NEAR Protocol's 2.13 upgrade adds NIST-approved ML-DSA signing and automatic resharding to mainnet, letting accounts rotate toward post-quantum keys.
Morph launched its Tachyon Layer 1 for onchain trading, targeting 200-millisecond blocks, up to 200,000 TPS and gas-free order management.
BNB Chain is developing a new layer 1 for high-frequency trading and AI agents, with a 100,000 TPS target and an early-2027 mainnet goal.
BNB Chain's H2 2026 roadmap says BSC reached 450 ms blocks and 5,200 TPS benchmarks, with a next-generation L1 aimed at a 1M TPS end-state.
Algorand plans native post-quantum accounts in Q3 2026 and broader quantum resilience by the end of 2027, including wallets, staking and consensus.
Andre Cronje and two other Sonic Labs founders are leaving the board as Sonic's S token trades 97% below its peak and DeFi TVL falls 98%.
Solana in 2025: real throughput and fees, how outages changed, where DeFi/NFT usage is headed, and key risks long-term holders should watch.