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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.
Crypto Long & Short: Who answers the 3am call when DeFi breaks?
In this week's Crypto Long & Short, Ben Nadareski writes that to win over big investors, DeFi builders must act like …
The quantum clock is ticking: it's Bitcoin's problem, not Ethereum's
A recent research note published by Citi analysts reached a conclusion about quantum risk that should give every inst…
Humanity Protocol’s H crash exposes the private keys behind its ZK identity pitch
The incident points to bridge-admin custody while leaving H down 76% and key-control questions unresolved. The post H…
Washington man gets 5 years for helping $100 million crypto money laundering scheme
Geoffrey K. Auyeung helped overseas fraudsters launder $100 million in scam proceeds through crypto and bank accounts…
Lamborghini Bitcoin carjacking puts crypto’s wrench-attack crisis in a US courtroom
A Missouri man's guilty plea links a Danbury kidnapping to the same human-targeting pattern already visible in France…
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…
Brazen bitcoin kidnapping and carjacking co-conspirator pleads guilty, faces up to 20 years in prison: DOJ
Six men from Florida carjacked Sushil and Radhika Chetal's Lamborghini Urus, beat the couple and briefly detained them.
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…
A quick review of the Ways and Means tax bills: State of Crypto
The House Ways and Means Committee is gearing up for its big tax push.
DeFi’s old hack vectors are fading – But the new risk can hit six chains at once
Decentralized finance has gotten a lot safer over the past six years, and a new review of protocol losses from 2020 t…
White House crypto adviser Witt defends Clarity Act, calls it ‘pro-law enforcement’ as lawmakers race to pass bill
The White House's top cryptocurrency adviser, Patrick Witt, called the Clarity Act a "pro-enforcement bill," despite …
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.
Coinbase, SpaceX, Meta join DOJ anti-scam operation that froze $3.8 million in crypto
Private-sector firms joined the DOJ's "Disruption Week," freezing $3.8 million in crypto and disrupting 1.4 million s…
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…
DOJ, CFTC probe George Santos over Kalshi trades tied to State of the Union appearance: report
DOJ and CFTC are investigating George Santos after Kalshi flagged trades where he allegedly bet against his own State…
UK treats crypto network like a sanctioned bank after claims it processed $90B for Russia
Western governments spent three years building what they believed was an airtight financial blockade around Russia, s…
How the House Financial Services Committee is taking on tokenization: State of Crypto
Rep. French Hill, head of the House Financial Services Committee, weighed in on outstanding policy issues in an inter…
The US says it grabbed Iran’s crypto in a $1B seizure – will it end up in Trump’s Bitcoin Reserve?
reasury Secretary Scott Bessent said at the Reagan National Economic Forum that the US had seized roughly $1 billion …
Why the Ethereum Foundation is suddenly again at the center of crypto’s culture war
In this week's edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we're diving deep into the institution that has been the main stew…
US charges Google engineer with using internal search data to pocket $1.2 million on Polymarket
Prosecutors charged Spagnuolo with fraud and money laundering, while the CFTC filed a complaint alleging insider trad…
Crypto Long & Short: How the GENIUS Act repriced bitcoin's monetary premium
In this week's Crypto Long & Short, Ravi Tanuku on why the GENIUS Act didn't just regulate stablecoins, it repriced B…
Singapore charges ex-Hodlnaut CEO over allegedly misleading claims tied to Terra collapse, faces up to 20 years in prison
Authorities alleged that the former CEO distributed claims stating that the company had not been impacted by the 2022…
South Korea arrests suspects behind Solana memecoin CatFi in first rugpull case under new law
By using fake social media channels, the suspects allegedly lured thousands into buying Solana memecoin CatFi, before…
Crypto and the Fed: State of Crypto
This past week saw incremental, but potentially important steps.
AI is speeding up the quantum threat to crypto, security experts warn
Researchers and builders believe that artificial intelligence may be accelerating the quantum timeline and forcing a …
Brazilian gang raid reveals a new crypto-crime model: turning stolen power into digital money
Rio de Janeiro Civil Police launched an operation targeting a Comando Vermelho operational nucleus and found a crypto…
Satoshi’s 1.1M bitcoin and millions more can be saved from quantum attack, says expert
Researchers at the privacy-centric blockchain startup say their multi-layer quantum defense will feature a soft fork …