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Morning Edition · Thursday, October 29, 2026Published at 1:42 AM EDT · New York
BNB Chain's Jenner Hard Fork Reserves 5% of Every Block for Payments as Payment Rails Earn Revenue for Companies More Than for Tokens
The testnet upgrade also adds a compliance-controlled token standard, while Coinbase promotes stablecoin micropayments and Ripple projects a $900 million revenue run rate even as XRP heads for a weak year.
BNB Chain's Jenner hard fork went live on the BNB Smart Chain testnet, with activation on the Chapel test network set for 02:30 UTC on October 29, according to Crypto Briefing. The developers will announce mainnet timing separately. The upg…
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