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  1. NEAR Protocol Token Issuance Cut Approved by Governance to 1.6% Over 24 Months

    NEAR Protocol governance approved a reduction in maximum annual token issuance from 2.5% to 1.6% over 24 months through proposal HSP-029.

  2. x402 Protocol Secures Governance Through x402 Foundation Launch with 40 Members

    The Linux Foundation announced the operational launch of the x402 Foundation on July 14, 2026, to govern the x402 protocol for machine-to-machine payments.

  3. Anthropic Agent Skills Open Standard Donated to Agentic AI Foundation

    Anthropic donated the Agent Skills open standard to the Agentic AI Foundation on October 22, 2026, transferring the name, logo, GitHub organization, and domain.

  4. Visa B2B Payments Add AI Agent Capabilities and Stablecoin Support

    Visa rolled out AI agent pilots for B2B invoice payments and moved stablecoin prefunding to production in late October 2026.

  5. Solana Alpenglow Upgrade Goes Live Targeting 150ms Transaction Finality

    The Solana Alpenglow upgrade replaced TowerBFT consensus on October 21, 2026, introducing off-chain BLS voting to cut finality times toward a 150 ms target under normal conditions.

  6. JPM Coin Ethereum Mainnet Expansion Supports Institutional Payments

    JPMorgan moved its USD deposit token JPM Coin to Ethereum mainnet, extending on-chain transfers to vetted institutional clients through the Kinexys platform.