Key Takeaways Ethereum developers proposed tapering validator issuance to 0% near a 50% staking ratio. Aave’s Stani Kulechov warns the 50% cap could hurt institutional staking and DeFi demand. Ethereum may phase the change over 18 months, with debate shaping its next network upgrade. Aave Founder Warns 50% Staking Cap Could Weaken ETH Demand Ethereum’s…
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority is discussing standards for tokenized gold with major banks and other market participants, according to an Aug. 10 Financial Times report. Summary FCA is discussing tokenized gold standards with major banks, according to the Financial Times report. UK regulators are considering tokenized gold for collateral in uncleared over the counter…
Google Assistant, Google’s original voice helper, is about to become the latest name added to the company’s long list of retired products. The tech giant is starting the final phase of its Google Assistant retirement on Sept. 4, 2026, moving Android users to Gemini as the company’s default AI assistant experience. The company informed existing…
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. The late-night tutorial searches, group chat price alerts, and frantic Googling that fueled the Philippine crypto boom have quietly sputtered out. Google Trends data tracking local search volume reveals that relative interest for both “crypto”…
The firm said whale accumulation near realized prices aligns with the late stage of a bear market. Large Bitcoin, Ether, and XRP holders continued accumulating during recent market weakness, analytics firm CryptoQuant said. The firm’s weekly report, Buying the Bear: A Signal of the Bear Market’s Final Stage, examined the recent accumulation by the…
If you thought the Moon looked small last night, it’ll be even thinner this evening as it continues to wane ahead of the New Moon in a few night’s time. What is today’s Moon phase? As of Monday, Aug. 10, NASA’s Daily Moon Guide tracker tells us the Moon phase is in Waning Crescent phase,…
Key Takeaways Mark Esper urged passing the CLARITY Act to extend financial controls and protect US sanctions power. Failing to pass CLARITY could allow China to set digital payment rules and erode US dollar dominance. CLARITY expands the Patriot Act to stop rogue actors while keeping crypto innovation onshore in the U.S. Mark Esper: CLARITY…
Bitcoin’s contentious BIP-110 test has moved from signaling into an actual chain split, and the first hours show miners overwhelmingly continuing to build on the existing Bitcoin chain. Summary BIP-110 entered mandatory signaling with just 51 of 2,016 prior blocks supporting the proposal overall. The enforcing branch stalled at block 961,633 while Bitcoin’s main chain…
Click on a note with the pen, and it will open in edit mode with a configuration toolbar shown across the top. Here you can set up pen type, color, line thickness, and all the other tools you’d want to use to write or draw. I found the editing interface just about perfect in the…
Saylor made another hint on Sunday. The question is: what follows on Monday? In a true Sunday manner, Strategy’s Chairman and former CEO made some interesting comments on X regarding the company’s latest move on bitcoin. Today’s message reads, ‘Doing ₿usiness,’ using the cryptocurrency’s logo as the first letter of the second word. While…
