Ethereum Institutional supports EIP 8198, a proposal to reduce Ethereum's block time from 12 seconds to 10 seconds through the upcoming Hegotá upgrade. This change aims to make Ethereum faster as more institutional financial activity moves on-chain. The proposal, called Quick Slots, would allow gradual shortening of block times after testing network performance. While still under consideration, this upgrade follows Ethereum's focus on improving speed and capacity, with other networks like Solana and Zcash also reducing block times to enhance transaction speed.
Ethereum Institutional and its plan to reduce block times provide context for cryptocurrency markets. For readers following major cryptocurrencies, here is Pluang's market snapshot as of Sep 18, 2026 21:36 WIB: 46 of 50 major cryptocurrencies rose today. Notable gainers include AAVE at Rp2.441.434 (+8.55%), NEO at Rp40.959 (+8.45%), and EOS at Rp12.649 (+8.13%).
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Xenon Pharmaceuticals halted new patient enrollment in its psychiatry clinical trials for the drug azetukalner after reports of neuropsychiatric side effects. This pause led to a sharp 27.6% drop in its stock price, marking its worst day since 2017. ...
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HYPE token surged 10.5% to $91.20, reaching a new all-time high of $92.56 after Hyperliquid launched manual borrowing of USDC and USDT using HYPE and Bitcoin as collateral. The platform offers a 65% loan-to-value ratio for HYPE, higher than Bitcoin's...
CleanTech Vanadium Mining Corp. has engaged Mercator Geological Services to prepare an independent technical report on its Campbell-Crotser fluorspar project in Kentucky, following National Instrument 43-101 standards. The report will detail geology,...
