Crypto Users Are Now Trading on VP Sara Duterte’s Impeachment Outcome Via Polymarket

Decentralized prediction market Polymarket has launched an active betting contract on the outcome of Vice President Sara Duterte’s upcoming impeachment trial, allowing global cryptocurrency users to wager on whether the Philippine Senate will convict her. The deployment of the localized contract occurs alongside ongoing network-level restrictions, with users on Globe Telecom finding the platform blocked…

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Vitalik Warns Ethereum’s Smart Wallets Have a ‘Relay’ Problem Ahead of Major Upgrade

Key Takeaways Vitalik Buterin flagged ‘relay dependence’ on X as a fragility concern for Ethereum’s smart wallet users. FOCIL and EIP-8141 are targeted for the Hegota upgrade in late 2026 to rebuild the public mempool. EIP-7701 enables native account abstraction for Ethereum wallets, expected with the Hegota fork. The Problem With Relays Smart contract wallets…

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Brian Armstrong says finance must move on-chain or fall behind

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the financial system still needs eight key upgrades before crypto-based finance can reach wider use.  Summary Brian Armstrong said finance still needs eight upgrades across tokenization, stablecoins, AI, access, and regulation. Coinbase has recently expanded stablecoin tools, AI payments, and on-chain infrastructure across several products. Related reports show RWA tokenization…

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Binance Australia adds new crypto transfer rule from July 1

Binance Australia will require users to provide extra information when sending or receiving crypto from July 1, 2026.  Summary Binance Australia users must provide sender details for crypto deposits from July 1, 2026 onward. Outgoing withdrawals will require beneficiary information, including full name, country, and city or locality details. Related crypto.news coverage says AUSTRAC rules…

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