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Josh Stark will exit the Ethereum Foundation (EF) after five years, marking another leadership change during a period of internal restructuring. The departure removes one of the organization’s most visible public figures as it refocuses on scaling and protocol priorities. Stark said Thursday he will step down at the
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HIVE Digital Technologies is raising $75 million through a zero-interest note offering to fund AI infrastructure. The move reflects a broader pivot among bitcoin miners toward high-performance computing as margins tighten in traditional mining. The company said Wednesday it will issue 0% exchangeable senior notes due 2031 via its subsidiary,
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Tether added 951 bitcoin worth $70.5 million to its reserve wallet, extending a steady accumulation strategy. The transfer signals continued balance sheet diversification as the stablecoin issuer deepens exposure to volatile assets. According to Arkham Intelligence, the bitcoin was withdrawn from a Bitfinex-linked wallet and moved into Tether’s
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More than one-third of Bitcoin’s circulating supply may be exposed to quantum-era vulnerabilities, according to a new draft proposal from core researchers. The finding reframes long-term network security as a timing problem, not a theoretical one. The proposal, outlined in BIP-361, introduces a phased plan to restrict transactions tied
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eToro has agreed to acquire crypto wallet provider Zengo in a deal reportedly valued at $70 million, adding self-custody infrastructure to its platform. The move signals a shift by brokerages toward direct participation in onchain financial services. eToro Acquires Zengo to Expand Self-Custodial Crypto CapabilitieseToro Acquires Zengo to Expand Self-Custodial
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Ripple is piloting tokenized government bond settlement with Kyobo Life Insurance, aiming to compress settlement cycles from two days to near real time. The initiative targets a core inefficiency in fixed income markets, where delayed settlement ties up capital and increases counterparty exposure. Ripple and Kyobo Life Insurance Partner to
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Chainlink’s DataLink has integrated equity market data from SIX Group exchanges representing roughly €2 trillion in combined market capitalization. The move expands the availability of regulated financial data onchain, a key input for tokenized asset markets and institutional-grade decentralized finance (DeFi) applications. The integration includes data from SIX Swiss
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Deutsche Börse is taking a $200 million stake in Kraken’s parent. The deal gives the Frankfurt exchange operator a foothold in one of the oldest crypto venues as it builds trading and settlement services on blockchain rails. The investment buys existing shares in Payward Inc. and equates to a
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Strategy’s STRC preferred stock recorded $1.1 billion in daily trading volume on April 13, marking a 47% increase from its prior peak. The surge highlights growing investor demand for the instrument funding the firm’s ongoing bitcoin (BTC) accumulation strategy. Record day for $STRC. $1.1 Billion Daily
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Tether has launched a self-custodial wallet as it moves closer to end users after reaching more than 570 million people through its existing network. The shift places control of stablecoin-based payments directly in user hands, reducing reliance on centralized intermediaries. Tether Launches tether.wallet, the People’s Wallet, Extending its
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South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) imposed a 5.2 billion won ($3.5 million) penalty on Coinone after identifying tens of thousands of compliance breaches. The action signals escalating enforcement pressure on domestic crypto exchanges. Authorities found roughly 70,000 cases where Coinone failed to verify user identities,
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A single exchange error involving 620,000 bitcoin worth $43 billion has prompted South Korea’s central bank to call for market-wide safeguards. The recommendation signals rising regulatory concern over operational risks in centralized crypto trading platforms. In a Monday report, the Bank of Korea (BOK) cited a February incident