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Vitalik Buterin calls obfuscation cryptography’s ‘final boss,’ but says current approaches remain wildly impractical
Vitalik Buterin said obfuscation is cryptography’s “final boss,” citing impractical iO schemes with “literall…
Europe’s unlicensed crypto firms face ‘wipeout’ as MiCA deadline hits
European regulator ESMA called on unauthorized crypto-asset service providers to wind down their businesses in an ord…
India’s USDT premium tops 8.5% as crypto remittance crackdown squeezes stablecoin supply: report
India's USDT premium topped 8.5% after Enforcement Directorate raids on Bengaluru crypto firms reportedly disrupted s…
Galaxy Research cuts Clarity Act 2026 passage odds to 50%, citing Senate calendar concerns
Galaxy's Alex Thorn said Senate calendar constraints and a lack of progress in negotiations make passage less likely …
Binance booted from EU, EthLabs rises up to save Ethereum: Hodler's Digest June 14-28
BitMine and Joe Lubin back a new non profit called Ethlabs that aims to spur adoption. Binance shutters services in E…
BIS says stablecoins fall short as money, warns of emerging-market risks in annual report
The Bank for International Settlements argued in its annual report that stablecoins still fall short of money on sing…
CZ wants to make the U.S. the 'capital of crypto': State of Crypto
The Binance founder shared his views on a variety of topics in an exclusive interview with CoinDesk earlier this month.
Ripple’s MiCA win is not a full license yet – Here’s what it still has to prove
Ripple secured preliminary approval as a Crypto-Asset Service Provider from Luxembourg's financial regulator, the CSS…
European crypto users are being paid to move before MiCA closes the door
The European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) has triggered a fight among licensed crypto exchanges to captur…
Ethereum Protocol Debate: Diverting Staking Rewards for Public Goods Funding Sparks Controversy
Ethereum Protocol Debate: Diverting Staking Rewards for Public Goods Funding Sparks Controversy: a fresh look at Ethe…
Bitcoin’s broken production cost floor is splitting miners into survivors and sellers
Bitcoin is trading just above $60,000 right now, and the network's estimated all-in cost to produce a single coin is …
Binance founder CZ blames crypto's sour 2026 on mix of AI, global tension, 4-year cycle
There is no single cause for the crypto market's 50% decline over the past year, the Binance founder told CoinDesk.
U.S. House Democrat, who may soon run key committee, condemns crypto in 401(k)s
Maxine Waters, the ranking Democrat on House Financial Services, asked the chief of the Department of Labor to withdr…
Anti-trafficking group says Clarity Act's Section 604 could weaken accountability
An anti-human trafficking advocate said a Clarity Act provision could weaken accountability despite existing criminal…
Binance will be cut off from Europe on July 1 – Removes the “best liquidity in the world” says CZ
The July 1 deadline will show whether licensed venues can absorb users without weakening execution or stablecoin acce…
Base suffers second mainnet stall in two days
Base block production resumed as of 16:11 UTC, following an alert to another mainnet chain stall at 15:33 UTC.
Bipartisan senators call for CFTC investigation into Polymarket after fake bets report
Senators are demanding for the CFTC to investigate Polymarket following reports that it paid creators to stage fake w…
Spain says ‘no exceptions or extensions’ for Binance, other crypto firms ahead of MiCA deadline
Industry leaders remain divided over MiCA, with some praising the framework while others warn it could limit customer…
Binance tells EU users it will no longer provide services after failing to secure MiCA license
A day after withdrawing its MiCA license application in Greece and saying it is ‘not leaving Europe,’ Binance not…
Base delays Beryl hard fork over B20 registry timing issue
Base delayed its Beryl mainnet upgrade to June 26 to give the B20 Activation Registry time to become fully operational.
Coinbase's Base resumes block production after 2-hour outage
Coinbase's blockchain Base says a consensus problem knocked its network offline for around two hours on Thursday befo…
Does Botanix’s failure prove Bitcoiners don’t care about DeFi?
The failure of Botanix suggests that Bitcoiners still prefer Ethereum DeFi to Bitcoin L2s. How can Bitcoin L2s change…
Russia creates crypto sanctions loophole, but cash-out routes remain ringfenced
The ELR gives selected firms a legal route, but wallets, exchanges, counterparties, and issuers still face pressure. …
Aave founder Stani Kulechov says AAVE isn’t for sale ‘at a 70% discount’ following report of Payward bid
The Aave Will Win proposal redirected 100% of protocol and Aave-branded product revenue to the DAO and AAVE token hol…
Senate races to advance crypto legislation in July as housing bill turmoil threatens timeline
A sweeping cryptocurrency bill faces a narrowing path to passage as pressure grows on the Senate to take up the legis…
Trillion-dollar asset manager Invesco looks to plant a flag in tokenized stablecoin reserve sector
The fund will invest primarily in U.S. Treasuries, repo agreements, and cash equivalents to maintain a stable $1 net …
Coinbase-incubated Base blockchain suffers ‘Unsafe Head Stall’ interrupting block production
Deposits and withdrawals have also been affected, while transactions are delayed or stalled, according to Base's stat…
Why Europe is struggling to give Binance the MiCA license it needs
Binance withdrew its MiCA application in Greece after reported resistance and told users the absence of a formal deci…
Kraken sues crypto derivatives firm PowerTrade over 'misappropriated' funds claim
PowerTrade changed Kraken’s positive balance of around $7 million to a $2 million deficit via a series of unauthori…
Four arrested in Poland over crypto SIM-swap attacks; ZachXBT links ‘Merry’ to case
ZachXBT alleges threat actor 'Merry' is among those detained by Polish authorities in a crypto SIM swap and money lau…