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SpaceX tokenized stock bets top $50M in liquidations as crypto leverage reaches Wall Street
The SpaceX-linked perp put crypto's 24/7 leverage cycle around equity exposure still searching for a stable public-ma…
Live markets: Bitcoin, ether lead $1 billion liquidation losses as AI trade keeps going
A liquidation flush took bitcoin to its lowest since early June before Micron's blowout earnings and SK Hynix's U.S. …
Upheaval at the Ethereum Foundation has some of crypto’s biggest names feeling bullish
In this week's edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we're looking at Ethereum's eventful week that started off with th…
How memecoin marketing moved from online speculation to real-world risk
From alcohol dares to head-shaving challenges, memecoin campaigns are turning engagement into exploitation.
Live markets: Bitcoin could drop to $59,000 in the short-term as liquidity dries up
Trading firm Wintermute's options desk puts bitcoin in a $61,242 to $63,563 range for Tuesday, with correlation risin…
Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum Foundation will cut budget 40% in major reset
The reduction comes on the same day the EF confirmed a 20% reduction in headcount and follows the resignation of co-E…
Why tokenized SpaceX shares broke before retail investors could buy them
Tokenized SpaceX shares drew more than $1 billion in demand, but many investors received refunds instead. What went w…
Ethereum Foundation cuts 20% of staff amid leadership exodus
The reduction follows a period of significant upheaval at the organization’s leadership level.
Ethereum Foundation sacks 20% of workforce amid strategic restructuring
The Ethereum Foundation fired 54 employees and unveiled a new organizational structure as Vitalik Buterin said the gr…
Trump signs orders to build a quantum computer and protect against the one that could break encryption
The White House issued twin executive orders to accelerate U.S. development of large-scale quantum computers while si…
$8.5M DeFi vault pulled overnight: The wake-up call for traders chasing high yields
The vault claimed no MainStreet exposure, but verification panic still forced users to test how fast yield positions …
British pound stablecoins capped to $53B ceiling as Bank of England sets out stablecoin rules
The new framework removes wallet caps, yet keeps systemic sterling stablecoins far below dollar-token scale at launch…
Ethereum Foundation talent exodus sparks fresh debate over leadership
The Ethereum community is once again debating the future of the foundation after co-executive director Hsiao-Wei Wang…
Why Google search can be a crypto wallet risk
Think your wallet is safe? A major crypto risk may start with a Google search and one wrong click.
Tokenized stocks as DeFi collateral arrive before the borrowing risk is settled
bStocks tied to Tesla, Nvidia, and SpaceX exposure are now in Venus' Core Pool, but launch caps keep the borrowing st…
Taiko halts its Ethereum layer-2 network after a bridge exploit, token dives
An attacker forged withdrawal proofs to drain about $1.7 million, the same type of flaw behind this year's biggest br…
Live markets: Bitcoin is stuck near $64,000 as ETF outflows reach a sixth week
Eased ETF selling and improving risk appetite are being offset by a firmer dollar and cautious institutional flows, l…
Bitcoin developers want to fix the 'replace this transaction with a higher fee' button. Here's why
A helpful feature of speeding up transactions has become redundant and a "fingerprint" for tracking. Developers now w…
Europe’s Swedish krona stablecoin arrives with a warning: dollar liquidity may already be too far ahead
The Swedish krona token is compliant and live, but institutional usage will decide whether the rail matters. The post…
Ethereum validators asked to fund projects with up to 10% of staking rewards under new proposal
A new governance proposal would let validators redirect part of their staking income toward ecosystem funding, raisin…
MiCA deadline likely to shift smaller crypto apps into licensed custody rails
BitGo's Bielik deal shows how customer access can survive while regulated infrastructure concentrates underneath. The…
Ethereum's biggest 'sandwich' bot drained of $7.5 million in ironic exploit
Blockaid said an attacker tricked Jaredfromsubway.eth into approving fake trading routes, then used those approvals t…
AI is making crypto security cheaper, faster and harder to ignore
As AI-powered security tools become cheaper, faster and more widely available, researchers said they could reshape wh…
Aave survived $8.45B in withdrawals, but risk questions remain
Aave handled $8.45 billion in withdrawals without freezing funds, but the episode raised fresh questions about hidden…
Ethereum faces core development funding crisis, former contributor warns
The warning comes as the Ethereum Foundation reduces spending, adjusts its treasury strategy and undergoes a wave of …
Ethereum could face core development ‘funding crisis’ within nine months, says former EF contributor
Former EF contributor VanEpps warned Ethereum could face a core development funding crisis within 3-9 months after CI…
Europe’s MiCA July deadline puts Binance access and USDT liquidity on the line
Europe’s crypto rulebook is squeezing much of the industry before it has even fully taken effect, with Binance and …
Microsoft found malware that hijacks crypto wallets and spreads through USB sticks
The software intercepts shortcut files and directs them to install a worm that harvests private keys from the Windows…
Ethereum Foundation leadership exodus continues with director’s departure
Hsiao-Wei Wang’s departure adds to a wave of Ethereum Foundation exits, fueling debate over governance, decentraliz…
Ethereum Foundation loses another key leader as co-executive director Hsiao-Wei Wang resigns
Wang's departure follows the resignation of fellow co-executive director Tomasz Stańczak and marks the latest in a s…