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Security researcher finds Zcash vulnerability allowing ‘unlimited’ counterfeit minting; ZEC drops 31%
The vulnerability was fixed within days, and findings suggest that actual exploitation of the bug is unlikely.
A 2011 physical Bitcoin loaded with 25 BTC was just unlocked during the $62k selloff
A Casascius coin tied to 25 BTC moved this week, converting a 2011 physical Bitcoin artifact into spendable BTC durin…
Ether.fi allocates $100 million to a Plume RWA vault, giving users access to yield
The allocation comes from a mix of ether.fi's liquidity provider base and managed capital from its existing liquid va…
Chainalysis says ‘top-tier’ gray market peptide vendors turn to bitcoin and stablecoins
“To scale, the gray-market peptide trade adopted cryptocurrency as its backbone,” Chainalysis said in a report.
Crypto for Advisors: The crypto due diligence questions you forgot to ask
As stablecoins, shifting regulation and AI-enabled infrastructure mature, advisors should revisit three questions the…
Not all Ethereum layer 2s are dying, but many general-purpose chains no longer have a reason to exist
In this week's edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we're looking at the state of the Ethereum layer-2 ecosystem.
Cosmos Labs acquires block explorer Mintscan, forms Korea subsidiary to expand ecosystem
Cosmos Labs has acquired Cosmos block explorer Mintscan and formed a new Korea-based subsidiary, Cosmos Labs Korea.
Coinbase and Better fund first bitcoin-backed mortgage, plan nationwide rollout soon
Coinbase and Better have funded the first Fannie Mae-backed mortgage using bitcoin as collateral, with a nationwide r…
‘When the market offers discounts, we lean in’: DDC Enterprise lifts bitcoin holdings to 2,804 BTC
DDC Enterprise added 90 bitcoin, raising its total holdings to 2,804 BTC and reaching 28th among public corporate hol…
Arthur Hayes sells entire HYPE and NEAR positions, citing AI IPOs and US midterms
Hayes faced backlash from social media users after selling the tokens days after publicly touting them.
Polymarket’s UMA vote upholds ‘No’ outcome on Strategy bitcoin sale market despite backlash
The dispute centers on Strategy's disclosure that it sold 32 BTC for roughly $2.5 million between May 26 and May 31.
Bitmine to launch STRC-style preferred stock offering amid $9.2 billion unrealized ETH losses
The company plans to use the net proceeds for general purposes, which may include purchasing additional ETH and expan…
Crypto Long & Short: What about the American consumer?
In this week's Crypto Long & Short, Alex Tapscott on the stalling of the CLARITY Act and how it's impacting the avera…
Apparent Zcash outage was a block explorer problem, infrastructure providers say
One expert said the issue was mainly with block explorers tracking the onchain activity.
Trezor says your crypto is safe after Ledger audit exposes a hardware flaw
The flaw affects only one of the wallet's multiple security layers and would require physical access, specialized equ…
Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson warns of ‘wave of failures’ after TapTools wind-down
TapTools is set to wind down after leadership exits as Charles Hoskinson warns of a wave of Cardano ecosystem failure…
Bitcoin briefly dips below $66,000 as ETF outflows, geopolitical fears weigh on crypto
Analysts said the market continues to assess geopolitical uncertainty alongside Strategy's recent bitcoin sale.
Bitcoin’s compute power dwarfs top 100 supercomputers by 600k times, says Bittensor co-founder
Ala Shaabana explains how using Bitcoin network’s coordinate-and-reward playbook can bust open corporate monopolies…
Here's how one decentralized cloud provider says private citizens can make money from AI
Titan Network says its crowdsourced computing network has signed tech giants like Tencent and Alibaba as clients, sav…
Standard Chartered says Strategy’s bitcoin sale may mark start of ETH outperformance
Standard Chartered said Ethereum DATs have an advantage over bitcoin DATs because ETH's staking yield means they do n…
HIVE reports 158% jump in annual revenue to $298 million as bitcoin holdings fall to 150 BTC
The company reduced its bitcoin holdings from 481 BTC to 150 BTC during the last quarter, while its bitcoin mining re…
Movement pivots to stablecoin payments as the layer-2 boom loses momentum
The team behind Movement said it plans to leverage licensed payment partners alongside blockchain settlement rails to…
Veda brings the vault stack behind Kraken DeFi Earn to Privy’s 2,000-plus developer teams
The same vault stack powering Kraken DeFi Earn and EtherFi's Liquid will be available via a self-serve API for develo…
Polymarket faces backlash over disputed Strategy bitcoin sale market
Polymarket is facing continued backlash from traders who bet on "Yes" in a market asking whether Strategy would sell …
Mt. Gox moves $739 million worth of bitcoin to two addresses: Arkham
Mt. Gox transferred a combined 10,306 BTC to an unmarked address and its hot wallet early Tuesday, according to Arkham.
Spot bitcoin ETFs extend negative streak, following $2.4 billion monthly outflows in May
Dampened hopes for an improved macroeconomic environment have led institutions to move from crypto ETFs to AI stocks,…
Bitcoin slides toward $70,000 as Strategy’s BTC sale, geopolitical risks weigh on crypto
Analysts said the size of Strategy's bitcoin sale was relatively trivial, but sent a bearish signal to the broader ma…
Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin is rethinking how DeFi handles market crashes
In a research post published Monday, Buterin proposed creating index-tracking assets using options contracts rather t…
Failed Ethereum ICO from 2016 just unlocked 1,003 ETH by exploiting itself
A whitehat and HongCoin's original multisig used a preserved overflow bug to reopen refunds trapped since 2016. The p…
Dogecoin gains access to Paxos network used by PayPal and Venmo
House of Doge struck partnership with Paxos to integrate DOGE across the firm's enterprise-grade brokerage and custod…