Year: 2026

Former Ethereum Foundation researcher Francesco D’Amato has joined independent protocol research group Ethlabs, extending the movement of core Ethereum developers into organizations operating outside the Foundation. Summary Former Ethereum Foundation…

Bitcoin Ordinals advocate Leonidas has proposed a new open-source Bitcoin client that would raise transaction size limits and reduce the dust threshold, seeking to remove policy restrictions affecting Ordinals and…

BitPay has secured authorization under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework, allowing the crypto payments company to offer regulated digital asset services across the bloc through its Dutch…

Dutch cryptocurrency platform Knaken has been declared bankrupt by a Rotterdam court after prosecutors alleged that around €7 million in customer funds could not be accounted for.  Summary Crypto exchange…

Strategy has strengthened its cash position to $3 billion as JPMorgan has identified the move alongside steady bitcoin futures inflows as positive developments for Bitcoin despite continued volatility in spot…

Circle has integrated its Gateway and Circle Payments Network with Fireblocks, giving institutional customers new ways to manage USDC across blockchains and settle cross-border payments.  Summary Circle and Fireblocks integrate…

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky has confirmed that hackers compromised his X account earlier this week after the profile published a lengthy thread about blockchain-based real-world asset tokenization.  Summary Brian Chesky…

Bitcoin and Ethereum options worth about $1.43 billion expired on July 17 as crypto markets remained within established trading ranges.  Summary Bitcoin options worth $1.2 billion expired as BTC remained…

MegaETH is shutting down its Mega Mafia accelerator after two years, saying the program helped startups raise substantial capital but failed to keep enough value inside its ecosystem.  Summary MegaETH…

Crypto trader Ansem has questioned whether token buybacks can create lasting value on their own, pointing to the wide valuation gap between Hyperliquid’s HYPE and Pump.fun’s PUMP.  Summary Ansem argues…