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David Christopher · 1 day ago

Coinbase's Plan for a Quantum-Safe Bitcoin

New addresses, new signatures and a plan for coins that never move: here's what Coinbase thinks Bitcoin needs.

William M. Peaster · 1 day ago

Zcash Sprout Holders Have Two Weeks to Move Their ZEC

NU7 retires the transaction format Sprout depends on, so old shielded ZEC needs to move before activation.

William M. Peaster · 1 day ago

Privacy Pools v2 Goes Live With Bigger Feature Suite

The compliance-first privacy protocol now does payments, yield, and swaps.

William M. Peaster · 1 day ago

OpenSea Mobile Drops Its Waitlist

OpenSea's app is out of its waitlist, pitching follow-the-trader social trading across perps, memecoins, cards, and art.

William M. Peaster · 2 days ago

Why Papertrade Won't Let PAPER Trade

In a house pool exchange, the token is the house. That's why Papertrade won't let it trade.

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David Christopher · 2 days ago

Onchain Inference Markets Post Record Token Usage

Surplus usage rose ~2.3x in under a month to a record 312.6B tokens on Oct 18, as rivals' volumes climb and critics demand dollar figures.

David Christopher · 2 days ago

CFTC Tells Court CME Can't Challenge U.S. Perps

The CFTC says CME can't sue over U.S. perps because it hasn't been hurt, pointing to a 23% rise in CME's own crypto futures volume since May.

David Christopher · 2 days ago

ZachXBT Flags $20M XMR Laundering Ring on Hyperliquid

More than 87% of inflows to FreedomXMR, a Monero swap service on Hyperliquid Core, came from illicit activity, with $20M+ traced to hacks and ransomware.

🏴 The CFTC Isn't Waiting on Congress

CFTC Chairman Mike Selig wants federal rules for crypto exchanges, retail margin, and prediction markets. Here's what he told Bankless.

Bankless · 3 days ago

William M. Peaster · 3 days ago

Vitalik Pushes EIP-8288 Over New Precompiles

Vitalik says EIP-8288, and not a growing pile of precompiles, should carry Ethereum's cryptography going forward.

William M. Peaster · 3 days ago

Kinetiq's Elysium L2 Sets Nov. 9th Mainnet Launch

Kinetiq's Hyperliquid L2 finally has a date, though its HyperCore hooks will arrive a few weeks later.

David Christopher · 3 days ago

The CFTC's Proposed Rules to Reshape U.S. Crypto Markets

Chairman Selig's CTX and CAM proposals could bring retail margin onshore, put exchanges under one federal roof, and reshape the fight over prediction markets.

🏴 Pearl’s AI Twist on Mining

Pearl lets the work that secures its network also serve paying AI customers. Here's why that matters for Bitcoin's mining economics, and the risks.

Bankless · 6 days ago

Pump.fun Adds Leveraged Perps via Hyperliquid

Pump.fun’s new Hyperliquid integration brings leveraged perpetuals trading to the memecoin crowd.

Bankless · 6 days ago

David Christopher · 6 days ago

Pearl and the Security Budget Bitcoin Can't Solve

Pearl lets the work that secures its network also serve paying AI customers. Here's why that matters for Bitcoin's mining economics, and the risks.

William M. Peaster · 6 days 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 · 6 days ago

Balaji's Network School Buys Farcaster From Neynar

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

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.

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.

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.

🏴 Yukon Wants Your Agents to Break Crypto

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

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.

Alpenglow Is Coming to Solana Mainnet Next Week

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

🏴 Papertrade's Launch Weekend

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

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.

🏴 The NFL Audibles on Prediction Markets

The NFL just filed a Supreme Court brief siding with New Jersey against Kalshi. Here’s how the league got here.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 · 2 weeks 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.

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 Rally Again

CryptoPunks sales are surging while the collection's grails are moving for millions again.

Bankless · 2 weeks ago

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?

🏴 Robinhood Wants Everything

Here's everything the HOOD Summit revealed, from 10x perps to Robinhood's answer to Fomo.

Bankless · 3 weeks ago

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.

🏴 Shifting Sands for Kalshi

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

Bankless · 3 weeks ago

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.

🏴 Ethereum's New AI Swarm

Digging into IMD, the rising AI experiment that has the potential to become a new kind of prolific workforce.

Bankless · 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.

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.

Bitget Hacked for $351.6M

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

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.

New NFT Cathedrals Are Going Up Everywhere

If you've tuned out NFTs during the memecoin era, you may be missing today's non-fungible resurgence.

New York Sues Polymarket Over Alleged Illegal Gambling

New York alleged Polymarket operates as gambling and is seeking to block the platform in the state.

Alloc Init Proposes Zcash-Style Privacy for Bitcoin

The proposed Shielded Bitcoin metaprotocol would use Zcash-style private notes to hide BTC transfers without changing Bitcoin consensus.

Tempo Launches Mercator Tool Router for AI Agents

Mercator lets agents discover, pay for, and combine use outside tools, improving their performance on domain specific tasks along the way.

BlackRock Maps Crypto’s Role in the AI Economy

BlackRock says AI agents could drive stablecoin payments and help create new markets for trading and financing compute.

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NYSE, Blockchain.com Partner on Tokenized Stocks

Blockchain.com and the NYSE are teaming up to bring tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs to Blockchain.com’s global users through the exchange’s planned 24/7 onchain trading venue. What’s the Scoop? NYSE taps Blockchain.com: T…