Latest blockchain news: March 2026

March 2026 closed out the first quarter with important milestones for Stakely. During this month, we expanded our presence across new networks, launched products to enable more flexible staking, and strengthened tools for developers.

In addition, we gathered the main news from the networks we validate so you can always stay informed about what is happening in your favorite ecosystems. Discover the highlights of the blockchain ecosystem in this monthly roundup.

At Stakely, we joined the Canopy validator set during its Betanet phase to test and strengthen its infrastructure ahead of the mainnet launch. As the project progresses, we will keep sharing more updates with you.

We joined the initial set of Magma gVaults so you can stake Monad MON and receive gMON to use in DeFi. By doing it with Stakely, your stake will go 100% directly to our validator, which currently has a total of 1.25M SOL staked, while enjoying a 5.69% APY. Join now!

You can now liquid stake SOL on The Vault and receive vSOL to keep liquidity in DeFi while staking.

We added CC from Canton Network devnet to our Multicoin Faucet so you can request tokens, cover fees, and keep building without interruptions.

We attended EthCC[9] in Cannes, ETH Andorra x ETHGlobal: “Staking as a Primitive”, and we also took part in Carlos Romano’s podcast.

Aleo integrates with NEAR Intents and enables in-app swaps across more than 35 chains and over 100 assets, without managing gas or switching wallets.

Pera Wallet launches Joint Accounts with weighted signatures and simplifies multisig governance, with up to 16 accounts per wallet and decisions managed through configurable thresholds.

Voting is now open on Algorand’s xGovs portal, where the community decides which builders will receive funding.

The SEC’s new guidance includes ALGO and DOT among the examples of digital commodities, reinforcing Algorand’s regulatory position in the U.S.

Algorand partners with PostFinance and allows Swiss customers to buy ALGO directly from their bank account.

Bitnomial launches the first Aptos futures in the U.S. regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), advancing the path toward a potential ETF.

Aptos joins Mastercard’s Crypto Partner Program to drive reliable, everyday on-chain payments at a global scale.

Aptos approves and executes proposal 185, increasing gas tenfold as part of its transition toward performance-oriented tokenomics.

Decibel Trade surpasses $1B in cumulative volume, boosting on-chain trading and the global movement of capital on Aptos.

Avail transforms Nexus Elements into Agent Skills to accelerate cross-chain app development and simplify the integration of capabilities for agents.

Avail integrates with Citrea, the first Bitcoin ZK rollup, to move assets and build liquid apps in minutes with the Nexus SDK.

New live workshop for Arbitrum developers on user onboarding and instant access to cross-chain liquidity.

Activity on Avalanche rises from under 300,000 to nearly 3M daily transactions, driven by two AVAX spot ETFs in the U.S.

DepositOS arrives on Avalanche with multichain deposit flows, private swaps, and automatic routing.

Grayscale launches the Avalanche Staking ETF, with 0% initial fees and exposure to AVAX in brokerage accounts.

AVAX is now available on Solana via Sunrise DeFi, enabling interoperable use in Phantom, Solflare, and Titan Exchange.

Retro9000 activates $40M in retroactive grants for builders with real on-chain activity on Avalanche C-Chain. Meanwhile, Arena Agent Launcher debuts with five categories and 5M ARENA in grants for agents.

Aztec records 33M AZTEC in staking within 24 hours. It also consolidates itself as a decentralized L2, with 3,900 sequencers and provers, and defines its security plan for the Alpha deployment.

AZTEC is listed on Bithumb, dYdX, and Upbit, expanding access across KRW, BTC, and USDT markets and strengthening its DeFi liquidity.

The private smart contract stack on Ethereum is now complete and moves forward toward Alpha Network with programmable privacy and Noir nearing version 1.0.

Canopy testnet reaches one month with 2.3M transactions, 70.6M CNPY in volume, and 80,600 chains launched, consolidating a strong start for its on-chain ecosystem.

New customizable profiles with PFP, banner, and bio linked to all your L1s, to showcase identity and on-chain activity in one place.

Canopy introduces Recursive Security, where mature chains incubate new L1s on top of an interconnected network of networks.

MiniPay expands with Opera to bring stablecoin payments to 1B people by 2030, while Opera seeks to acquire 160M CELO, subject to approval through a governance proposal.

Celo joins the Synthesis AI Hackathon with $10,000 in prizes to boost agentic apps with real infrastructure inside its ecosystem.

