InfStones Global

The Ultimate Web3 Infrastructure Platform(TM) supporting over 80+ blockchain protocols. Staking, Node Management, API Gateway, and Blockwatch.

[InfStones Global @InfStones]

We are looking forward to contributing to @UNDP's inaugural meeting of the Blockchain Advisory Group – a senior-level forum exploring responsible, scalable blockchain adoption for sustainable development. #BlockchainForDevelopment

[UNDP AltFinLab @UNDP_AltFinLab]

🌟 @UNDP’s Blockchain Advisory Group is now officially launched, opening a new structured space with senior leaders from across the blockchain ecosystem.

For us, this is part of a longer effort to move the blockchain for development conversation into a more responsible space.

[InfStones Global @InfStones]

Lower-latency validator messaging matters most when operators can verify the gain without weakening fault isolation. The production checklist: peer diversity, graceful fallback, and monitoring that catches divergence early.

https://t.co/qV5c4LgsCw

[Optimum @get_optimum]

The Optimum team is pleased to announce our first mainnet deployment, mump2p on Ethereum. With mump2p, data moves across all of Ethereum 2-3x faster, boosting validator performance and network health.

$3.4B of Ethereum stake is already being boosted by mump2p, and we’re now opening up free access for all Ethereum node operators.

[InfStones Global @InfStones]

Solana signals show payments and institutional products growing in parallel. Together, they can reinforce financial rails—moving blockchain closer to invisible, everyday infrastructure rather than a separate ecosystem users consciously enter.

https://t.co/h0R4OVDP8R

[Solana @solana]

This week Solana reached retail users in Mexico through Western Union’s USDPT, institutional allocators in Hong Kong through a second spot SOL ETF, and Da Nang’s innovation ecosystem through a new MOU with its Startup Support Centre.

BREAKPOINT is less than 30 days away. See you in London.

📰 Headline News

- Pando Solana ETF launched on HKEX, becoming Hong Kong’s second spot SOL ETF

- @anza_xyz scheduled the Alpenglow consensus upgrade for mainnet-beta on Oct 21, cutting finality to ~150ms

- @solanamobile named @Ledger its first hardware partner, preinstalling the Seeker App and Solana dApp Store on Ledger Atom

📰 Launches

- $AVGO, $TSM, $CMG, $RIOT, and $UVXY went live on Solana via @sunrise, issued by @Backpack Securities

- $ZEC launched on Solana via @sunrise, powered by @near_intents

- @SolanaFndn signed an MOU with the Da Nang Innovation Startup Support Centre to advance regional ecosystem adoption

- @Bitso listed @WesternUnion’s Solana-based $USDPT stablecoin in Mexico for direct retail trading

- @upshift_fi launched Upshift Gamma USDC with $7M+ in initial deposits, curated by @Gamma_Research_

- @reflectmoney opened pre-deposits for the @SteakhouseFi $USDG High Yield vault on @kamino

- @tryramp added support for @global_dollar ($USDG) on Solana for zero-fee on/off ramps, deposits, and vendor payouts

- @ORE allocated 50% of ORE Reserve stablecoin deposits to USDv from @solomon_labs

- @2WA_Official brought USDGO Plus SP onchain, market-neutral digital asset fund, tokenized and distributed via @osldotcom

- @PhoenixTrade launched Anthropic pre-IPO perpetuals with up to 6x leverage

- @openroboto’s SN80, the largest robotics subnet on @bittensor, integrated peaqOS

- @UmbraPrivacy launched Umbra v2, and introduced private stablecoin uUSDv backed by USDv powered by @solomon_labs

- @jito rolled out BAM Direct Bundle Ingest (DBI) and rebuilt ingestion pipelines on mainnet

- @ArcherExchange_ rolled out Archer V2 with onchain resting limit orders, 80 CU makerbook updates, and permissionless market creation

- @LaunchOnSF unveiled Baskets powered by @useDiversiFi, launching the FRONTIER tech index token

- @JupiterExchange debuted YOLO, offering up to 1,000x leveraged directional trading

- @machinedotfun debuted robotics token launches paired against industry equities

- @Flovia402 launched free access to OpenAI, Exa, Firecrawl, and CoinGecko APIs using Solana stablecoin and machine rails

