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Privacy returns to focus as Ethereum developers explore new token standards
In this week's edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we're looking at where privacy is headed in the Ethereum ecosystem.
Mastercard unveils Agent Pay for Machines to support autonomous AI transactions, including stablecoins
Mastercard's Agent Pay for Machines infrastructure will support high-volume, low-value payments by autonomous AI agents.
Ethereum could become a fully zero-knowledge proof-based protocol in 3 to 5 years, Joe Lubin says
Ethereum needs infinite capacity to meet the infinite demands of being a World Computer, making L2s necessary, Joe Lu…
MegaETH-based MNX raises $6.4 million pre-seed at $40 million valuation to build AI-focused futures exchange
MNX, a decentralized futures exchange focused on the AI economy, has raised $6.4 million in a pre-seed funding round.
Ripple launches toolkit for agentic payments on XRPL
A growing number of companies, including Ripple, want to create payment rails which would AI agents to execute transa…
World Series of Poker adds Solana payments for tournament buy-ins
The move marks an integration of blockchain-based payments into a major live sporting and gaming event.
A 'Bitcoin DeFi' project just shut down with a brutal post-mortem: Users just didn't care
"It did not work," Botanix said. "At lest not in this market and not in this timeline."
Crypto’s killer app may be selling stocks after its own tokens failed retail
A Delphi Consulting analysis of 652 CEX listings from January 2025 onward found that a user buying every new token ac…
Trump family’s $2.3B crypto windfall matched by $2.25B in investor losses, Reuters finds
President Donald Trump’s family has turned crypto into one of the most lucrative businesses tied to its name, outpa…
Backpack US appoints former SEC Acting Chairman Piwowar to board amid push for crypto perps
Michael S. Piwowar was appointed by President Barack Obama and served as an SEC commissioner from 2013 to 2018.
Live updates: bitcoin drifts back to $62,500, putting damper on hope for two straight up days
Crypto prices rose on Monday following last week's crash, but the bears still appear to be in control.
Humanity's $36 million exploit tied to compromised laptop hosting a 'multisig' wallet
The compromised laptop held enough multisig keys to take over the project's bridges on two chains, a basic security f…
Humanity Protocol token crashes more than 80% after a $32 million private-key hack
The decentralized identity project said attackers compromised the keys of a foundation member and are dumping the sto…
Crypto has ‘limited utility’ in solving AI’s trust and payment issues, IC3 researchers say
The academic researchers attempt to debunk idea that giving AI agents access to crypto wallets has the ability to mak…
FTX token (FTT) spikes 50% as Sam Bankman-Fried seeks Donald Trump’s pardon
Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the disgraced founder of the bankrupt FTX exchange, is serving a quarter-century in federal …
Coinbase strategist says institutions aren’t panicking about bitcoin, ‘love it even more’ at lower prices
Family offices and sovereign wealth funds continue accumulating bitcoin despite the recent selloff, according to Coin…
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried officially files for a presidential pardon from Trump
Sam Bankman-Fried is pressing ahead with his bid for a presidential pardon, even after President Trump said he has no…
Congress is weighing whether crypto tax relief should stop at stablecoins
A June 9 Ways and Means hearing pushes crypto policy into the tax code, where small payments, stablecoin use, network…
MetaMask launches AI agent wallet with built-in security for crypto trades
The launch comes as AI agents increasingly emerge as participants in crypto markets, executing trades and managing ca…
Coinbase, Ripple among over 200 crypto organizations urging Senate Clarity Act vote
More than 200 organizations, including Coinbase and Ripple, urged Senate leaders to advance the Clarity Act to a floo…
Michael Saylor’s Strategy buys another 1,550 bitcoin for $101 million after small sale as total holdings rise to 845,256 BTC
Strategy's total holdings account for more than 4% of the 21 million bitcoin supply cap — worth around $53.5 billion.
Trump’s family crypto feud spills into customer accounts after wallet freeze
Crypto exchange HTX will permanently remove President Donald Trump-backed World Liberty Financial’s fiat-backed USD…
Major cryptocurrencies under pressure as oil jumps 3%
BTC, ETH, XRP and others pulled back from their overnight highs as Iran-Israel tensions and oil rally triggered risk …
Bybit follows Kraken in offering tokenized SpaceX IPO access via xStocks
The product is built on Payward's xStocks framework, the tokenized equities platform Kraken acquired through its purc…
Ethereum Foundation cuts and departures aren't a crisis, Joe Lubin says
The Consensys leader told CoinDesk the Ethereum Foundation's role should be narrower and more focused on stewarding t…
HTX to delist Trump-linked USD1 after saying World Liberty Financial froze exchange-linked addresses
The move follows World Liberty Financial's apparent freeze of HTX-linked on-chain addresses, citing UK sanctions comp…
Wallet linked to Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin moves 110,000 ETH to defend $259M DAI debt position
Onchain analysts described the move as defensive collateral management to reduce liquidation risk, not likely a sale.
Researcher who found Zcash's bug with AI adds Monero to his audit queue
Taylor Hornby, who uncovered the Orchard flaw that sent Zcash down 38%, says other privacy coins are on his list too.
Crypto exchanges are losing retail traders but are filling the gap with Wall Street-style bets
Crypto exchanges are seeing the weakest retail-driven activity in years, but some of the biggest platforms are findin…
Cardano founder floats splitting his own blockchain after warning more apps will die
Charles Hoskinson raised the possibility of splitting Cardano after the collapse of one of its best-known ecosystem t…