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The founder of Slow Fog, Yu Xian, posted on the X platform: "I don't trust the stability or resilience of OpenClaw, but I am quite confident in Claude Code, as this is one of the core goals of software engineering. In terms of security emphasis, both companies place a high priority on security, and submitted vulnerabilities receive timely feedback. Some OpenClaw forks or reference versions show much less enthusiasm for security.In terms of security scenarios, although OpenClaw also has a Sandbox mechanism and attempts to design more granular permissions for tools, as its name 'OpenClaw' suggests, 'Open' is its greatest charm. A constrained OpenClaw is no longer OpenClaw. We hope for it to be free while also wanting it to be controllable, which is a point of contention for everyone. However, in a real production environment, an overly free OpenClaw can easily get out of control."

According to the official announcement, Binance is expected to suspend the token deposit and withdrawal services for Polygon (POL) on March 4, 2026, at 21:00 (UTC+8) to support its network upgrade and hard fork.The project team will conduct the network upgrade and hard fork at block height 83,756,500 (expected on March 4, 2026, at 22:00 UTC+8).

The former CEO of the collapsed exchange Mt. Gox, Mark Karpelès, recently proposed a Bitcoin hard fork plan, suggesting to modify the consensus rules to recover approximately 79,956 BTC stolen in the 2011 hacking incident, which is valued at about 5.2 billion dollars at current prices.The proposal targets a wallet address associated with the 2011 Mt. Gox system breach, which received nearly 80,000 bitcoins after the hack and has remained unused for over 15 years. Currently, under existing Bitcoin rules, these funds can only be transferred if the corresponding private key is held. According to the proposal, the new rules would allow the unspent outputs in that address to be controlled through signatures from the Mt. Gox recovery address, thereby incorporating the funds into the existing judicial oversight compensation process for repaying Mt. Gox creditors.Karpelès stated that the plan is merely a starting point for discussion, intending to limit the rule modification to a single address and activate it at a specific block height in the future. However, the proposal also acknowledges that this plan requires coordinated upgrades across the entire network, and if some community members refuse to support it, it could lead to the risk of a blockchain split. It is important to note that these approximately 80,000 BTC are currently not part of the assets allocated to Mt. Gox creditors and are not under the control of the bankruptcy trustee.

Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake announced that the Ethereum Foundation has launched the "strawmap" roadmap, planning seven forks by the end of 2029.The roadmap includes five objectives: fast L1 finality, a "gigagas" L1 achieving 10k TPS through zkEVM, a "teragas" L2 enabled by data availability sampling, post-quantum cryptography, and native L1 privacy for shielding ETH transfers.

According to relevant page information, Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 360 (BIP-360) has been added to the official code repository.This proposal introduces the Pay-to-Merkle-Root (P2MR) output type, aimed at enhancing Bitcoin's defense against quantum computing threats through a soft fork.

Ethereum developers have completed the second and final "Blob Parameters Only (BPO)" fork planned during the Fusaka upgrade cycle. This update increases the target number of blobs in a block from 10 to 14, and the upper limit from 15 to 21, aiming to further enhance the network's data availability capabilities.Officials stated that the BPO mechanism allows Ethereum to independently adjust key parameters such as blobs in a phased manner without waiting for large annual upgrades, thereby testing and releasing the network's capacity in a more controlled way. Blobs were initially introduced in the 2024 Dencun upgrade to provide low-cost data storage for Layer 2 Rollups, with this data being automatically cleared from the mainnet after approximately 18 days.This adjustment is seen as a concluding step for the Fusaka upgrade. Developers noted that as the upper limit of blobs per block gradually increases, Ethereum can provide more data space for Layer 2 networks, helping to maintain stable transaction costs for Rollups amid growing on-chain activity.

According to Cointelegraph, the second BPO hard fork of Ethereum has increased the blob limit to 21, thereby enhancing network scalability and reducing costs.

CZ posted on the X platform that the opBNB mainnet hard fork has been completed. This upgrade reduces the block time from 500 milliseconds to 250 milliseconds.

OKX will suspend the deposit and withdrawal services for Story (IP) and other related tokens within its network on January 15, 2026, at 07:30 to ensure a smooth network upgrade and hard fork. Once the upgrade is complete, the deposit and withdrawal services will reopen when the network is stable, and users do not need to take any action. Please note that trading of related tokens will not be affected during the network upgrade, but it is recommended that users increase their margin in advance to reduce potential risks.

BNB Chain Developers tweeted that the BSC mainnet Fermi hard fork upgrade is expected to activate on January 14, 2026, at 10:30 (UTC+8), with supported versions being v1.6.4 and v1.6.5.This upgrade will shorten the block interval from 750 milliseconds to 450 milliseconds to improve network throughput and transaction processing efficiency.

