News & Analysis

William M. Peaster · 1 day ago

OpenAI Model Helped Itself to Testnet ETH Without Permission

An internal OpenAI model scanned public dev wallets on Sepolia and spent testnet ETH from one to finish a job.

William M. Peaster · 1 day ago

Balaji's Network School Buys Farcaster From Neynar

Less than nine months after Neynar took over, Farcaster has a new owner.

William M. Peaster · 2 days ago

Privacy Apps Are Having Their Moment

The app layer is where crypto privacy is heating up most right now. Here are 7 new releases you can try today.

David Christopher · 3 days ago

White House Crypto Adviser Patrick Witt Steps Down

Witt becomes the second executive director of the White House crypto council to leave, following predecessor Bo Hines, who departed for Tether in August 2025.

Helius CEO Mert Mumtaz Joins NEAR Foundation Council

The head of one of Solana's largest infrastructure firms is joining NEAR's governing council as the network expands its push into private, cross-chain markets.

Bankless · 3 days ago

David Christopher · 3 days ago

Ledger Officially Responds to Hardware Wallet Attack

The company announces new reseller security measures after criminals implanted hidden components in hardware wallets to steal recovery phrases.

David Christopher · 3 days ago

Crypto's Quantum Defense Is Being Built in the Open

While others go into "bunker mode," Eigen's Yukon is crowdsourcing attacks and fixes with AI agents.

William M. Peaster · 3 days ago

Alpenglow Is Coming to Solana Mainnet Next Week

Solana’s Alpenglow upgrade goes live October 21st, targeting ~150ms finality.

William M. Peaster · 3 days ago

HEX Founder Richard Heart Detained in Turkey

HEX founder Richard Heart was detained in Istanbul on a Finnish Interpol notice tied to alleged tax fraud.

William M. Peaster · 3 days ago

Report: OpenAI Interested in Acquiring Trail of Bits

OpenAI and Trail of Bits already team up on Patch the Planet. Now the AI giant is reportedly weighing an acquisition of the crypto audit stalwart.

William M. Peaster · 4 days ago

The Logic Behind Starknet's L1 Question

Starknet is weighing evolving into an L1 network. Here’s what’s driving the idea and what would change.

David Christopher · 4 days ago

Ledger Spyware Scare Spreads Across Asia and Europe

Spyware implants in Ledger wallets have surfaced across Asia and Europe, raising supply-chain concerns after more than $86M in suspected thefts

David Christopher · 4 days ago

Blur to Shut Down NFT Marketplace After Blast

Blur will shut down its website and halt new NFT loans on November 12, just ten days after sister project Blast announced its closure.

David Christopher · 1 week ago

What to Know About Papertrade's Launch

Hyperliquid's 1000x perps experiment opens Saturday. Here's how it works, who's lining up, and what could go wrong.

Derive V3 Goes Live, Moving Onchain Options Custody to Ethereum

Derive completes its V3 migration, moving onchain options custody to Ethereum and adding ETH, WBTC, and HYPE borrowing.

Bankless · 1 week ago

Starknet Weighs Becoming an L1 to Chase Quantum Resistance

StarkWare’s Eli Ben-Sasson floats making Starknet an L1 for “post-quantum agility,” citing AI and quantum threats.

Bankless · 1 week ago

Vitalik Flags AI Risk to Crypto, Warns Against Rushed Wallet Moves

Vitalik Buterin has chimed in on Ethereum’s “bunker mode” debate, sharing practical tips for addresses and multisigs.

Bankless · 1 week ago

David Christopher · 1 week ago

NFL Joins States in Fight Against Prediction Markets

After months of failed partnership talks, the NFL is backing states against Kalshi in a Supreme Court fight, as the NBA weighs its own next move.

William M. Peaster · 1 week ago

Bigger Blocks Are Coming to Ethereum

Sepolia's gas limit hit Glamsterdam's 200M target just 11 hours after the fork. Here's how Ethereum's next upgrade makes room for much bigger blocks.

David Christopher · 1 week ago

Quantus Takes Aim at Bitcoin’s Quantum Problem

QTC is now tradable through NEAR Intents, giving the quantum-resistant L1 its first real liquidity test against Bitcoin and Zcash.

William M. Peaster · 1 week ago

Bitwise Is Pitching NEAR to Wall Street as an AI Bet

Bitwise's NRR, the first U.S. spot NEAR ETF, drew $35.5M on day one. Hunter Horsley and Sal Ternullo explain the demand and NEAR's AI-first pitch.

CryptoPunks Are Heating Back Up

CryptoPunks sales are surging, and the collection's grails are selling for millions again. Here's everything you need to know.

SEC Proposes New Crypto Custody Framework for Advisers and Funds

The SEC's new proposal would let advisers and funds use state trust companies, and in limited cases self-custody, to hold crypto.

Blast L2 Winds Down, Sets Oct. 26th Withdrawal Deadline

Blast is sunsetting its Ethereum L2 after costs outran revenue.

Ethereum Foundation Launches zkAPI for Private AI Payments

The EF and Open Anonymity's new zkAPI lets you prepay for AI and other APIs on Ethereum, then spend with ZK proofs so usage isn't tied back to you.

Derive V3 Wants to Be the Engine of Onchain Options

Can Derive V3, an Ethereum-native rebuild, help the protocol take on Deribit?

Stripe's Bridge Launches OUSD, the Stablecoin That Pays Its Distributors

OUSD, a new Stripe-issued stablecoin, is live across four chains.

What Was Revealed at Robinhood's HOOD Summit

Robinhood launched greater abilities for agents, the rollout of perpetuals in the U.S., and the debut of their social feed, all while dealing a blow to Lighter in the short term.

NEAR Stopped Bitget's Hackers Without Breaking Privacy

Bitget's hackers tried to push $50M+ through NEAR Intents and got turned away.

House Expands Probe Into Prediction-Market Insider Trading

House Oversight expanded its prediction-market insider trading probe to Hyperliquid, Crypto.com, and PredictIt.

Bitwise Teases NEAR ETF Launch for Today

Bitwise looks set to launch its NEAR ETF, offering direct NEAR exposure alongside staking rewards through NYSE Arca.

Coinbase Completes U.S. Derivatives Stack With CFTC Approval

CFTC approval gives Coinbase its own clearinghouse, bringing more of its regulated U.S. derivatives business in-house.

States Pull Ahead in Prediction Market Fight

Federal courts are increasingly backing state gaming laws over prediction markets as the fight heads toward the Supreme Court.

William M. Peaster · 3 weeks ago

Inside IMD, Ethereum's New AI Swarm Experiment

A new kind of AI workforce is ascending in the Ethereum ecosystem, replete with experimental tokenomics. Here's why it matters, and how you might consider the trade.

David Christopher · 3 weeks ago

Ethena Expands USDe Backing Into Equity Perpetuals

Expanding its USDe basis trade to Binance equity perps means Ethena, in theory, opens itself up to a $150T+ market of real-world assets.

David Christopher · 3 weeks ago

Bitget Hacked for $351.6M

A backend wallet breach drained $351.6M as hackers consolidate funds into ETH and investigators probe a DPRK link.

David Christopher · 3 weeks ago

Strategy Proposes Daily Dividends for Preferred Stocks

The daily dividends would apply to all preferred stocks: STRC, STRF, STRK, and STRD, aiming to improve price stability, liquidity, and investor trust.