Common Prefix is taking the lead stewardship role of Axelar. We are excited to share our plans for 2026, with more details to be announced in Q1. Our team consists of scientists–professors, PhDs, and post-docs–from world-renowned universities like Stanford, Imperial, ETH Zürich, and University of Edinburgh. But also senior engineers with decades of experience in hedge funds, TradFi, and Web3. We bridge the gap between science and engineering. We are razor-sharp focused on institutional adoption. For this, we will double down on the ecosystems that matter like XRPL, Sui, Solana, Ethereum, Stellar, and Hyperliquid. We will make sure that supported connections bring value to the ecosystem, and the right incentives for validators. For institutional, we need increased economic security. We’ll enable co-staking of blue chip tokens beyond just AXL. Privacy, compliance, and robustness will also be a theme for the year. For bridging, we will remove friction of moving assets from chain to chain by introducing gasless bridging. Subsidies will come from investing capital locked in gateway contracts, creating novel asset classes. Users will always have the choice to act according to their risk appetite. Lastly, we’re building up-the-stack in select key verticals: stablecoins, tokenized deposits, yield, and lending. A fusion of new chains creates an opportunity for new emerging asset classes.

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A look back at the season finale of Honest Majority with Nikolas Kamarinakis (@nikolaskama), Co-Founder & CTO of Common Prefix. Highlights from the conversation below.

XRP SEOUL 2026 was truly unforgettable. 💫 5,000+ of the XRP Army, 40+ speakers, and one day that made Seoul the hub of the XRP ecosystem. 🌍 @XRPSEOUL 2027 is coming. Thank you for being part of the journey with @xrplkorea 💙

Blast will be shutting down. We launched Blast with the goal of building a self-sustaining chain for users and developers. Unfortunately, the economics of operating the chain no longer make sense: the ongoing costs of maintaining Blast exceed the revenue generated by the L2, and we do not see a credible path to making the chain economically sustainable. As a result, we've made the difficult decision to wind Blast down. We're sorry to the users and developers who believed in Blast, built on it, and supported the ecosystem. Our priority now is making the shutdown as smooth and safe as possible. We're asking all users to withdraw their assets from Blast to Ethereum mainnet, including any balances held in the Blast PWA. To make this easier, we will be reducing the withdrawal delay to 24 hours. As part of the shutdown process, we'll first begin withdrawing Blast's Lido assets. This process is expected to take approximately one week. During this period, withdrawals will temporarily be unavailable, even after the withdrawal delay is reduced to 24 hours. Once that process is complete, withdrawals will resume with the new 24-hour delay. Users will have until October 26, 2026 to withdraw through the normal Blast interface. After October 26, assets will remain withdrawable, but users will need to interact directly with the Blast bridge contracts on Ethereum L1. We'll publish detailed instructions before then. We strongly encourage everyone to withdraw their assets to Ethereum mainnet before October 26.

🎤 @XRPSEOUL 2026 Highlights | Panel "Connecting Onchain Finance: From Infrastructure to Adoption" Infrastructure leaders discuss how interoperability, account abstraction and privacy can connect onchain finance and drive adoption. 🗣 Speakers: • Moderator: Ruam Siratanapanta, Head of Digital Asset Business at SCBX • Aniket Jindal (@aniket_jindal08), Founder at @Biconomy • Adam Oozeer (@freeagentOO), Head of Growth at @axelar • Taro Kimura (@ParallelGateway), Country Manager Japan at @midnightfdn 🔎 Key Takeaways: 1️⃣ UX Must Become Invisible The underlying technology is mostly ready, but the complexity is holding users back. For mainstream adoption, the industry needs a Web2-like "swipe" experience (chain abstraction) where users interact with apps seamlessly without needing to know which blockchain they are using. 2️⃣ Interoperability Requires Efficient Markets Simply connecting chains is no longer enough. The focus must shift toward distribution, unified liquidity, and real utility, ensuring that assets can be safely and compliantly utilized across ecosystems. 3️⃣ Privacy is the Next Major Catalyst Transparent blockchains prevent enterprise adoption. The biggest unlock for B2B transactions and institutional finance is providing Web2-level privacy on Web3 rails, ensuring sensitive transaction data remains private while still allowing for regulatory compliance. 💡 The Takeaway Onchain infrastructure is ready. Over the next 12–24 months, adoption will hinge on solving real-world customer problems. By combining chain abstraction, deep liquidity, and privacy, the industry is poised to seamlessly onboard retail and institutional users, unlocking trillions in tokenized assets. Hosted by @XRPLKorea