- @altitude launched Altitude MCP v1 to connect AI autonomous agents directly to transaction data

- @brij_fi launched flight search APIs on pay. sh, letting AI agents lock in fares

- @Ledger Agent Intent integrated with pay. sh, letting AI agents queue transactions for asynchronous hardware signing

- @superteam partnered with @helius to provide free Developer and Business tier plans to members

- @BlockRips opened its trading card marketplace with zero added fees, powered by @Collector_Crypt

- @Beezie announced its ecosystem migration from Base to Solana, opening October 20

- @sanctumso teased native multisig security built on @multisig

- @yugalabs brought its Mudwater TCG to Solana, featuring 120 BAYC art pieces across physical and digital editions

@SuperteamIN’s Solana Summit India is 15 days out

📰 Milestones

- Solana tokenized equity holders crossed an ATH of 1.4M unique addresses

- 65% of tokenized stock volume on Solana occurred outside traditional U.S. market hours

- Solana ranked #1 for stablecoin transfers with 557M in September, up 33% from August

- @xStocksFi crossed $7.5B in cumulative trading volume on Solana

- @Ondo surpassed $500M in tokenized real-world assets on Solana

- @kamino lend’s tokenized stock supply grew 15x year-over-year, rising from $3M to $50M

- @xStocksFi’s $NVDAx crossed 180K holders

- Sunrise listed and Backpack issued $SPCX crossed 86K holders and $1.5B in cumulative volume

- Solana captured 61.5% of all cross-chain TCG gacha spending in Q3

- @crediblefin processed over $1B in payment volume on Solana

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[InfStones Global @InfStones]

Building the talent pipeline is the first step. The next question is what those engineers are trained to do. Education should cover upgrade rollbacks, key rotation, RPC degradation, alert thresholds, and recovery. Reliability is practiced—not assumed.

[InfStones Global @InfStones]

Blockchain’s talent gap isn’t just about developer numbers. It’s a shortage of engineers who understand protocols, secure infrastructure, and operate production systems. Formal curricula can build the talent pipeline broader adoption needs.

https://t.co/RxeWG0aWDD

[Polkadot @Polkadot]

Blockchain protocol engineering, as taught by @AcademyPolkadot, is now part of the formal curriculum of Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN), Argentina’s largest public technological university 🇦🇷.

Congratulations to the @AcademyPolkadot team on collaborating with UTN, ultimately contributing to quality education in blockchain foundations and showing the next generation of engineers how to build resilient digital systems.

[InfStones Global @InfStones]

Can one GPU workload serve AI inference and secure a blockchain?

Pearl links vLLM matrix multiplication to mining with NoisyGEMM and ZK proofs. Key question: can inference demand, not synthetic work, secure the chain?

Our infrastructure analysis:
https://t.co/g23HMHQK3z

[InfStones Global @InfStones]

Testing post-quantum cryptography before urgency arrives is the right operational move. The next challenge is measurable migration readiness: key rotation, node compatibility, rollback paths, and monitoring across the validator stack.

https://t.co/8N1mAF7H37

[TRON DAO @trondao]

Preparing for what's next in blockchain security. 🔒

Post-quantum cryptography is now being tested on TRON's testnet as the network explores ways to address emerging quantum computing threats.

Thanks to @BSCNews for the coverage.

[InfStones Global @InfStones]

Security for onchain markets is end-to-end: trusted data still needs resilient RPC delivery, finality-aware confirmation, and auditable monitoring. Production infrastructure must protect the path from update to settled state.

https://t.co/BhzVBnk4fV

[Chainlink @chainlink]

Security is the defining requirement to unlock onchain markets.

[InfStones Global @InfStones]

Quantum readiness is not a one-time signature swap. Account-level upgrade paths need RPC compatibility, wallet coordination, migration telemetry, and rollback plans so security improves without creating an availability incident.

https://t.co/3GdEdNaMAG

[Monad @monad]

Preparing for a post-quantum world

The plan for Monad starts with protecting user funds by enabling accounts to upgrade to quantum-resistant authentication without changing their address

Check out the full roadmap here: https://t.co/wTbUevNMwS

[InfStones Global @InfStones]

40M+ TPS is a striking demo. For production agent workloads, the key is preserving verifiable settlement when offchain execution fails—through clear finality signals, replay protection, state reconciliation, and end-to-end observability.

https://t.co/yZFcrT7rwp

[Sui @SuiNetwork]

A world record.

