Ethereum is targeting a quantum-resistant Layer 1 by December 2029, with the Ethereum Foundation’s Protocol cluster laying out a multi-fork plan as Hegotá enters its scoping phase. Post-quantum security sits alongside privacy, faster finality, state management and zkEVM development, while the next upgrade faces strict limits on additional scope. Ethereum Sets 2029 Deadline for Quantum […]
Hunter Biden, son of former President Joe Biden, will launch a meme coin called LAPTOP on Coinbase’s Base network on September 9, naming it after the laptop tied to a 2020 election controversy and reserving a fifth of the supply for wallets that lost money on Donald Trump’s TRUMP coin. The Wall Street Journal first […]
Bitcoin is trading above $79,000 after US spot ETFs pulled in a reported $730.9 million in a single day last week, their second-largest daily inflows of the year after the $843.6 million they drew in on January 14. Crypto analysis platform CryptoRus, in its latest market letter, framed this week as a test of whether […]
Tokenized versions of SPY, Google, and Robinhood’s own stock led a burst of on-chain trading activity over the past month, with Token Terminal data showing SPY on Robinhood Chain up by more than 1,300% in 30 days to an over $17 million market cap. The moves point to fast-growing retail and platform interest in tokenized […]
The exploiter linked to the third wave of attacks on Coldcard wallets has now moved 45% of the coins stolen, according to Galaxy Research. The firm said the funds have been transferred either to Ethereum through THORChain or into Coinjoin, in an effort to launder the stolen assets. During Wave 3, the exploiter created 293 […]
Bitcoin Layer 2 network Liquid Network has reported a security incident in which purported white-hat hackers withdrew approximately 4,000 BTC, worth $320 million, from the Liquid Federation wallet. Blockstream is attempting to contact the parties involved through a signed on-chain message. Network Bug Must Be Fixed First In an update, Liquid said the funds were […]
Following last Friday’s strong US jobs report and the subsequent odd increase in expectations for an upcoming Fed rate hike, risk-on assets are entering the final week before the crucial FOMC meeting scheduled for September 15-16. In the coming days, inflation data is likely to determine whether BTC continues its recovery or faces another major […]
El Salvador has significantly reduced public participation in its Chivo e-wallet as part of changes to the government’s involvement in Bitcoin, according to the International Monetary Fund. The IMF said efforts are also underway to improve transparency around the country’s BTC holdings across its different wallets. No Public Funds Bought Bitcoin Majority ownership and operational […]
Crypto holders relied more on loans backed by digital assets as market conditions weakened in 2026, according to research from CryptoQuant. The report analyzed data from crypto lender CoinRabbit. It found higher borrowing activity among both retail and high-net-worth users. Borrowing Activity Rises Crypto-backed loans allow holders to access cash without immediately selling their digital […]
Given the nature of its blockchain, bitcoin was long considered to move around within a broader four-year cycle prompted by the halving, which takes place in general every four years. However, the pattern has been rejected in the past year or so, and popular on-chain analyst Willy Woo took the same approach in his latest […]