Real World Agent V2 closes with 69 teams and highlights on-chain agent projects with real utility.

Concordium ID Verify Kit integrates age verification in just days to simplify identity, compliance, and document management for developers.

Protocol 10 is now on mainnet: sponsored fees separate sender and payer and complete Concordium’s PayFi stack.

Coin98 Wallet integrates Concordium to manage CCD and PLT with identity-verified payments, combining privacy, compliance, and institutional-grade security for stablecoins.

Cosmos surpasses Hyperledger Fabric in enterprise blockchain with up to 1,900 TPS compared to 150, and performance that can be optimized up to 10,000 TPS.

Cosmos joins Mastercard’s Crypto Partner Program, which brings together more than 85 companies and banks to accelerate innovation in digital assets, global payments, and B2B transfers.

Cosmos moves forward with proposal 1026 for the mandatory Gaia v27.1.0 upgrade on Cosmos Hub.

Polymarket launches a crypto prediction app with Covalent at 5 and 15 minutes to anticipate price movements and trade quickly and intuitively.

Covalent joins the Solana Agent Economy Hackathon with 500 USDC and free access to its API, extending applications until April 3.

Ethereum Foundation raises its bug bounty to $1M for critical vulnerabilities in the protocol and smart contracts.

fastconfirm.it highlights the Fast Confirmation Rule, capable of confirming transactions in 13 seconds without a hard fork.

Ethereum Foundation deploys ETH on Morpho and strengthens its treasury strategy with yield-generating V2 vaults.

Ethereum proposes private swaps on L1 with account abstraction, 2D nonces, and encrypted transactions to strengthen privacy.

The DAO Security Fund launches ETHSecurity Badges as an on-chain reputation system for security experts.

GenLayer Testnet Bradbury: the Bradbury Builders proposal introduces permanent revenue for projects, which can capture between 10% and 20% of fees in AI, governance, and on-chain applications.

New Playverse Showcase 3 with Mochi, an interactive quest based on Intelligent Contracts and consensus-driven decisions.

Asimov Phase 5 arrives with zkSync Atlas and brings faster, cheaper, EVM-compatible ZK infrastructure.

The GenLayer portal works as a hub for apps, missions, points, and referrals with permanent rewards.

Protocol-level revenue share has been activated so developers can generate recurring income.

GenLayer Skills offers modular plugins to create contracts, run tests, and manage validators in AI-powered apps.

Nitro Accelerator closes applications after offering $500,000 to 15 teams and mentorship from VCs and founders from day one.

Artificial Financial Intelligence launches a $50M vault on Monad backed by tokenized real-world assets together with Multiplifi.

MetaMask removes gas on Monad and allows users to swap and interact without fees. Meanwhile, Backpack removes fees on swaps and bridges and improves the Monad experience with fast, frictionless transactions.

Luminara returns 52.37M NAM to the PGF fund and announces the closure of its operations, marking the end of its chapter in the Namada ecosystem.

NEAR Protocol launches a public revenue dashboard to track fees, revenue, and the impact on NEAR issuance, powered by the growth of NEAR Intents and its new economic model.

NEAR Intents surpasses $15B in cumulative volume and integrates with Bungee Exchange and InstaSwap, expanding swaps across more than 30 networks.

NEAR tokenomics evolve with inflation cut in half, on-chain governance, and greater value capture based on real usage and revenue.

Brave Wallet integrates NEAR Intents and offers swaps to 110M users.

NEAR Intents enables cross-chain swaps for agents with 0.0001% fees in new apps.

Osmosis surpasses 300M transactions and is already aiming for the next major milestone: reaching 1B on its blockchain.

Silk Nodes launches Osmosis Intelligence Hub, a live dashboard with tokenomics, pools, cross-chain activity, and validator data.

A new proposal proposes migrating Osmosis to Cosmos Hub to unify liquidity, governance, and security while strengthening ATOM’s value capture.

Pharos and Anchorage Digital launch a genesis token for RWAs with regulated infrastructure and secure institutional participation from day one.

Ember Protocol launches pALPHA Vault on Pharos to coordinate institutional capital and reinforce the progress of RealFi with a regulated approach.

Pharos implements AI x402 to enable AI agents capable of transacting, predicting, covering information, and settling in real time.

