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Vitalik Buterin Set Out a 2030 Vision for Ethereum as a 'Cryptographic World Computer'

Ethereum's co-founder wrote that the network will stop having every node re-execute every block and instead verify cryptographic proofs of correctness, pairing the blockchain with off-chain computation once its next major upgrade ships.

Sep 29, 2026/3 min read

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, who wrote the 2030 vision described in this report, photographed at a conference in London in December 2015

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The Federal Reserve Proposed Capital and Reserve Rules for Stablecoin Issuers Under the GENIUS Act

The plan would require issuers to back every token one to one with cash and short term Treasurys, hold extra capital scaled to how many stablecoins they have outstanding, and settle redemptions within two business days.

Sep 27, 2026/2 min read

The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board building in Washington, DC, which issued the stablecoin rulemaking proposal, photographed in August 2008

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Suspected North Korean Hackers Stole Nearly $390 Million From the Bitget Exchange, the Largest Crypto Theft of the Year

Attackers compromised a backend system and manipulated transaction data to trick Bitget's own approval process into moving funds out of its hot wallets, pushing North Korea's 2026 crypto haul past a billion dollars.

Sep 26, 2026/2 min read

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The Senate Killed the Clarity Act by One Vote. Four Republicans Joined Every Democrat Over the President's Crypto

After 600 pages of compromise and hundreds of millions in lobbying, cloture failed 50 to 49, ten short. The sticking point was a clause to stop elected officials profiting from crypto while in office. The industry now has the SEC and the CFTC, and November.

Sep 17, 2026/3 min read

Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, the Clarity Act's lead Republican negotiator, speaking at a conference in 2021

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Bitcoin Is Holding Near 77,000 Dollars as Rate Rise Odds Climb, Which Is Better Than the Textbook Says It Should

Down 4 per cent on the week and 34 per cent on the year, but up 21 per cent on the month, with the Fed about to raise rates and oil up eleven per cent in five days. Ether is at 2,500. What the price is telling you, and what it is not.

Sep 15, 2026/3 min read

A physical bitcoin token held between finger and thumb in front of an open laptop

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Bitcoin Reclaimed 81,000 Dollars on a Rate Signal, Which Is Not What an Inflation Hedge Does

Bitcoin rose 5.5 percent to 81,491 dollars on Thursday after a Federal Reserve governor signalled a hold, with the total crypto market up 4.7 percent to 2.82 trillion. The rally came from lower rate expectations while oil sat near 96 dollars.

Sep 4, 2026/3 min read

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The Exchange Has Built a Crypto Index That Deliberately Leaves Out Bitcoin and Ether

CME and CF Benchmarks switched on two indices on Monday. One is a broad market benchmark built around bitcoin and ether. The other excludes both of them and tracks ten other assets, which is a statement about what the rest of the market is for.

Sep 1, 2026/3 min read

The Chicago Board of Trade building seen down LaSalle Street between the surrounding blocks, the home of CME Group

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An Attacker Minted Forty Nine Billion Dollars of SAND and Left With Six Hundred and Seventy Five Thousand

Roughly 329 trillion tokens appeared on Base and BNB Smart Chain across 703 mint events. The real theft was capped by how much SAND was actually locked on Ethereum, and the keys came from a developer's infected laptop.

Aug 30, 2026/4 min read

Computers on a long office desk, photographed out of focus. The keys used in the exploit were traced to a developer machine holding backups for seven of them

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You Can Buy a House Without Selling Your Bitcoin Now, and the Collateral Terms Tell You What It Is Really Worth

The first crypto backed conforming mortgages are being written in the United States. Pledge bitcoin, keep the coins, skip the taxable sale. The catch is not a margin call. It is that you must post 250 dollars of bitcoin for every 100 dollars you borrow.

Aug 28, 2026/4 min read

An aerial view of an American residential subdivision of detached houses on curving streets

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Bitcoin Is Having Its Best August Since 2017. It Is Also Still a Third Below Its Record.

August has closed red for bitcoin every year since 2022. This one is up about a quarter, spot ETFs took nearly two billion dollars in five sessions, and the price is back near eighty thousand. It peaked at a hundred and twenty six.

Aug 25, 2026/3 min read

Editorial illustration of a deserted trading floor at night with every screen dark

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The SEC Has Asked 27 Questions About the Next Generation of Crypto Funds, and You Have Until 31 August to Answer

A proceeding opened on 30 June is deciding what exchange traded funds holding unusual assets may look like. Two designs dominate it: funds that earn staking rewards, and funds tracking small altcoins. The comment period closes in days.

Aug 24, 2026/4 min read

Editorial illustration of a wire basket holding polished metal spheres of different sizes