Ethereum core developers have postponed the Glamsterdam upgrade on the Hoodi testnet, which had been set to activate on October 26 at 17:42:48 UTC. They want more time to study how a gas pricing change known as EIP-8037 behaves with smart contracts already running on the mainnet, and no replacement date has been set. Developers […]
The XRP Ledger’s latest bug fix has been delayed until November after validator support briefly fell below the required threshold, just two days before its planned launch. The amendment, called fixCleanup3_4_0, needed at least 29 votes from the 35 validators trusted by default to activate. Upgrade Delayed Support reached that level on Monday, which kept […]
Japan’s transport and tourism minister, Tatsunori Ibayashi, told a parliamentary committee on October 21 that the government would consider using stablecoins to refund consumption tax to foreign visitors. Nothing has been approved, but the remark links yen-backed tokens to a payment problem that begins on November 1, when tourists start paying tax up front. What […]
XAO DAO co-founder Santiago Velez announced that proposal 66 had passed, authorizing the decentralized autonomous organization to deploy 80% of its XRP treasury into Firelight, a DeFi protocol focused on decentralized insurance and yield. The decision would put a large share of the DAO’s XRP holdings to work in a strategy intended to generate returns […]
The meme coin sector took a hard hit in the latest market-wide correction, with Dogecoin (DOGE), Shiba Inu (SHIB), and many others posting daily losses. MemeCore (M), though, defied the red wave, registering an impressive 25% price increase and reaching a 10-day high. One analyst says the price may soon break above a key psychological […]
Changpeng Zhao (CZ) is telling internet users to be extra careful on any website for the next few days, after two PHP vulnerabilities were patched on October 21 when their details leaked early. Because attackers need no login to exploit them, a site someone simply visits could become a route to stolen credentials or a […]
President Donald Trump will use a White House event on Wednesday to spotlight his administration’s efforts against foreign criminal networks that lure Americans into fraudulent crypto investments, a White House official told Reuters. His own family, meanwhile, is heavily involved in soliciting crypto investments. Cabinet Officials Set to Attend Scam Event Cybercrime prevention more broadly […]
Kazakhstan is moving to restrict access to six unlicensed crypto platforms after a court-backed action by the Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA). On September 15, the Astana International Financial Center (AIFC) Court granted AFSA’s claims against the operators of BingX, Bitcoin.com, Huobi Global (HTX), BitMart, Coinbase and WEEX. Crypto Licensing Crackdown The order bars these […]
XRP closed last week’s candle beneath its 20-week moving average, and analyst ChartNerd says in a video on X that a pullback toward $1 is now a live possibility. A retest there could build a double bottom, an outcome the analyst compares to 2022, though a reclaim of $1.33 would weaken the case. XRP Needs […]
The crypto market is back in the green on Wednesday, as several major assets have posted gains. According to Santiment, XRP and Dogecoin are showing potential buying opportunities. Historically Favorable Zones The latest 365-day Market Value to Realized Value (MVRV) data puts DOGE at around 0.74, which suggests that holders who bought over the past […]