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Ethereum’s Pectra Upgrade Goes Live, Targeting Scalability and User Experience
7.5.2025
Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade, combining the Prague and Electra updates, went live at epoch 364032 on May 7, 2025, introducing 11 Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) to enhance scalability, security, and user experience. Pectra Upgrade Activates With 11 Key Enhancements The upgrade, activated at...
The Dutch Blockchain Week 2025 Main Summit
7.5.2025
This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. Dutch Blockchain Week 2025 is just around the corner, marking one of Europe’s most anticipated events in the blockchain and Web3 space. Now in its sixth edition, Dutch Blockchain Week has become a must-attend moment on the calendar for global...
Stabledollars: The Third Act of Dollar Reinvention
6.5.2025
Blockchain-based dollar infrastructure holds enormous opportunities for the U.S. But only if it treats the technology wisely, says John deVadoss
What bankers, CPAs and CFOs need to know about blockchain
6.5.2025
Why finance veterans are still skeptical about blockchain Blockchain has been part of the finance conversation for over a decade now. Yet many professionals remain cautious. Many seasoned professionals in finance, wealth management and economics often...
What bankers, CPAs and CFOs need to know about blockchain
6.5.2025
Why finance veterans are still skeptical about blockchain Blockchain has been part of the finance conversation for over a decade now. Yet many professionals remain cautious. Many seasoned professionals in finance, wealth management and economics often...
Dem lawmakers object to hearing, citing 'Trump’s crypto corruption'
6.5.2025
Representative Maxine Waters, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC), led Democratic lawmakers out of a joint hearing on digital assets in response to what she called “the corruption of the President of the United States” concerning cryptocurrencies.In a May...
Dem lawmakers object to hearing, citing 'Trump’s crypto corruption'
6.5.2025
US Representative Maxine Waters, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC), led some Democratic lawmakers out of a joint hearing on digital assets in response to what she called “the corruption of the President of the United States” concerning cryptocurrencies.In...
Ghosts of the Silk Road: Dormant Wallets Move Over $322M in Bitcoin
6.5.2025
On Monday, two long-dormant wallets—first activated in July 2013, precisely a decade and ten months ago—moved 3,421 bitcoin valued at $322.5 million, marking their first transaction since inception. Long-Dormant Silk Road Wallets Move Millions in Bitcoin Data compiled on May 5, 2025, reveals...
OP_RETURN Conflict: Ocean Mining Accuses Core Developers of Colluding to Fill Bitcoin With ‘Spam’
6.5.2025
Bitcoin Mechanic, the pseudonymous global head of sales at Ocean Mining, stressed that Bitcoin Core developers were colluding with Citrea, a Bitcoin Zero Knowledge (ZK) expansion product, to facilitate the inclusion of so-called “spam” in the blockchain. Ocean Hints at Citrea-Bitcoin...
COTI Selected by ECB to Help Develop Digital Euro Technology
6.5.2025
The European Central Bank has selected COTI as a Pioneer Partner for its central bank digital currency (CBDC) initiative. The selected partners are tasked with demonstrating the technical implementation of a conditional payments system before the CBDC’s launch. Digital Euro Launch Set...
Ethereum Preps for Biggest Code Change Since the Merge With Pectra Upgrade
5.5.2025
The upgrade is focused on making the Ethereum blockchain more user-friendly and efficient
Casa Co-Founder Jameson Lopp Offers Solution for Bitcoin ‘Spam:’ Increasing Adoption
5.5.2025
Lopp, currently embroiled in the debate to lift OP_RETURN restrictions in bitcoin, stated that the simplest way to keep so-called “spam” away from the bitcoin chain was to increase block space demand. This way, so-called “spammers” would have to pay higher costs to use bitcoin’s resources. Jameson...
$8.8 Billion Blockchain Hub: A Game-Changer for Maldives’ Economy?
5.5.2025
MBS Global Investments, based in Dubai, plans to invest $8.8 billion over five years to establish a blockchain and digital asset hub in the Maldives. This initiative aims to diversify the country’s economy, which currently relies heavily on fishing and tourism. Diversifying...
AI and Blockchain Explorers: Arkham and Blockchair Reshape Onchain Visibility
5.5.2025
In recent years, blockchain explorers have advanced significantly, and with the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI), their capabilities have expanded further. Below, we examine two leading blockchain explorers incorporating AI, designed to translate transaction data into human-readable...
Trust, Not Size, Key to Stablecoin Success, Says Concordium CEO
4.5.2025
Concordium CEO Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki warns that excessive dollar dependence could lead to systemic instability, stressing the need for multi-currency diversification. He envisions stablecoins playing a key role in payment finance (PayFi), offering instant settlements, lower fees,...
Spam Fight Heats Up: Bitcoin Knots Node Count Rises 49% in April
4.5.2025
Lately, Bitcoin developers have found themselves entrenched in a fervent dispute over a proposal to eliminate the long-standing 80-byte constraint imposed on the OP_RETURN function. As this technical standoff intensifies, the alternative Bitcoin client known as Bitcoin Knots witnessed a notable...
Crypto VC Firm Dao5 Closes $222M Fund to Focus on Institutional Adoption Projects
3.5.2025
Tekin Salimi, founder of Dao5, reported that the VC company’s second fund was concentrated in 15 limited partners, including family offices and notable individuals. He assessed that the previous fund’s success influenced the level of participation in this one. Crypto Firm Dao5 Swims...
Early Investors Back Nexchain with $1M+ as Blockchain Project Prepares for Testnet Launch
3.5.2025
This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. In the fast-evolving world of blockchain technology, where speed, scalability, and security are often seen as trade-offs, Nexchain is breaking boundaries by delivering all three, powered by the transformative capabilities of artificial...
Tokenized Treasuries Add $560M in 15 Days, Pushing Market to $6.5B
2.5.2025
In just 15 days, the tokenized Treasury market ballooned by $560 million, catapulting its total value to an impressive $6.5 billion as of May 2, 2025. BUIDL and USTB Drive 98% of Tokenized Treasury Market Growth in Just Two Weeks The Blackrock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL)...
From digital identity to outer space: Projects push crypto use cases
2.5.2025
As the crypto space developed, blockchain use cases expanded from simple digital currencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to more complex areas such as digital identity verification and telecommunications. Ahead of the Token2049 event in Dubai, Cointelegraph spoke with Spacecoin CEO Stuart...