Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin defended Vitalik Buterin after some community members questioned Buterin’s decision to write a science-fiction novel focused on decentralized governance. Summary Joseph Lubin called Vitalik Buterin Ethereum’s key steward while defending his governance fiction project publicly. Crypto.news earlier reported Buterin paused regular essays to write science fiction about decentralized governance online. The…

Algorand hopes to ensure protection against both classical and quantum-era threats by exploring post-quantum multisignatures as a generic policy layer. The Proof-of-Stake (PoS) blockchain network, Algorand, has revealed that it is pushing toward becoming quantum-resistant by the end of 2027. The announcement comes as concerns about the post-quantum threat rise in the crypto space….

A preferred stock that was supposed to behave like a steady, high-yield bond fell to 82 cents on the dollar in a single session. The issuer says it was a leverage flush, not a credit problem. Either way, the new world of Bitcoin-backed “digital credit” just met its first stress test. Summary STRC and SATA…

Every bullish signal is in place. Exchange supply is draining, whales are accumulating, ETF money is trickling in, and a landmark law sits on the Senate floor. And still XRP keeps losing support and failing at the same ceiling. Here is why the chart is winning the argument. Summary XRP lost $1.15 on heavy volume…

Michael Saylor has again raised speculation that Strategy may be preparing another Bitcoin purchase after posting a short message on X tied to the company’s familiar accumulation chart. The Strategy chairman wrote, “Looks better with more dots,” alongside a Strategy post. Michael Saylor’s dot post revives buy speculation Strategy’s acquisition chart has become a closely…

NEAR is making a specific wager: that the future of crypto is autonomous AI agents transacting at machine speed, and that they will need a blockchain built to handle them. A June upgrade is the centerpiece. Here is the thesis, the technology, and the one number that complicates it. Summary NEAR is betting that AI…

Ethereum traded near $1,731 at press time, leaving the asset close to the same area it occupied in March 2021.  Summary Ethereum traded near $1,731 on crypto.news, with buyers still waiting for stronger daily confirmation. Ali Martinez sees $1,060 as a value zone before larger rebound targets emerge for ETH. Binance exchange outflows suggest some…

In BlackRock Bitcoin news today, three-quarters of investors in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF had never owned an ETF before buying it, and once inside, many began buying S&P 500 funds, gold ETFs, and AI products from the same issuer. The narrative was always that Wall Street money would flow into crypto through these wrappers….

The popular CEO also weighed in on the hot topic of Strategy and its controversial STRC. Bitcoin can survive another price crash as it has done so many times in the past, reassured the CEO of CryptoQuant, Ki Young Ju. However, he envisions another major threat for the asset – boredom, and he linked…