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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…
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…
Bitcoin miners face deepening margin squeeze as revenue falls below production costs
An estimated 20% of miners are now unprofitable at current prices, and the stress shows up at the network level, too.
Crypto-backed candidates notch wins in three US state primaries
The crypto-aligned Fairshake PAC and its affiliates spent a combined $8 million on media to support candidates in Mar…
Latest bear market victim shows how quickly DeFi users are left behind when crypto projects move on
Swell warned users to bridge out by June 23, turning a planned L2 shutdown into a test of user exit procedures. The p…
Ethereum’s much-hated staking 'tax' may already be obsolete
Ethereum’s latest “funding crisis” has triggered a fierce debate over whether to tax staking rewards or to purs…
New York man sentenced for $1.4 million crypto fraud scheme using bogus influencer accounts
A New York man who posed as crypto influencers on Telegram and used false promises of staking rewards was sentenced t…
THORChain resumes trading five weeks after $10.7 million exploit
THORChain resumed trading after a 5-week halt following a $10.7 million multichain exploit in May affecting an Asgard…
Ethereum Foundation sacks 20% of workforce amid strategic restructuring
The Ethereum Foundation fired 54 employees and unveiled a new organizational structure as Vitalik Buterin said the gr…
Crypto lobby urges Congress pass staking and mining tax bill as is
A trio of crypto lobby groups says a bill allowing staking and mining rewards to be taxed when they’re sold should …
Bitmine, Sharplink and Joe Lubin back Ethereum R&D nonprofit
Sharplink says the new nonprofit, Ethlabs, “exists to ensure the network is ready to absorb” the demand that inst…
New York, Maryland and Utah to hold primaries with crypto PAC money hanging over voters
Crypto-backed PACs disclosed spending more than $8 million on media to support candidates in three US states, as some…
Ethereum Validators Face New Proposal To Redirect Up To 10% Of Staking Rewards
A new Ethereum Research proposal would let validators redirect up to 10% of staking rewards toward ecosystem funding,…
Q2 2026 emerges as most-hacked quarter on record with 83 incidents
Crypto hackers stole $755 million across 83 cybersecurity incidents, as cross–chain bridges remained the most costl…
ETH stakers could see rewards cut as Ethereum fights to fund its future
Ethereum core contributors are debating a structural overhaul that could redirect Ethereum staking rewards toward eco…
Ethereum Layer 2 Taiko halts block production following exploit; urges users to withdraw funds
Onchain security firm Blockaid said the root cause of the exploit could be a flaw in Taiko bridge's source-signal pro…
Notorious ‘jaredfromsubway’ MEV bot drained for roughly $7.5 million in counter-MEV honeypot
An X account using the bot's name claimed a $15 million loss and offered a $1 million bounty, but evidence shows it i…
Secret Network’s Axelar bridge drained for $4.67 million in infinite-mint exploit that went unnoticed for seven days
Secret Network says about $770,000 of the stolen funds still sits in the attacker's Axelar wallet, and that Axelar de…
Ethereum faces core development funding crisis, former contributor warns
The warning comes as the Ethereum Foundation reduces spending, adjusts its treasury strategy and undergoes a wave of …
Base targets June 25 mainnet launch for Beryl upgrade and new B20 token standard
Base's Beryl upgrade introduces the B20 native token standard, cuts withdrawal delays to 5 days, and activates on mai…
CryptoQuant says bitcoin microtransactions now make up 80% of daily transactions
Bitcoin transactions below 0.01 BTC now make up about 80% of all daily transactions, up from about 44% in 2023, Crypt…
Ethereum Foundation leadership exodus continues with director’s departure
Hsiao-Wei Wang’s departure adds to a wave of Ethereum Foundation exits, fueling debate over governance, decentraliz…
The DAO hack at 10: From $50 million exploit to a $130 million Ethereum security fund
Ten years ago, an attacker drained roughly 3.6 million ETH from The DAO, helping to spur the creation of the modern c…
Aztec investigates $2 million exploit of deprecated payments product
The immutable stage 2 rollup was sunset in 2022, and Aztec Labs holds no admin keys or control over the system, the t…
Zama, Morpho and Steakhouse launch first ‘confidential DeFi yield’ vault on Ethereum
Zama, Morpho and Steakhouse launch the first confidential DeFi yield vault on Ethereum, letting firms earn yield with…
Legacy Aztec Connect Contract Drained Of $2.1 Million Three Years After Shutdown
A legacy Aztec Connect contract was exploited years after shutdown, while current Aztec infrastructure remains unaffe…
Humanity Protocol Plans New H Token After $36 Million Key Compromise
Humanity Protocol is restructuring its H token after a $36 million exploit, but the incident appears tied to compromi…
Crypto PAC has $12M stake in Senate primary runoff as Alabama voters head to polls
Defend American Jobs reported spending $7.4 million on media to support Republican Barry Moore ahead of his May 20 Al…
Coinbase unveils ‘System Update’ unlocking an AI advisor, global unified liquidity, options trading and more
Coinbase's latest System Update includes a new AI-powered advisor and global unified liquidity between its U.S. and i…
Squid adds Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin for cross-chain swaps
Cross-chain platform Squid has integrated Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin, allowing users to swap into and out of RLUSD acr…