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Ethereum's Justin Drake Unveils ‘Lean’ Roadmap to Fend Off Quantum Threats
The new framework is aimed at simplifying the protocol’s design while preparing it for the security risks posed by …
Tether Reports $4.9B Net Profit in Q2, Invested $4B in U.S. Initiatives
The firm held roughly $8.9 billion in bitcoin in the reserves, translating to roughly 83,200 coins.
Tether reports $5.7 billion profit amid record $127 billion US Treasury investments
Tether has minted over $20 billion worth of USDT since the start of 2025, pushing the stablecoin’s total circulatio…
The Daily: US appeals court overturns Nathanial Chastain’s conviction in OpenSea case, analysts say it’s ‘still early’ in the crypto bull cycle, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Tether-Focused Blockchain Stable Raises $28M to Power Stablecoin Payments
The blockchain aims to enable fast, low-cost and stable digital payments using USDT as its gas token.
Securitize taps Elixir to make Hamilton Lane’s tokenized HLSCOPE fund more liquid via the deUSD synthetic dollar
Hamilton Lane's tokenized HLSCOPE fund is backed by investments in senior secured private credit and senior secured l…
Visa expands stablecoin settlement to include PayPal’s PYUSD, Paxos-issued USDG, Circle’s EURC, and adds support for Stellar and Avalanche
Visa has added support for PayPal’s PYUSD, Paxos-issued USDG, Circle’s EURC, along with the Stellar and Avalanche…
Tether-focused Layer 1 Stable raises $28 million seed round to boost USDT adoption
Stable, a new blockchain built for stablecoins, has raised $28 million in seed funding as it bets on USDT as the futu…
10 years on, Ethereum has rebuilt itself time and again without compromising on its values, community members say
Ten years from the date it officially launched, July 30, 2015, some of Ethereum’s biggest supporters remain amazed …
DoubleZero Launches $537M SOL Stake Pool to Turbocharge Solana Validator Network
DoubleZero’s new 3 million SOL stake pool, DZSOL, aims to decentralize Solana validator infrastructure by offering …
"A Whale of a Problem: Why Self-Custody Might Sink Bitcoin Giants"
For whales with scale, the trade-offs of holding spot BTC are increasingly hard to justify. Bitcoin ETPs are an alter…
Polygon suffers hour-long outage weeks after complex hard fork
The consensus bug comes just weeks after Heimdall was upgraded in Polygon's "most technically complex" hard fork sinc…
Top Bitcoin miner MARA issues warning on treasury boom, possible BTC price pressure: ‘They can’t all be successful’
MARA CEO says too many companies rushing to stockpile Bitcoin could backfire for investors while also putting pressur…
Bitwise CIO says TradFi apologists miss the point on crypto — ‘there’s a better way’
TradFi apologists can't imagine what a crypto-based financial system can offer, according to Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan.
Twenty One Capital rises to 3rd largest Bitcoin holder following 5,800 BTC boost from Tether
Bitcoin investment firm Twenty One Capital is set to receive 5,800 BTC from stablecoin issuer Tether as it prepares f…
HYPE drops slightly as Hyperliquid experiences brief downtime and order execution issues
On the community’s official Discord, a representative stated the service is functioning again and that the issue is…
Ethereum validator exit queue reaches highest point ever
Over a week ago, roughly 167,000 ETH worth over $630 million was withdrawn from the Aave lending pool flipping a p…
Bitfinex-backed Layer 1 Plasma raises $373 million in 10-day token sale
The funding is more than seven times the amount the project sought to raise, as it sets out to provide free USDT tran…
EigenLayer introduces multi-chain verification on Base, enabling AVSs to expand beyond Ethereum L1
Eigen Labs has launched multi-chain verification, allowing Actively Validated Services to deploy on Layer 2 networks …
Tether Investments Extend Beyond Bitcoin Amid Record Profits — Details
Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin USDT, has disclosed a portion of its investment portfolio, rev…
250,000 Tether Gold tokens in circulation are backed by 7.66 tons of gold, Tether says
The nearly 250,000 Tether Gold (XAU₮) tokens in circulation are backed by the equivalent of more than 7.66 tons of …
Anchorage Digital to issue first GENIUS‑compliant stablecoin in US with Ethena Labs
Anchorage will issue Ethena’s USDtb onshore, providing the first GENIUS‑compliant stablecoin and bringing the ass…
deBridge launches Reserve Fund to buy back its DBR token with all protocol revenue
deBridge’s new Reserve Fund channels all protocol earnings into DBR token buybacks as DeFi operators deploy revenue…
Solana devs eye 66% block limit increase to 100M compute units to further boost network capacity
Solana developers proposed SIMD‑0286 to raise block capacity to 100 million compute units, a 66% hike that targets …
The Protocol: Ethereum Validator Exit Queue Backs Up
Also: Jito Debuts BAM, Ethereum Validators Raise the Gas Limit and Dogecoin Could Get ZK Proofs.
Tether CEO: US market entry ‘well underway’ amid plans for institutional stablecoin
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said the stablecoin issuer is "well underway" to do business in the U.S. in an interview wit…
Ethereum Validator Exit Queue Nears $2B as Stakers Rush to Exit After 160% Rally
The exodus stretched the waiting line to over 9 days, but strong staking demand from ETH treasury firms and SEC clari…
The Daily: JPMorgan explores crypto loans, Musk’s SpaceX moves bitcoin, Senate pushes policy, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons. Ha…
Telegram launches non-custodial crypto app in US
The new self-custodial feature will enable millions of users to send and manage crypto directly within the app.