
Cardano News: Hoskinson Warns Criticism Could Drive Builders Away
Charles Hoskinson says the Cardano ecosystem must welcome Midnight, warning hostility could slow development and deter future builders.
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Charles Hoskinson says the Cardano ecosystem must welcome Midnight, warning hostility could slow development and deter future builders.

Solana has just activated on its mainnet an upgrade awaited for several months. The maximum size of a transaction increases from 1,232 to 4,096 bytes, or 3.3 times more space.

The cryptocurrency market shifted into defensive mode on the morning of September 15, 2026, amid a sharp contraction in institutional liquidity. Bitcoin (BTC) corrected by 1.68% to $76,868, running into dense limit-order resistance.

RippleX Developers said on September 14 that Batch V1.1 is ready for validator approval after a major security overhaul.

Ethereum and Base developers abandoned their joint plan to align two account abstraction proposals, EIP-8130 and EIP-8141. The split stemmed from opposing priorities: Ethereum prioritizes censorship resistance and security, while Base targets scale and compliance. If both proposals move forward separately, wallet developers will need to support two distinct native transaction formats.

Strive said in a September 14 SEC filing that it purchased 469 bitcoin between September 8 and September 11 at an average price of about $77,954 per BTC, including fees and expenses.

Solana raised its maximum transaction size from 1,232 bytes to 4,096 bytes through Transaction V1, giving developers more room for complex operations. The upgrade supports zero-knowledge proofs, multisignature wallets and atomic multi-step transactions while preserving backward compatibility with older formats.

Bitcoin (BTC) is currently trading near $77.1K. The sellers are in firm control and driving the price lower.

XRP jumped hard on Monday afternoon but it was stopped. It remains at a crucial level now, just hours ahead of the highly important CLARITY Act vote.

Velocity raised its Series A to $48M with a $10M extension backed by Visa Ventures, Circle Ventures, Ripple, Haun and other investors.

Ripple's XRP has become the clear leader in the derivatives space as traders are increasingly positioning for the Senate's CLARITY Act cloture vote today. The XRP options volume has surged nearly 350% in the last 24 hours, outpacing the growth of Bitcoin and Ethereum options.

As Ethereum supply leaves exchanges, demand may not need to surge because fewer available coins can magnify smaller buying waves.

BlackRock has remained relentless in expanding its Bitcoin holdings as it continues to fortify its position as one of the largest Bitcoin-holding corporations.

Bitcoin price fell below $77,000 as traders reduced risk before a key U.S. Senate vote on the CLARITY Act, while technical charts showed weakening short-term momentum. Bitcoin price action today According to data from crypto.

Bitcoin reversed Monday's rise toward $80,000 and fell back near $77,000 as Polymarket odds for the CLARITY Act dropped from 34% to 17%. Broader crypto markets weakened while U.S. equity futures rose, making Tuesday's decline increasingly crypto-specific ahead of the Senate procedural vote.