Web3
Solana Routing Bug Pushed Network 86% Toward Losing Finality
A malformed route at one data center knocked 29% of staked SOL offline, bringing Solana within 20 million tokens of the 33% threshold where the…
Web3
Web3
Bitcoin’s BIP-110 ‘Anti-Spam’ Fork Collapses After Mining Just Two Blocks
A breakaway Bitcoin chain enforcing the BIP-110 anti-inscription proposal mined just two blocks before stalling, as roughly 99.85% of hashpower stayed with the main network.
Cryptocurrencies
Vitalik Buterin Counters Solana’s AGI ‘Arms Race’ With Defensive Ethereum Roadmap
Vitalik Buterin challenges the 'accelerationist' AI narrative, positioning Ethereum as the verification layer for the agent economy via ERC-8004.
Cryptocurrencies
Fed’s Waller Calls Top on Trump Trade: ‘Euphoria Is Fading’ as BTC Holds $70K
Fed Governor Waller says the post-election "euphoria" is dead as Bitcoin corrects 40% from highs, pointing to stalled legislation and institutional de-risking.
Cryptocurrencies
Ethereum Foundation Deputizes SEAL; Funds Dedicated ‘Drainer Hunter’ in Security Pivot
The Ethereum Foundation shifts from passive grants to active defense, funding a SEAL engineer to hunt wallet drainers as $1.93B in theft looms over the…
Cryptocurrencies
US Banks Demand 1-Year “Cooling-Off” Period to Block Crypto’s Fed Access
A powerful banking coalition has formally urged the Fed to impose a 12-month moratorium on master account applications for crypto firms, escalating the war for…
regulations
Polymarket Sues Massachusetts AG in Federal Preemption Strike
Polymarket seeks a federal injunction to block Massachusetts from applying sports betting laws to its platform, arguing CFTC authority preempts state regulation.
Cryptocurrencies
Prediction Markets Process $1.5B for Super Bowl LX; Kalshi & Polymarket Challenge Sportsbooks
Kalshi and Polymarket logged a combined $1.5 billion in volume for Super Bowl LX, validating prediction markets as a liquidity rival to traditional sportsbooks.
Cryptocurrencies
Jump Trading Takes Equity in Kalshi & Polymarket; Deal Ties Stakes to ‘US Volume’
The high-frequency giant moves from renter to owner, with a deal structure that explicitly signals Polymarket's aggressive return to U.S. soil.
Cryptocurrencies
Bernstein Calls Bitcoin Crash ‘Weakest Bear Case in History’ as BTC Reclaims $70K
Bernstein analysts dismiss the 45% Bitcoin correction as a "confidence wobble" with no structural damage, reaffirming a $150,000 target for 2026.