40,614,180 transactions per second. Live at Sui Basecamp, independently analyzed by @CertiK.

AI agents paid, played, and chatted in programmable tunnels. Executed offchain, settled on Sui.

Sui is ready for the agentic economy.

https://t.co/KcWmlNpgaq

[InfStones Global @InfStones]

These guardrails need reliable node and API infrastructure for state, simulation, submission and confirmation. Crypto defines an AI agent’s limits; infrastructure determines whether they hold in practice. Infrastructure is part of the AI safety model—not merely a payment pipe.

[InfStones Global @InfStones]

Batch payments help agent commerce, but signatures prove authorization—not judgment. Crypto can bound AI autonomy: restrict asset, recipient, amount and expiry; block replay; cap exposure with prefunded channels. That is governance built into payments.

https://t.co/dAeehRaK5C

[Solana @solana]

JUST IN: Batch payments are live for @x402 on Solana via @PayAINetwork and @BlockRunAI

An agent opens a payment channel, makes as many payments as it needs, and settles once onchain using x402.
https://t.co/YKcm5TLWQi

[InfStones Global @InfStones]

Chainlink CCIP’s growing adoption shows how common interoperability frameworks are becoming foundational to tokenized asset distribution. As institutions expand across networks, reliable verification and execution infrastructure will be essential.

https://t.co/bL9q2sI7gf

[Chainlink @chainlink]

$15B+ is migrating to Chainlink CCIP as leading teams upgrade their cross-chain infra.

With CCIP 2.0, institutions can distribute tokenized assets across networks through a single, secure standard built for global scale.

The standard for tokenized asset distribution.

[InfStones Global @InfStones]

Protocol-level fee design can materially improve the usability of onchain payments. Sui’s zero-cost stablecoin transfers show how infrastructure choices can remove friction for users at any transaction size.

https://t.co/d5Q0mvb5Ad

[Sui @SuiNetwork]

Cost of moving 1 $USDsui: 0.

Cost of moving 1,000,000 $USDsui: 0.

Stablecoin transfers are free at the protocol level on Sui.

Just send.

[InfStones Global @InfStones]

Connecting financial institutions to blockchain-based settlement while preserving control of their infrastructure is a meaningful step toward practical onchain finance. Strong progress from Chainlink and Swift.

https://t.co/0tEqFy67MG

[Chainlink @chainlink]

TODAY: Chainlink announced it is working to enable financial institutions to connect to @swiftcommunity’s blockchain ledger through the Chainlink platform.

Swift moves the equivalent of the world's GDP roughly every three days ⬇️

[InfStones Global @InfStones]

Ethereum’s path toward a cryptographic world computer is a strong reminder that scalability, privacy, and verifiability must advance together. Reliable infrastructure will be key to making these capabilities accessible at global scale.

https://t.co/uQ3H6GMAvm

[vitalik.eth @VitalikButerin]

The cryptographic world computer:

https://t.co/LF2JGU38Rx

My attempt to express in somewhat concise terms the true meaning of basically everything planned to happen to Ethereum starting from the fork after Hegota. It's really not just a blockchain anymore. It's a hybrid architecture that combines together blockchains and modern cryptography, to enable much more powerful properties.

FOCIL, EIP-8288, Lean consensus, state management, formal verification, advanced mempool improvements (including privacy), and the longer-term specter of obfuscation all mentioned.

[InfStones Global @InfStones]

Solana’s RWA ecosystem reaching a new high underscores how quickly onchain markets are maturing. Reliable infrastructure will be essential as more assets and users move onchain.

https://t.co/gnF7SWlb1B

[Solana @solana]

Stablecoins at an ATH, RWAs at an ATH, a million-plus wallets holding tokenized stocks, and the race is on to drive home a Porsche 911 GT3 RS.

