Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has updated the network’s long-term roadmap, placing greater emphasis on privacy, post-quantum security, artificial intelligence and new approaches to scaling. In an Aug. 10 post on X, Buterin compared Ethereum’s current “Strawmap” with the roadmap published in 2023, outlining which priorities have remained, which have been downgraded and which new technologies…
Grayscale Investments has withdrawn registration statements for three proposed spot crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to Cardano’s ADA, Hedera’s HBAR and Polkadot’s DOT, according to filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Aug. 7. The withdrawals cover the proposed Grayscale Cardano Trust ETF, Grayscale Hedera Trust ETF and Grayscale Polkadot Trust…
Robinhood has launched cryptocurrency trading in the UK, allowing eligible customers to buy, sell and hold more than 50 digital assets directly through its investing app. The launch expands Robinhood’s UK product lineup beyond stocks, options and futures and marks another step in the company’s push to become a global, multi-asset financial platform. Crypto services…
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), in cooperation with the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, has arrested more than 20 people in August 7 raids targeting unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange points in the Moscow City financial district. Authorities accuse these facilities of being part of a money-laundering network for phone scams, in which stolen cash was converted…
A critical vulnerability in BTCPay Server is being actively exploited, allowing attackers to drain Bitcoin from Lightning Network nodes used by merchants and other businesses. BTCPay Server confirmed the attacks late Friday, warning operators running LND, the most widely used software for operating Lightning nodes, to immediately update to version 2.4.2 or take vulnerable servers…
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has filed a civil lawsuit against North Korea, its Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB) intelligence agency and the Lazarus Group over the $1.5 billion crypto heist that struck the exchange in February 2025. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the lawsuit marks a new phase in Bybit’s effort…
The sudden death of Ondo Finance founder Nathan Allman has triggered an escalating governance dispute that now threatens to overshadow one of the fastest-growing companies in the tokenized real-world asset (RWA) sector. Court filings in Delaware reveal a bitter legal battle between Allman’s estate and current CEO Ian De Bode over who has the legal…
MetaMask has officially launched Agent Wallet, a self-custodial wallet that allows artificial intelligence (AI) agents to execute on-chain transactions within user-defined security rules. The product aims to make autonomous crypto trading safer by combining AI automation with wallet-level controls, allowing users to define exactly what their agents can and cannot do. The launch comes as…
Ethereum is entering a new debate over its ETH issuance policy following the submission of EIP-8363: Tapered Issuance Burn to the Ethereum EIPs repository on August 4, 2026. The proposal targets how Ethereum rewards validators in a context where more than one-third of the ETH supply is already staked, the validator queue remains large, and…
Uniswap has launched Pools, its first native token launchpad built on Robinhood Chain, marking a significant expansion beyond decentralized trading into token creation. The platform enables users to launch, discover, and trade new cryptocurrencies while introducing built-in protections designed to improve fairness and reduce common risks associated with new token launches. While developers have used…
