burn. Remaining total supply was 131,512,085 BNB as of 19 October 2026.
Alpenglow holds October 21 while the clock runs early
Alpenglow is Anza's October 21 Solana consensus handoff. The only minute printed is about 14:50 UTC, and Anza now says epoch 1064 is tracking earlier.
IoTeX Zanzibar hard fork pays voter rewards on chain
IoTeX's Zanzibar hard fork is live at block 53,533,081. IIP-59 pays voter staking rewards on chain instead of Hermes, with the first payout due the next day.
Multiliquid's funding total is $8 million after Polychain seed
Uniform Labs put Multiliquid's total funding at $8 million after a Polychain-led seed. Will Beeson would not split the rounds or disclose a valuation.
Fhenix homepage names October 21, FAQ does not
Fhenix's homepage bar dates encrypted smart contracts on Ethereum and Arbitrum to October 21. The FAQ on that page still says the mainnet is only planned.
Fission raises $10 million to buy tokenised fund exits
Fission closed a $10 million Series A led by Pantera to buy tokenised fund interests and pay USDC. The fast exit is a dealer balance sheet, not a new market.
Cronos targets EVM v1.8 mainnet move for 22 October
Cronos has scheduled its EVM v1.8 mainnet upgrade for October 22, 2026. The pre-release says do not switch yet, and libp2p is still not enabled on mainnet.
Unichain schedules OP Enterprise mainnet move for October 29
Uniswap Labs set Unichain's OP Enterprise mainnet migration for October 29. The chain ID and Uniswap v2, v3 and v4 stay; bridge-free ETH interop has no date.