Here’s what happened over the week:

📰 Headline News

- Stablecoin supply on Solana hit a new ATH of $17.3B

- @anza_xyz's Alpenglow consensus upgrade is now on devnet

- Tokenized equity holders on Solana crossed 1M

- @joinfrontier launched Frontier Traders Season 1 with $1M+ in rewards and a Porsche 911 GT3 RS grand prize

📰 Launches

- Solana's RWA ecosystem hit a new ATH of $4.6B+ across 3,000+ available assets

- @kamino launched Fixed Rates with @HastraFi and @Figure

- @Backpack activated cash dividend payouts for eligible tokenized stocks and ETFs

- $COPX, $URA, and $SQQQ went live on Solana via @sunrise, issued by @Backpack Securities

- @zama's $ZAMA and @solomon_labs' $USDv went live on Solana via @sunrise

- @withAUSD received preliminary conditional OCC approval to organize as a national trust bank

- @PythNetwork now distributes @Nasdaq's real-time quote and trade product for U.S. equities onchain

- @centrifuge launched $HYB on Solana for actively managed U.S. high-yield corporate bonds with @NYLIManagement

- @TetraDigitalGrp launched CADD on Solana, bringing the Canadian dollar onchain

- @reflectmoney opened capped pre-deposits for its risk market built on @hylo_so's $eHYUSD

- @altitude unlocked local payout rails for the UK, Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia

- @ZetaChain announced migration of $ZETA entirely to Solana to power @AnumaAI

- @metaplex introduced Vantage, a fully modular Solana trading terminal

- @UsePaid celebrated $1.44M in creator fees routed directly to @X accounts via X Money

- @rendernetwork opened a new onboarding round for the rendering node pool

- @NOMADZxyz launched zero-fee travel bookings with stablecoin discounts across 300+ airlines

- @epicentral_ v1 demo went live with native options trading

- @morfimarkets launched its devnet for user-created opinion markets

- @ORE shipped ORE Learn, an educational hub for mining and staking

- @superteamITA officially launched in Italy

- @sanctumso announced App 2.0, slated to launch on October 1st

📰 Milestones

- US Solana ETFs recorded over $188M in weekly net inflows

- Solana handled 76% of x402 transactions

- @xStocksFi logged a record $160M single-day volume on @Raydium

- @kamino originated $10M in AUTO Fixed Rate loans within 72 hours of launch

- @Collector_Crypt recorded the largest tokenized TCG sale in history at $825K

- @bulktrade surpassed $500M in trading volume on its invite-only mainnet

- @clawpumptech crossed $200M in agent-driven volume

7 weeks until Solana takes over London for Breakpoint.

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Artwork by @Groowut 🔥

[InfStones Global @InfStones]

A valid Gaia release signature proves provenance, not production readiness.

Cosmos Hub validators still need the exact binary hash, a rehearsed Cosmovisor path, and a fenced signer failover.

Use the v28.2 control checklist:
https://t.co/R5ZbS1YgH9

[InfStones Global @InfStones]

"No slashing" does not mean "no operational risk."

Stacks Bitcoin Staking still requires key controls, paired BTC and STX records, reward reconciliation, and an independently verified exit plan.

Use the institutional checklist:
https://t.co/21HKbaKI2h

[InfStones Global @InfStones]

Recurring payments are a key building block for practical onchain commerce. Polygon OMS bringing stablecoin subscriptions live is a meaningful step toward smoother, programmable payment experiences.

https://t.co/tkVJkaHk8Q

[Polygon @0xPolygon]

Introducing stablecoin subscriptions: now live in Polygon OMS.

A subscription shouldn’t ask your customer to sign the same payment every month. Let them approve once, setting the amount, scope, and schedule.

The wallet handles the repeat payments.

[InfStones Global @InfStones]

Infrastructure built for software-driven provisioning is a meaningful step toward production-ready AI agents. Theta EdgeCloud’s agent-native approach reflects where decentralized compute is heading.

https://t.co/Gduzbm84Lp

[Theta Network @Theta_Network]

Theta EdgeCloud is now 100% AI agent native.

Cloud infrastructure was built for people to provision machines, but the next generation of infra will increasingly be provisioned by software itself. We're ready for that change.

Check our score: https://t.co/lodPV26yaq