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 Tron was long regarded as a project that serious crypto circles dismissed with a tired smile. The TRX token launched in 2017 as an ERC-20 token on Ethereum. The whitepaper drew early plagiarism accusations, Vitalik Buterin publicly mocked its copy-paste character, and Arthur Cheong, CEO and CIO of DeFiance Capital, called the project "vaporware."
By John Isige The tokenization of traditional financial markets is accelerating. According to data from analytics platform Token Terminal, the combined market capitalization of all tokenized stocks has reached a new all-time high of $1.5 billion — and the pace of growth suggests this is far from the ceiling.
By Sergey Lomakin America's largest bank is making its move. On May 12, JPMorgan filed a registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a money market fund running on the Ethereum blockchain — a clear signal of the bank's intent to challenge its rivals, most notably asset management giant BlackRock.
By Andrew Bennett Ethereum is preparing for its next major scaling step. With “Glamsterdam,” deep changes to the blockchain are being planned.
By John Isige The debate over stablecoins and their impact on the banking system is entering a new phase. Until recently, many critics argued that the growth of the stablecoin market could weaken banks, reduce deposit bases, and limit lending. However, a new US analysis paints a much calmer picture.
By John Isige An attacker exploited the Resolv platform, draining approximately $25 million and simultaneously breaking the peg of its native stablecoin USR.
By John Isige Gold Token S.A. is launching its gold-backed stablecoin DGLD on the Base network and has ambitious plans for the project’s expansion.
By Andrew Bennett The Google Threat Intelligence Group has recently reported a new full-chain iOS exploit called DarkSword, which enables attackers to compromise iPhones using six zero-day vulnerabilities. According to the company, the exploit has been actively used since at least November 2025. Google links the activity to commercial surveillance vendors and likely state-backed actors. The campaigns targeted users in Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Malaysia, and Ukraine.
By John Isige World and crypto exchange Coinbase have introduced a new tool called AgentKit — a developer toolkit that allows the creation of AI agents with verified human identity. The main goal of the solution is to combat Sybil attacks and bot spam as the autonomous AI agent segment expands rapidly.
By John Isige Moody’s has begun providing its analytical data directly within blockchain infrastructure for the first time. The initial integration has been launched on the Canton Network.
By Andrew Bennett Tally, the governance platform that powered voting for more than 500 DAOs, including Arbitrum, Uniswap, and ENS, has announced that it is shutting down after six years of operation. CEO Dennison Bertram said the decision was driven by major shifts in the market.
By Andrew Bennett Payments giant Mastercard is accelerating the integration of digital assets. A new network of 85 companies aims to fundamentally reshape B2B payments and settlement processes. Mastercard is actively pushing the adoption of blockchain technology within the global payments infrastructure.
