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A CIP-0156 amendment documents an existing `multiIndexArray` limit: calls above 1024 indices fail, while CPU charges grow quadratically with index count. Its test plan now calls for boundary coverage.
Ethereum Foundation’s zkAPI is live on Ethereum mainnet, according to two reports. Users deposit funds into a vault and authorize spending with proofs that keep requests from being linked to a payer.
Illinois officials and crypto groups jointly asked a court to move the 0.2% Digital Asset Tax start from Jan. 1 to July 1, 2027, while an industry lawsuit continues.
Bitcoin topped $86,000 as US Treasury yields eased from 24-year highs ahead of Friday’s jobs report. Inflation readings and spot bitcoin ETF flows leave the move’s durability uncertain.
The Block reports Lloyds settled $750,000 with Visa in USDC during a seven-day live pilot. CryptoSlate says Roughrider is in production with 90 North Dakota banks, but payment volume is unknown.
A 50,000-letter campaign and submissions from Circle and Hyperliquid’s policy group press the EU on MiCA’s treatment of stablecoin rewards, reserves and perpetual futures.
Armada Acquisition Corp. II shareholders approved the merger with Evernorth, clearing a step toward its expected Nasdaq debut. The firm's reported XRP holdings and trading start await confirmation.
A deposit and withdrawal bug let an attacker take about $3.8 million from NEAR Intents. The team froze cross-chain swaps and patched the flaw, but service on 11 networks remained disrupted.
Cointelegraph reports $1.26 billion lost across 247 crypto incidents in Q3. CryptoSlate, citing CertiK, puts losses through September at nearly $2.7 billion, with about $420.4 million frozen or returned.
The SEC has proposed a crypto custody framework for registered advisers and regulated funds. Reports say it could allow state trust companies and conditional self-custody, but the rule is not final.
DogeOS has opened a public testnet for EVM smart contracts on Dogecoin, with DOGE used for gas. Lending and games are intended uses, while miner security remains a future bet.
Petrobras has built two Cardano-based research apps for sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel claims. One uses transferable tokens that are retired when benefits are claimed.
CryptoSlate reports that about 2,746 ZEC, worth roughly $3.9 million, entered Zcash’s shielded pool in three transactions. Decrypt says NEAR Intents had turned away the hacker’s swaps.
Base’s Cobalt upgrade adds conditional transactions and B20 issuer controls, including forced transfers. The supplied reporting does not show which issuers have enabled those controls.
MetaMask has exited Ethereum validators while investigating an undisclosed security incident. It reports no immediate threat to its wallets, but has not explained the incident.
Two weeks after the Clarity Act collapsed, Stand With Crypto named its first Senate endorsements and also made House picks. The record does not show what effect those endorsements will have.
The FCA has opened applications for the UK's new crypto regime, with a Feb. 28, 2027 deadline. Firms with existing money-laundering registrations still need authorization.
The CFTC has sent the White House two proposed rules that would treat event contracts as swaps and exclude casino-style gambling products. Their scope and legal effect remain unresolved.
Bitcoin gained 42.71% in Q3 as US spot ETFs drew $6.34 billion in net inflows. Softer August inflation briefly lifted it to $85,500, but the move faded while bond yields held firm.
A merged CIPs repository commit adds CIP-0113, a specification for programmable token-like assets. It defines transfer logic and a third-party role, but shows no deployment or adoption.
A Sept. 29 report says Sivar, a community and payments app built by Modveon, will use Coinbase infrastructure to settle transfers in stablecoins on Base. Live usage is not documented.
Cboe’s renewed S&P licensing deal extends its exclusive S&P 500 index options rights through 2051. The companies may explore tokenized contracts, but no product launch is reported.
Aztec has relaunched zk.money on its Ethereum layer 2, while Zcash developers have begun moving Tachyon code into private-payment software. The record shows neither uptake nor a shipped Zcash release.
Cointelegraph reports that seven SEC and CFTC commissioner seats will be vacant after Friday, leaving three commissioners across the agencies. The count rests on one report.
