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Sign InIn a strategic move to bolster its competitiveness within the Layer 1 blockchain sector, Tezos has successfully completed its Ushuaia upgrade focused on network scalability. According to reports, the upgrade increased the Data Availability Layer (DAL) bandwidth by 15x, reaching 10 MB/s, significantly enhancing the network's capacity for data processing. Furthermore, transaction confirmation times have been reduced to a range of 12–18 seconds, alongside the commencement of testing for sTEZ, the network's new liquid staking token.
This technical advancement arrives as competition intensifies with networks like Ethereum and Solana for developer mindshare, with Tezos aiming to provide liquid staking solutions that allow users to earn rewards while maintaining asset liquidity. Comparing this to peer performance per market data, the focus remains on whether these upgrades can attract new capital inflows, especially as liquid staking has become a cornerstone of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) protocols which saw steady growth in the previous quarter.
Operationally, traders are monitoring network stability post-upgrade and its impact on daily transaction volumes, noting that authoritative price data for the XTZ token was unavailable at the time of this report. Looking ahead, broader crypto market sentiment may be influenced by the release of the U.S. Monetary Policy Report on July 10, 2026, which could provide signals regarding liquidity trends for high-risk assets.