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According to the official announcement, Binance will support the RIF Network upgrade and hard fork. Deposits and withdrawals of tokens on the Rootstock Infrastructure Framework (RIF) network will be suspended starting at 17:00 on May 4, 2026. The network upgrade and hard fork will occur at block height 8,804,200, approximately at 18:00 on May 4, 2026. Once the upgraded network stabilizes, deposits and withdrawals of tokens on this network will resume.
According to Businesswire, Paystand, a blockchain-based B2B payment network, has announced the launch of USDb, a stablecoin built on the Bitcoin ecosystem. USDb is backed 1:1 by U.S. dollar reserves and is natively deployed on the Bitcoin sidechain Rootstock, while also being compatible with the Liquid Network and the Bitcoin Lightning Network. Notably, USDb is primarily designed for traditional corporate finance use cases, including accounts receivable/payable, cross-border payroll, and treasury management.