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Aave survived $8.45B in withdrawals, but risk questions remain
Aave handled $8.45 billion in withdrawals without freezing funds, but the episode raised fresh questions about hidden…
Microsoft found malware that hijacks crypto wallets and spreads through USB sticks
The software intercepts shortcut files and directs them to install a worm that harvests private keys from the Windows…
Algorand plans ‘broad quantum resilience’ by 2027
Algorand is planning new accounts and consensus mechanisms designed to be resistant to the cryptography-breaking thre…
Ethereum Foundation loses another key leader as co-executive director Hsiao-Wei Wang resigns
Wang's departure follows the resignation of fellow co-executive director Tomasz Stańczak and marks the latest in a s…
Algorand unveils roadmap to achieve quantum resistance by 2028
The announcement reflects a crypto's growing recognition that adopting quantum-resistant cryptography could take year…
Alchemy unveils Visa-powered virtual payment card for AI agents
AgentCard will default to Visa-issued tokens, but will support crypto and agent-native payment protocols when available.
Grayscale applies traditional finance models to AAVE, sees $175 value
Grayscale and CoinShares are applying traditional valuation techniques to crypto assets as institutions explore reven…
Live markets: Bitcoin and ether ETFs lost $111 million combined as rate-cut hopes died
Total market value has held flat near $2.26 trillion since Tuesday, with the recovery losing momentum after the Fed k…
France to stop certifying products lacking quantum-resistant encryption
France’s cybersecurity agency plans to block certification of products without quantum-resistant encryption startin…
Bitcoin layer-2s face a bear-market reality check
Botanix's shutdown has raised an uncomfortable question for Bitcoin builders: Does the market actually want programma…
FIFA wanted Avalanche's blockchain to help curb World Cup ticket scalping. Here's how it's going
In this week's edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we're looking at how FIFA is using the Avalanche blockchain to tes…
EarnOS launches anti-AI slop app, raises $6 million from 1kx, Circle and Coinbase
Ero app is designed to help brands verify human internet traffic, reduce wastes caused by bots, and reward "authentic…
Crypto’s security nightmare won’t be solved by ordinary audits
Without an update to the current auditing infrastructure, the crypto space will likely continue to suffer significant…
A new Bittensor proposal would turn validators into something like fund managers
Root Reborn would have TAO validators pick which subnets to back and reinvest yield into, rather than constantly sell…
Live markets: A bitcoin bottom signal flashed as holders absorbed 125,000 BTC in June
Bitcoin's Sharpe ratio hit a level that has marked every cycle low since 2015, but in each case it preceded months of…
Bitcoin Covenants Part 2: OP_CHECKTEMPLATEVERIFY
CTV lets a Bitcoin output commit to precisely what the next transaction must look like. This enables trust-minimized …
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…
Ethereum’s biggest protocol overhaul in years moves into its final development stage
Developers are entering the final stretch of work on Glamsterdam, the network's next major upgrade, as teams begin te…
Y Combinator reveals a new AI agent that can build and run an entire business just from a text message
Y Combinator's Locus Founder lets users text a business idea via iMessage, SMS, or Telegram, and the AI handles the r…
Coinbase, AWS enable publishers on CloudFront and WAF to charge AI agents via x402 protocol
Coinbase and AWS are allowing publishers on CloudFront and WAF to charge AI agents for content via the x402 protocol.
Live markets: Bitcoin ETFs bled cash Monday while every other crypto ETF gained
Ether, XRP, Solana and Hyperliquid funds all took in money, but bitcoin's outflow was really just Grayscale's GBTC.
‘Let’s just put it in an ETF’ is the worst outcome for bitcoin, says Trezor exec
Trezor Chief Commercial Officer Danny Sanders said simplifying self-custody remains one of bitcoin's biggest onboardi…
Bitcoin Covenants Part 1: Exploring New Possibilities for Complex Spending Conditions on the Bitcoin Network
A single missing feature in Bitcoin Script has spawned twelve competing proposals. Cointelegraph Research gives an ov…
Aerodrome is turning liquidity into a prediction market with its biggest upgrade yet
The concept, called Predictive Allocation, will encourage participants to anticipate where liquidity will be needed n…
Ethereum can quantum-proof accounts for just 7 cents, says Ethereum's Kohaku lead
The SPHINCS- proposal aims to reduce the cost of post-quantum signature verification on Ethereum while the network wo…
Coinbase quantum report flags exchange cold wallets among millions of bitcoin exposed by address reuse
The report lays out possible solutions to the abandoned coins problem, such as setting a deadline for migration and t…
Crypto’s next billion-dollar hacker may move at superhuman speed
Anthropic’s new Claude Fable 5 puts powerful cyber tools behind safety filters. DeFi, already hit by more than $840…
Ripple wants AI agents to pay in XRP and RLUSD. The market is still mostly USDC
The XRPL AI Starter Kit gives developers tools for agent payments, but early x402 activity has clustered on Base and …