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Ethereum’s Next Upgrade Could Break the 21,000-Gas Rule Wallets Rely On

Ethereum's upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade could force wallets and transaction infrastructure to rethink one of the network's longest-standing assumptions: the 21,000-gas base cost for transactions. The...

Visa Reassesses Stablecoin Strategy After Mastercard’s BVNK Deal

Visa may need to rethink its stablecoin settlement strategy after Mastercard completed its acquisition of BVNK, the infrastructure provider that had become a key...

Georgia Crypto Ponzi Suspect Deported From Fiji to Face $165 Million Fraud Charges

A Georgia man accused of running a $165 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme has been deported from Fiji to the United States to face federal...

Pando Rings Exploiter Resurfaces With ETH Buy, Sends 100 ETH to Tornado Cash

A wallet linked to the 2022 Pando Rings exploit has resurfaced after years of limited activity, drawing renewed attention to the movement of funds...

Jane Street’s $1 Billion Bitcoin ETF Position Signals Huge Institutional Market-Making Role

Jane Street Group has built a position worth more than $1 billion in BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust, highlighting the growing role of major trading...

Chainalysis Sues U.S. Government Over $94.6M TRM Labs Contract

Chainalysis has taken the U.S. government to court over a $94.6 million contract awarded to rival blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs, escalating competition for...

Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial Faces Scrutiny Over Hong Kong AI Venture

Trump-backed crypto company World Liberty Financial is facing fresh scrutiny over its collaboration with a Hong Kong-based artificial intelligence venture that offers Chinese-developed AI...

Binance Reclaims Bitcoin Futures Lead as Institutional Demand Retreats From CME

Binance has reclaimed the top position in Bitcoin futures open interest, marking a notable shift in the market's balance between institutional and crypto-native trading....

France Tax Agency Cyberattack Exposes Data of 678,000 Taxpayers

France's tax agency suffered a cyberattack that exposed personal data linked to about 678,000 taxpayers, authorities confirmed this week. The breach affected both individuals...

Crypto Address Misuse Drained $574.8M in ETH and BNB, USENIX Study Finds

A new USENIX Security study has identified more than $574.8 million in cryptocurrency losses linked to address misuse across Ethereum and BNB Smart Chain. The...

Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial Wins Conditional Approval for U.S. National Trust Bank

World Liberty Financial, the cryptocurrency venture backed by President Donald Trump and his family, has received conditional preliminary approval from the Office of the...

WSJ Seeks Dismissal of Binance Defamation Lawsuit Over Iran-Linked Crypto Report

Dow Jones has asked a New York federal judge to dismiss Binance's defamation lawsuit, arguing that the cryptocurrency exchange has not shown the "actual...