Ethereum may be approaching its next major scaling step. Co-founder Vitalik Buterin says a new transaction format could help the blockchain process more activity faster and more efficiently.
By John Isige Lido has launched one of the largest infrastructure upgrades in Ethereum staking and is preparing to migrate more than 8 million ETH to Curated Module v2. The transition is designed to improve staking efficiency, strengthen operator accountability and reduce pressure on Ethereum’s consensus layer.
By John Isige Crypto exchanges Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has pushed back against the growing tendency of cryptocurrency companies to abandon their blockchain positioning and rebrand themselves around artificial intelligence.
By Andrew Bennett Circle, the company behind the USDC stablecoin, has acquired a major portion of IBM’s blockchain patent portfolio, significantly expanding its intellectual-property position in onchain finance.
By John Isige Uniswap has introduced Permissioned Pools on v4, allowing issuers of tokenized funds, securities and equities to restrict trading and liquidity provision to approved wallets while using an automated market maker.
By Andrew Bennett An attacker drained almost the entire 24.15 million USDC balance held in a bridge operated by AFX Trade. The project temporarily suspended the bridge and launched an investigation into the incident.
By Andrew Bennett Telegram is preparing one of the most ambitious cryptocurrency infrastructure rollouts in history: this summer, the company plans to integrate a non-custodial wallet directly into the app for more than 1 billion users worldwide.
By John Isige ADGM has officially recognized Tether Gold (XAUT) as an Accepted Spot Commodity within its financial centre in Abu Dhabi, creating a clearer regulatory framework for authorized institutions seeking to develop products linked to tokenized gold.
By John Isige Exodus Movement is undertaking a major restructuring as the crypto wallet company prepares to cut 25% of its global workforce and redirect capital towards stablecoin payment infrastructure.
By John Isige Cardano successfully activated the Van Rossem hard fork on July 19, upgrading the mainnet to Protocol Version 11 and reaching an important milestone in the blockchain’s development.
By Andrew Bennett MegaETH is shutting down its Mega Mafia startup incubator after admitting that most successful projects eventually left the ecosystem. The Layer-2 team will now shift its focus towards developing applications internally.
By John Isige Global payments giant Visa has launched the Visa Stablecoin Platform (VSP), an infrastructure solution that allows banks, fintech companies and cryptocurrency businesses to issue, custody, transfer and convert stablecoins within a single ecosystem.
By John Isige South Korea plans to overhaul its 76-year-old national asset management system to formally include cryptocurrencies within the scope of state-owned assets.
