Blast, once a 2 billion USD Ethereum layer-2, is shutting down after assets plunge 98%. The Paradigm-backed network struggled with rising costs and competition from larger platforms like Coinbase and Robinhood. Users have until October 26 to withdraw funds. https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/10/02/once-a-usd2-billion-ethereum-layer-2-blast-is-shutting-down-after-assets-plunge-98 #Web3 #Blockchain #Web3AndBlockchain

Solana's revenue surge suggests a robust ecosystem growth, but declining market share indicates intensifying competition among blockchain networks. The post Solana’s monthly app revenue hits nine-month high of $180 million appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

#OpenStandard’s #OUSD, backed by #Stripe, #Visa, #Mastercard and #Coinbase, shares reserve earnings with distributors to shift #stablecoin competition from issuance to #distribution. This model incentivises integration into payments and treasury workflows. https://www.pymnts.com/cryptocurrency/2026/how-mastercard-stripe-visa-and-coinbases-new-stablecoin-is-changing-the-industrys-economics/?crypto.eicker.news #crypto #blockchain

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In this article, I will cover the top competitors of EvaCodes in Web3 Staffing. I will provide an overview of blockchain and technical staffing providers and Web3 talent solutions to illustrate vendors’ core concentrations, distinguished capabilities, clientele, geographic scope, employment approaches, and levels of competition in the industry. The description of competitors will assist organizations in identifying the most appropriate vendor to assist them in developing their Web3 workforce.

Solana launches STOCKLANA, a developer competition offering more than $125,000 in prizes for products exploring 24/7 stock activity, while regulatory, custody and settlement questions remain unresolved.

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Circle, the issuer of USDC, has taken its Arc mainnet live, becoming the latest major stablecoin operator to launch a proprietary Layer 1 blockchain. The move puts Circle directly alongside Tether and Stripe in a competition to own not just the stablecoin but the settlement infrastructure underneath it. For Circle, Arc is a strategic bid to deepen its grip on payment flows and DeFi liquidity before its IPO narrative fully crystallizes. The risk is real: building and maintaining a Layer 1 is expensive, and fragmentation of liquidity across issuer-controlled chains could complicate the broader goal of making USDC ubiquitous. Watch whether developers and liquidity follow Circle onto Arc or stay on neutral ground.

Solana’s new 250-millisecond slots deliver faster blockchain updates without increasing throughput, reshaping trading latency, validator operations and the network’s competition for DeFi liquidity and application capital.

Circle, the issuer of USDC, has launched Arc mainnet, its own Layer 1 blockchain. The move puts Circle in direct competition with Tether and Stripe, which have already staked positions in the same infrastructure space. For Circle, launching a proprietary chain is a significant strategic expansion beyond stablecoin issuance — it creates a controlled environment for settlement, smart contracts, and financial applications built around USDC. The question for the market is whether Circle's distribution advantages as the issuer of one of the two dominant dollar stablecoins translates into developer and institutional adoption on a crowded L1 landscape.

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The Bitcoin network recently experienced a single-block chain reorganization (reorg) at block height 866,500, marking the third such event within a one-month period. This technical occurrence involved a competition betwe…