# LAYER1

Cardano has taken a major step toward decentralized governance.
The Van Rossem hard fork is now live, becoming the first major protocol upgrade approved entirely through Cardano's on-chain governance system.
Beyond governance, the upgrade lowers smart contract costs and lays the groundwork for Ouroboros Leios, the network's next scalability enhancement.
While the market often focuses on short-term price movements, long-term value is built through stronger infrastructure, continuous development, and real adoption.
Do you believe governance can become a key competitive advantage for Layer 1 bloc

Solana Firedancer Client Hits 1 Million TPS in Testnet as Jump Opens Code
Speed stopped being a slide deck. On July 11, 2026, Jump Crypto pushed the Firedancer validator client to open-source and ran a live testnet demo that cleared 1.02 million transactions per second with 400 ms block times. The run used 20 nodes across three continents, with real token transfers, NFT mints, and orderbook trades, not empty loops. Latency p50 landed at 1.2 seconds for full finality.
Why the demo matters
Firedancer is a full rewrite of Solana’s validator in C, built for parallelism and hardware offload. It r

BNB Chain plans a next-gen L1 with 100K+ TPS, sub-second finality, privacy, and account abstraction.
#BNB #Layer1

Solana (SOL) Stabilizes Near $81 as Network Upgrades and ETF Momentum Drive Bullish Outlook
Current Price: $80.61 – $80.88 USD
24h Performance: +0.58%
Market Capitalization: $48.0 Billion
Circulating Supply: 581.13M SOL of 629.72M max
Technical Analysis – July 6, 2026
Solana is holding above the $80 psychological level after trading between $80.06 and $82.43 in the last 24 hours. The price remains above its full moving average stack, with the MA(7) at $81.32 and MA(25) at $80.99, keeping the near-term trend constructive.
Key levels to watch:
Immediate Support: $73, with stronger floor at

🚨 #TONRenamesNativeTokenToGram: A Strategic Rebranding or the Start of a New Chapter?
The blockchain industry thrives on narratives, and few names carry as much historical significance as Gram. Now, with reports surrounding TON's decision to rename its native token back to Gram, the market is once again revisiting one of crypto's most fascinating stories.
For long-time crypto participants, Gram is not just a token name—it represents the original vision behind one of the most ambitious blockchain projects ever connected to a global social platform.
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🔄 Why the Name "Gram" Matters
Before TON