Arch CTO Himanshu Sahay Says Bitcoin Validates Guidelines, Not Motives, as BIP-110 Rift Deepens
Key TakeawaysMichael Saylor condemned BIP-110 as a dangerous precedent of censorship on the Bitcoin network.Critics warn BIP-110 could spark a...
Blockchain News
UK Digital Gilt Push Could Help Unlock $44B in Annual Output
The United Kingdom could add as much as 33 billion British pounds ($44 billion) to its annual economic output by...
Lawson Tests Yen Stablecoin Payments as Netstars Opens Merchant Service
Japanese convenience-store operator Lawson plans to test yen-denominated stablecoin payments at a Tokyo location in August, examining whether stablecoin payments...
Oracle Exploit Drains $9M From Bonzo Lend on Hedera
Hedera-based lending protocol Bonzo Lend lost about $9 million after an attacker manipulated the price of SAUCE used as collateral,...
Stablecoins May Improve FX Access but Worsen Currency Runs: IMF
Dollar stablecoins could improve access to foreign currency in economies with fixed or heavily managed exchange rates, but may also...
Zcash Sets Ironwood Network Upgrade for July 28
Zcash’s Ironwood network upgrade, the solution to an “infinity” bug discovered in May on the privacy-focused blockchain’s main private transaction...
SWIFT Launches Blockchain, (*17*) Tokenized Deposit Pilot with 17 Banks
The world's largest financial messaging network, SWIFT, said its blockchain-based ledger is ready for initial use after nine months of...
AEREDIUM Joins Lava Sandbox to Test Real Estate Settlement Across Multiple Payment Rails
Key TakeawaysAEREDIUM joined Lava Tokenization Sandbox in July 2026 to test multi-chain real estate settlement models.Testing on the 1 major...
MiCA-Compliant Euro Stablecoin Market Hits $674M: Decta
The market capitalization of compliant euro stablecoins grew 128% in the year leading up to the end of the Markets...
Moonbeam Pivots From Polkadot to Base to Build AI Agents
Polkadot-based interoperability protocol Moonbeam said it is pivoting to Ethereum layer 2 Base to launch an AI agent communication and...
Upbit Says It Isn’t Participating in Open USD Issuance
South Korean crypto exchange Upbit said it is not participating in the issuance of Open USD, after its operator Dunamu...
Fhenix Combines With Sunscreen to Build Quantum-Resistant FHE for Finance, AI and Payments
Key TakeawaysFhenix has bought cryptographic developer Sunscreen to unite frontier Web3 research under one roof.Since 2022, Sunscreen has pushed FHE...
Taiko Fully Restores Network After Bridge Exploit
Ethereum layer-2 blockchain Taiko reopened its bridge and restored full operations after a June exploit drained up to $1.7 million. On...
StarkWare Releases Quantum-Resistant Roadmap For Starknet
Zero-knowledge scaling company StarkWare has released a quantum-resistant roadmap for Starknet, arguing that other chains will remain exposed if the...
Siebert Joins Tokenized Securities Race, Selects Tzero as Infrastructure Partner
Key TakeawaysMuriel Siebert & Co. selected Tzero’s platform to enter tokenized securities markets on June 29, 2026.The first product is...
Sequencer Bug Caused Two Base Network Outages in a Week
A sequencer bug was responsible for two outages of the Coinbase layer-2 network Base last week, according to a post-mortem. The...
Base Network Stalls After Invalid Block Freezes Sequencer
Key TakeawaysBase mainnet block production stalled for nearly 2 hours on June 25 after block #47,806,542 caused a consensus failure.Coinbase’s...
Explore how the Condorcet paradox exposes the limits of perfect fairness in blockchain consensus.
Consensus guarantees today, focus on two properties: Consistency and Liveness. Consistency requires that all nodes eventually agree on the same...
StarkWare Launches Zero-Knowledge KYC Demo on Starknet
Zero-knowledge scaling company StarkWare has introduced Private KYC on Starknet, enabling users to complete know-your-customer requirements without revealing their full...
Enso Launches RWA App and Trading for 500 Tokenized Assets
Switzerland-based Web3 development platform Enso has launched a real-world asset (RWA) application offering access to more than 500 tokenized assets...
Dash Weighs Philippine Entry as Crypto Firms Navigate Regulation
Dash is exploring the Philippines as a potential market for crypto payments, citing demand for lower-cost transactions and the country's...
Pudgy Penguins Pushes Beyond NFTs With Target Card Launch
Non-fungible token (NFT) project Pudgy Penguins has expanded the retail reach of its trading card game through a nationwide rollout...
