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Former Mt. Gox CEO proposed a rewrite of bitcoin's code to recover $5 billion in stolen funds. Gets quickly shutdown
Mark Karpelès submitted a pull request to Bitcoin Core that would redirect coins that have remained untouched since …
XRP Ledger nearly shipped a feature that could drain accounts without owners signing
A security flaw in a proposed XRP Ledger (XRPL) upgrade could have enabled unauthorized transactions, but researchers…
Former Mt. Gox CEO proposes hard fork to recover $5.2 billion in bitcoin from 2011 theft
The proposal acknowledges it would require a coordinated network upgrade and could risk a chain split if parts refuse…
SBI Holdings is dangling XRP to sell a plain three year bond, but the numbers show how small
Japan's SBI Holdings will issue a ¥10 billion retail bond on March 24, but the story is the XRP perk dangled in fron…
The Daily: Jack Dorsey’s Block cuts 40% of staff amid AI strategy, Barclays explores blockchain settlement, Senate Democrats urge Binance probe, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Senate Democrats urge AG Bondi and Treasury Sec. Bessent to probe Binance amid sanctions concerns
Senate Democrats are urging AG Pam Bondi to investigate Binance following reports that the crypto giant may be violat…
Vitalik Buterin reveals his bold new plan to fix Ethereum’s scaling problem
The new post reflects Buterin’s renewed focus on scaling Ethereum’s base layer, after several years in which much…
Barclays looks for tech provider for new blockchain settlement engine: Bloomberg
The U.K. bank would rival JPMorgan and others in using decentralized technology for banking services.
Barclays exploring blockchain settlement tools as banks brace for stablecoin growth: Bloomberg
Barclays has previously invested in stablecoin settlement infrastructure and consortium efforts, signaling an infrast…
AI tool catches critical XRP Ledger bug that could have drained wallets
The vulnerability in the Batch amendment's signature validation was found during the voting phase and never reached m…
Ethereum price path to $10,000 now hinges on seven upgrades and a fragile ecosystem vote
Ethereum’s latest long-term planning document has given investors a new way to assess whether the digital asset can…
Grant Cardone plans to tokenize his firm's $5 billion real estate portfolio
The real estate investment mogul said his firm, Cardone Capital, is exploring blockchain-based tokens for property ho…
The Daily: ZachXBT probe alleges insider trading at Axiom, Vitalik’s February ETH sales hit $35M, OCC issues GENIUS Act proposal, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
AI rout hits software stocks, but Grayscale says blockchains stand to benefit
As AI rattles tech stocks, Grayscale's head of research said blockchains will power intelligent agents’ transaction…
Vitalik Buterin unveils Ethereum roadmap to counter quantum computing threat
This move comes shortly after the Ethereum Foundation established a dedicated post-quantum research team to study the…
‘We do not want your support’: SBF backs Clarity crypto bill from prison, drawing bipartisan rebuke from Sens. Lummis and Warren
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's support of a broader cryptocurrency bill isn't sitting well with either side of th…
Flare and Xaman unlock one-click DeFi access for over 2 billion XRP sitting idle in wallets
The integration lets XRP holders deposit into yield-generating vaults through a single transaction without leaving th…
200 insider trading probes opened on Kalshi and one quiet change could remake prediction markets overnight
Prediction markets promised something elegant: put money behind beliefs, and the price converges on reality. The wisd…
The Protocol: Blockchain sleuth ZachXBT alleges Axiom employee conducted insider trading
Also: Ethereum’s “strawmap”, Robinhood chain update and OpenAI + smart contracts
A former Solana exec is taking a page out of Wall Street playbook to make global crypto trades faster
The goal is to reduce Solana’s growing geographic concentration in Europe and introduce multicast functionality.
Ethereum Foundation drops most ambitious roadmap in years, targets finality in seconds by 2029
The "strawmap" outlines seven forks through the end of the decade, including post-quantum cryptography, shielded tran…
Ethereum Foundation researchers publish ‘strawmap’ outlining seven forks through 2029
The Ethereum Foundation’s "strawmap" outlines seven forks by 2029, targeting faster slots, reduced finality, and po…
Ripple, Franklin Templeton join $5 million seed round for AI agent trust startup t54 Labs
t54 Labs has raised $5 million in a seed round from Anagram, Franklin Templeton, Ripple and other investors.
Tether invests $200 million in digital marketplace Whop to expand stablecoin payments
The online marketplace said it will embed Tether's crypto wallet tools and USDT, USAT tokens to power crypto payments…
A $100 million crypto campaign fund with a pro-Trump vibe so far failed to show up
The Fellowship political action committee promised $100 million, with reports that Tether may have been tied as a bac…
LEO premium may hint at movement on hacked Bitfinex BTC tied to 30% of US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, analyst says
About 94,636 BTC tied to the 2016 Bitfinex hack, roughly 30% of the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, remain frozen pen…
Tether takes stake in Whop as platform adopts WDK for stablecoin creator payouts
Tether has taken a stake in Whop as the marketplace adopts its WDK to enable USDT and USAT onchain creator payouts.
Bitwise CIO says crypto may be structurally mispriced as Wall Street accelerates onchain push
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan said crypto markets may be underestimating Wall Street's accelerating shift toward tokenization.
Leading stablecoin Tether shrinks again as market cap looks set for second straight monthly drop
Growth of tether and other top stablecoins has stalled, posing risk to the broader crypto market.
Sen. Blumenthal investigates Binance following reports of Iran-linked sanctions evasion
Sen. Richard Blumenthal has opened an inquiry into crypto giant Binance following reports of potential sanctions viol…