Ethereum’s proposed EIP-8363 staking overhaul aims to reduce issuance, but critics say it could hurt DeFi, decentralization and institutional adoption. Ethereum researchers just wanted to reduce staking incentives. Instead, they sparked one of the biggest debates over the network’s economics since the Merge. Ethereum Improvement Proposal EIP-8363, or “Tapered Issuance Burn,” would gradually reduce staking...Continue Reading

Russia has shut down nine unregistered crypto exchanges in Moscow, with the FSB alleging they helped move scam proceeds abroad through Ukrainian call centers. Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has raided nine unregistered crypto exchange services in Moscow over alleged money laundering involving fraud proceeds that authorities linked to Ukraine-based scam call centers. The agency...Continue Reading

Perpetual futures trading volume on crypto exchanges fell to its lowest level in 31 months, while perpetual trading on decentralized platforms neared a one-year low. Crypto perpetual futures trading volume on centralized cryptocurrency exchanges (CEXs) fell to $4 trillion in July, marking a 31-month low last seen in December 2023. Binance led CEXs with $1.4...Continue Reading

Dice entropy may become the new gold standard after the Coldcard hack In light of the catastrophic low-entropy bug in Coldcard hardware wallets, linked to publicly observed thefts beginning on July 30, Bitcoin holders have started to re-evaluate the trust assumptions in their hardware wallet setups.  The Coldcard devices were equipped with apparently functional STM32...Continue Reading

Binance saw a record divergence between daily spot and futures trading volumes, with the latter reaching nearly $58 billion. Bitcoin (BTC) derivatives trading volumes are now nearly eight times higher than spot markets on Binance. Key points: Read moreContinue Reading

CleanSpark’s shares fell 5.5% on Thursday after the Bitcoin miner reported $138 million in quarterly revenue, narrowly missing Wall Street’s consensus estimate. Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company CleanSpark reported $138 million in revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2026. The $138 million represented a 30.5% year-over-year decrease from $198 million, according to its quarterly results...Continue Reading

Stripe-owned Bridge has entered the EU MiCA register following Luxembourg approval, joining regulated providers under the bloc’s crypto framework. Bridge Building, the Luxembourg-based entity behind Stripe-owned stablecoin infrastructure company Bridge, has joined the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) register after receiving regulatory approval in Luxembourg. Bridge’s inclusion brings the number of MiCA-authorized electronic...Continue Reading

Industry figures warned that continued legislative limbo could slow institutional adoption, revive regulation by enforcement and push innovation offshore. The US Senate’s delay of a vote on crypto market structure legislation could give Hong Kong and Singapore more time to strengthen their positions as digital asset hubs, according to First Digital founder and CEO Vincent...Continue Reading

The Coldcard exploit, which caused more than $100 million in losses, helped push July crypto thefts to $247 million, making it the second-worst month of 2026. July emerged as the second-worst month of 2026 for cryptocurrency thefts, largely due to the recent Coldcard exploit. Hackers stole $247.4 million in crypto in July, the most this...Continue Reading

Japanese authorities called for address registration, customer-specific limits and stronger authentication as part of a broader push to curb misuse of exchange accounts. Japan’s financial regulator has asked crypto exchanges to introduce withdrawal delays and other safeguards as authorities respond to increasingly sophisticated scams involving digital assets.  On Thursday, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) said...Continue Reading