New partnership with GCL New Energy to drive the tokenization of energy assets and decentralized markets with an investment close to $1B.

Polkadot updated its issuance model on March 14: it set a maximum supply cap of 2.1B DOT and reduces issuance by 53%.

RevX gets an update: its IDE can now create smart contracts from an AI prompt, without starting from code.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) classifies DOT as a digital commodity and aligns it with BTC and ETH in its new guidance.

Polkadot’s hackathon brought together 260 teams and 850 developers, driving new tools and DeFi apps.

Secret Network boosts SecretAI and SecretVM with EIP-8004 support, confidential execution, and verifiable agents for a private and trustworthy on-chain ecosystem.

GhostWareOS integrates with Secret Network and Solana to deliver confidential computing, private transactions, and end-to-end privacy across off-chain and on-chain environments.

Shentu Chain introduces OpenMath in version v2.17, separating rewards for proofs in Rocq and Lean and strengthening incentives for on-chain mathematical verification.

The RWA ecosystem on Solana surpasses $1.82B, marking a new all-time high in tokenized value.

8004scan and BlockRunAI integrate with Solana using ERC-8004 agents, transparent reputation, and almost instant USDC payments.

SolClaw brings Solana to WhatsApp and Telegram for swapping, staking, and token deployment through its AI agent.

DoubleZero launches DZDP Phase II to extend Solana’s performance to the edge and unlock new revenue for validators through the shred economy.

AVAX is now available on Solana through Sunrise DeFi, expanding access to the Avalanche token within the ecosystem.

Pye Finance launches Validator Dashboard to manage fees, lockups, performance, staking campaigns, rewards, and multi-node operations.

New launches: AGP, a global grants program for ambassadors that boosts content and engagement on X for 3 months and already has over 120 applications. Sonic Global Hub, with AI translation, real-time communication, and 50,000 S to celebrate its launch.

USSD arrives on Sonic as a native dollar stablecoin, backed 1:1 by Treasury Bills, with fee-free minting and cross-chain functionality.

Sonic launches its live burn tracker and challenges the community to find an easter egg and win 5,000 S.

USSD liquidity surpasses $2M on Sonic, with yields inside an ecosystem where value flows back to the network.

Fantom Opera and Sonic Blaze testnets will shut down on May 1, 2026, concentrating development on Sonic’s official testnet for builders.

Starknet launches STRK20, native privacy for ERC-20 with shielded balances, private transfers, and anonymous DeFi in a single pool.

Starknet’s 2026 roadmap prioritizes UX, decentralization, and protocol economics with advances such as S-two, preconfirmations, and Starkzap SDK.

Starknet introduced: strkBTC, a Bitcoin wrapper with public and private modes for DeFi and payments with optional privacy; and Starkzap, an SDK that integrates bridging, swaps, DCA, lending, borrowing, and confidential transfers into one experience.

Starknet Re{define} Hackathon closed with a record 248 projects and already announced its winners on March 28.

Story adds new IP from Galantis and RESCENE, and recognizes the most active members from India, Pakistan, China, and the global community.

Story launches Python SDK v0.3.18 with new queries and batch operations to optimize intellectual property workflows.

New Story Confidential Data Rails to move encrypted data without intermediaries and enable secure markets for AI.

Sui Dollar debuts on Sui as a native stablecoin for global payments and scalable finance with Bridge, a Stripe company.

OpenZeppelin launches Move contracts on Sui, bringing battle-tested DeFi primitives and access control.

More than 400 developers signed up for the EVE Frontier × Sui hackathon.

Sui enables SUI staking in Revolut directly from the app.

LINQ V2 reduces settlement time from 60 to 5 seconds on Sui for stablecoin and local currency payments.

Walrus refreshes its website and branding, while maintaining its value proposition of verifiable data for developers and enterprises.

Walrus launches MemWal, a solution that gives AI agents long-term memory with history, reasoning, and verifiable checkpoints in production environments.

Walrus celebrates its first anniversary with more than 450 TB of verifiable data stored, reflecting adoption by real organizations and its role as infrastructure for AI. To celebrate, it has launched the Birthday Challenge with up to 2,000 WAL to reward ideas about the importance of verifiable data.

NVIDIA launches NemoClaw and Walrus provides durable, verifiable, and private memory for AI agents.

Walrus launched a builder challenge around applications with verifiable, private, and always-available data, closing on April 8.

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