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How ethical hackers with just a $3,000 server found a flaw that could've put $70 billion in crypto at risk
A critical flaw in the Aptos blockchain, which was patched, gave researchers a near-90% success rate at breaking a co…
SEC And CFTC Seek Comment On Portfolio Margining Harmonization
The SEC and CFTC are seeking comment on portfolio margining harmonization, a technical issue with real implications f…
SEC Names Kathleen Hutchinson To Lead International Affairs Office
The SEC appointed Kathleen M. Hutchinson to lead its Office of International Affairs, a key unit for cross-border enf…
Securitize becomes first to debut shares on NYSE and onchain, but it won’t be the last
President Brett Redfearn said the firm is in discussions to tokenize other IPOs "definitely ... within the next year.”
Ethereum Institutional launch draws support from across the Ethereum ecosystem
Its launch comes as Ethereum's support ecosystem undergoes a broader evolution, following the debut of EthLabs and am…
Goliath Ventures CEO pleads guilty in $400 million crypto Ponzi case
Christopher Delgado allegedly used investor funds for a lavish lifestyle, including luxury properties and vehicles, w…
SEC and CFTC crypto plans face new risk from Supreme Court ruling
On June 29, the US Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump had the authority to remove the Federal Trade Comm…
EthLabs launches as Ethereum undergoes its biggest leadership transition in years
In this week's edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we’re diving into the creation of EthLabs, and why it was launch…
Ethereum gets a new nonprofit focused on institutional adoption
The launch comes as the Ethereum Foundation narrows its focus to stewarding the core protocol, with independent organ…
Tokenized Google stock inflated 7,700% in rare DeFi lending exploit
An attacker inflated the value of a tokenized Google share used as collateral to about 78 times its real price, then …
Live markets: U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs had their worst month ever in June, shedding $4.5 billion
The record outflow beat the previous worst month by 29% and came on nine consecutive days of redemptions to close the…
Anthropic restores AI models Fable, Mythos after the U.S. lifts export controls
The government cleared Fable 5 and Mythos 5 on June 30, weeks after a cybersecurity finding triggered an export order…
SEC opens ETF rule review following crypto fund surge, prediction markets push
The SEC is taking a fresh look at how a proposed fast-growing new class of ETFs tied to prediction markets should be …
MetaMask launches Money Account with stablecoin yield and spending in one wallet
The launch reflects a broader push to make stablecoins more useful beyond trading and transfers.
SEC wins $5.5 million default judgment over alleged fake crypto platform NanoBit
The group built trust via WhatsApp, then misappropriated user funds to Hong Kong bank accounts instead of executing a…
Live updates: BlackRock's IBIT sheds $300 million as bitcoin demand dwindles
IBIT alone shed $300 million while smaller funds absorbed some of the outflow. The selloff lands as the same AI trade…
SEC wraps up NanoBit crypto fraud case in final judgment, ordering over $5 million in fines
The SEC resolved its case against NanoBit after alleging the crypto platform lied to investors and stole their money.
Private keys, not smart contracts, caused 40% of crypto's $16 billion hack losses. Here's whats being done.
The industry is moving toward fixing the private key vulnerability issue, just not evenly, Wish Wu, co-founder and CE…
Ripple wants institutions to borrow against tokenized assets on XRPL
A proposed XRPL standard would let institutions borrow against tokenized assets, with the blockchain enforcing loan t…
Vitalik Buterin says crypto’s most powerful idea is still nowhere near ready
The Ethereum co-founder says indistinguishability obfuscation could one day act like a “trustless trusted third par…
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…
Bitcoin dips to $59,700 as Iran de-escalation lifts stocks but not crypto
U.S. equity futures rose after reports the U.S. and Iran agreed to halt strikes and resume talks. Bitcoin has barely …
Top Ethereum MEV Bot JaredfromSubway.eth Drained of Up to $15M in Counter-MEV Honeypot Exploit
Top Ethereum MEV Bot JaredfromSubway.eth Drained of Up to $15M in Counter-MEV Honeypot Exploit: a fresh look at Jared…
Live markets: Bitcoin rebounds to nearly $60,000. Kospi, Nikkei sink
BTC sees a relief bounce as Asian stocks wilt following sharp losses on Wall Street.
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…
Coinbase's Base blockchain resumes after two-hour outage disrupted network
The incident temporarily halted transaction processing on one of Ethereum's largest layer-2 networks.
‘Stablecoin’ Google searches down 54% as supply growth stalls after 2025 boom
The decline in search volumes this month coincides with aggregate stablecoin supply having reversed its 10-month expa…
House Democrats Press SEC For Answers On AI Investment Advisers
House Democrats are pressing the SEC on AI-powered investment advisers, highlighting regulatory anxiety around automa…