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Vitalik Buterin outlined a vision for Ethereum through 2030, with PeerDAS marking the start of a broader shift. He said Hegotá could be its last “normal” fork.
CoinDesk reports in a headline that Kraken’s parent, Payward, is betting billions on becoming financial infrastructure. The supplied record gives no details of the plan.
Cointelegraph reports that Michael Saylor outlined a bill of digital rights and an ambition to help 10 million new companies raise capital. The record shows a proposal, not a launch.
Decrypt reports that a competition run by StarkWare, Yukon Research, and Eigen Labs lowered an estimated quantum-safe Bitcoin transaction cost from about $320 to roughly $67.
CryptoSlate, citing Allium Labs, reports about $638 million in token buybacks through late August 2026, versus $545 million a year earlier. The supplied feed does not explain its SEC claim.
CoinDesk reports that the Bitget hacker moved $83 million in stolen XRP that Ripple cannot freeze. The supplied record contains only that headline, with no article summary or second source.
Cointelegraph reports that SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce will leave on Oct. 2 after about eight years at the agency. The supplied record offers no independent confirmation or successor details.
Evercrest Technologies has sued LayerZero and related defendants over the $292 million rsETH exploit. Its Kelp withdrawal figure is a claim; a larger outflow appears only in a headline.
Two CryptoSlate analyses say a proposed Fed rule would add a capital cost tied to stablecoin circulation and require notice and a restoration plan within 24 hours if reserves fall short.
Decrypt reports nearly $3 billion of bitcoin ETF inflows across seven straight sessions. The Block reports a $2.4 billion weekly inflow; both say 2026 net flows are positive again.
The Sixth Circuit ruled that Ohio and Tennessee may apply gambling laws to Kalshi’s sports contracts. Reports point to geofencing as a way to comply, while further appeal remains possible.
Old Magic Eden Ethereum approvals exposed NFTs to a Payment Processor V2 flaw before a whitehat rescue. Reports disagree on the rescue’s size, and malicious losses remain unclear.
CoinDesk reports that another appeals court ruled Kalshi’s sports contracts are subject to state regulation. The ruling matters because sports bets reportedly make up the bulk of prediction-market trading.
U.S. prosecutors are pursuing funds tied to alleged illegal transfers directed by EQIBank, where Tether holds some assets. Reported amounts differ, and Tether says its exposure is limited.
Aave V4 on Base now accepts Coinbase tokenized stocks as collateral for USDC loans to non-U.S. users. Ethena is adding Binance bStocks and equity perpetuals to the strategy behind USDe.
Strategy is seeking shareholder approval for dividends on STRF, STRC, STRK and STRD to accrue every day. It says the change could dampen volatility, but buyer demand remains unproved.
SEC staff addressed token buybacks, network upgrades and profit expectations in a new FAQ. The record gives one substantive point from the FAQ and limited detail on Peirce’s reported departure.
Spot bitcoin ETFs drew a reported $2.8 billion over six sessions. CoinDesk says year-to-date flows have turned positive after an earlier $5.8 billion deficit.
Bitcoin held near $84,000 as Treasury yields surged and traders cut $1.7 billion in leverage. Calm IBIT options pricing adds to the divergence, but its durability remains untested.
KelpDAO is suing LayerZero and CEO Bryan Pellegrino over the $292 million rsETH bridge exploit. Developer Evercrest alleges LayerZero repeatedly approved the single-verifier setup.
Bitget added roughly $35 million to $36 million in affected assets, bringing the reported breach total to $387.5 million to $388 million. Its CEO's North Korea attribution remains unconfirmed.
Ronald Spektor was sentenced to four to 12 years in a reported $15.9 million Coinbase support-impersonation scheme affecting roughly 100 U.S. customers.
Hester Peirce urged privacy-preserving compliance tools, but her farewell remarks do not represent a binding SEC policy change.
Researchers describe a Bitcoin privacy metaprotocol that would not change consensus rules, but it remains an undeployed proposal with important open security questions.