According to Cointelegraph, Ethereum will undergo several major upgrades in 2026, including the Glamsterdam and Heze-Bogota hard forks, aiming to achieve L1 scaling and further application of Web3 technologies.The Glamsterdam hard fork is expected to be launched in mid-2026, focusing on "block access lists" and "built-in proposer-builder separation" (ePBS). The former will enable perfect parallel processing, allowing Ethereum to shift from a single-channel model to a multi-channel model, significantly increasing transaction processing speed; the latter will help improve block generation efficiency and provide more time for the verification of zero-knowledge proofs. Additionally, the Gas limit for Ethereum in 2026 is expected to rise significantly from the current 60 million to 100 million or even 200 million, while the number of data blocks may increase to over 72 per block, further supporting L2 protocols to process hundreds of thousands of transactions per second. It is anticipated that 10% of Ethereum network validators will shift to validating zero-knowledge proofs, paving the way for L1 scaling to 10,000 transactions per second (TPS). The Heze-Bogota hard fork at the end of the year will also focus on enhancing privacy protection and censorship resistance, further optimizing the Ethereum ecosystem. Previously, Ethereum developers named the subsequent upgrade of Glamsterdam "Hegota."

Gnosis Chain has executed a hard fork, successfully recovering funds related to the $116 million hack suffered by Balancer in November.Gnosis confirmed on Tuesday via the X platform that the hard fork has been completed, and the stolen funds are now "out of the hacker's control." Previously, most validator nodes had taken emergency measures through a soft fork in November to control the losses. Philippe Schommers, head of Gnosis infrastructure, stated that the recovered funds will be deposited into a wallet controlled by the DAO, and the community will decide on the subsequent distribution plan.Earlier reports indicated that Balancer disclosed on November 3 that its decentralized exchange and automated market maker had been attacked, resulting in losses exceeding $116 million. White hat hackers and internal rescue operations have successfully recovered approximately $28 million in assets.

Gnosis Chain announced that its operator community has decided to execute a hard fork to recover the funds lost in the Balancer vulnerability incident. Currently, these funds are no longer under the control of the hacker.Previously, Gnosis stated that it had collaborated with the Monerium and Balancer teams to freeze part of the affected liquidity pools and temporarily restricted operations for transferring assets out of the Gnosis chain via the standard bridge. The Gnosis team will continue to work with ecosystem partners and reminds the remaining node operators to take action to avoid penalties.

According to The Defiant, Gnosis Chain announced a hard fork on December 22 to return the $9.4 million frozen in the Balancer hack incident. Balancer suffered a loss of $128 million last month, and Gnosis had previously frozen part of the funds through a soft fork, but now a hard fork is needed to unlock and return the funds to users.This decision has sparked heated debate in the community. Supporters believe it demonstrates accountability, while opponents question whether it violates "code is law" and undermines blockchain immutability. Infrastructure lead Schommers emphasized the need for validator consensus and that it does not affect on-chain history.DeFi operator Ignas pointed out that the soft fork has already harmed immutability. The GNO token fell 3% to $115, highlighting the dilemma in DeFi between security and decentralization principles.

Stable Swap deployed by Protofire is now live on the Stable network, implementing Uniswap V2 and V3 functionalities.Protofire will continue to be responsible for protocol maintenance and technical support.

Binance will support the BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) network upgrade and hard fork.To prepare for the upgrade and hard fork, Binance will conduct maintenance on the BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) wallet on December 16, 2025, at 14:00 (UTC+8). To support this maintenance, Binance will suspend deposits and withdrawals for BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) at 13:55 (UTC+8) on December 16, 2025. The maintenance is expected to take 1 hour, and deposits and withdrawals will automatically resume after the maintenance is completed; the BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) network upgrade and hard fork will take place on January 14, 2026, at 10:30 (UTC+8). Binance is expected to suspend token deposits and withdrawals for BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) at 10:25 (UTC+8) on January 14, 2026.

The 17th major upgrade of Ethereum, "Fusaka," has been successfully launched recently. This upgrade introduces a data sampling technology called "PeerDAS," which will significantly enhance Layer 2 network performance and reduce transaction costs. Consensys stated that Ethereum plans to shift from an annual upgrade to an accelerated development pace of "two hard forks per year."Fusaka also brings improvements such as block capacity expansion, native device signature support, and enhanced zero-knowledge proof efficiency. It is expected that by 2026, Ethereum will launch its next major upgrade named "Glamsterdam."

The 17th major upgrade of Ethereum, "Fusaka," has officially activated on the mainnet at epoch 411392, just about 7 months after the Pectra upgrade in May. This upgrade not only brings multiple UX and scalability improvements but also marks Ethereum's formal entry into an accelerated development rhythm of "two hard forks a year." Consensys stated that Ethereum researchers will aim for two upgrades per year in the future.Since the Merge in 2022, Ethereum has typically undergone only one major update per year, namely Shapella (2023), Dencun (2024), and Pectra (2025). Fusaka introduces several key technical changes, including a new sampling technique "PeerDAS" that affects data availability and pricing. This upgrade includes a total of 9 core EIPs and 4 accompanying EIPs, making it one of the largest upgrades in Ethereum's history by certain statistical standards.