Ethereum Layer 2 protocol Taiko confirmed a serious security breach on Monday after an attacker exploited a flaw in its bridge verification system, draining an estimated $1.5 million to $1.7 million from its ERC20 Vault. The incident has halted block production on the network and prompted urgent warnings for users to secure their funds. What…
Michael Saylor stated in a post on X that Strategy’s Bitcoin holdings and USD Reserve currently exceed its debt by approximately $48 billion, in sharp contrast to the tight debt situation at the end of 2022, when the company’s total BTC and cash value was about $300 million below its debt. The statement was made…
Franklin Templeton filed proposals with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on June 18 to launch two ETFs that combine U.S. equities with Bitcoin exposure. The two funds plan to use dividends from the underlying index stocks to increase their Bitcoin exposure, rather than reinvesting those dividends in the equities. The filings show that…
Bitcoin’s blockchain is approaching peak activity levels not seen since late 2024 — but the transactions driving that surge are not people moving money. Microtransactions under 0.01 BTC now dominate the network to a degree that would have been unthinkable just three years ago, raising fundamental questions about what “network activity” actually means for Bitcoin’s…
Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer 2 network Base has confirmed June 25 as the mainnet activation date for its Beryl network upgrade, its most technically significant release since launch. Beryl introduces B20, a native token standard for issuing stablecoins and other assets directly within Base’s node software, and cuts the chain’s standard withdrawal delay to Ethereum from…
Web3 marketing agencies are everywhere. The ones that move TVL and on-chain activity are rare. In 2026, the metric that separates real growth partners from noise machines is brutally simple: can you show me a verified wallet count, a TVL curve, or an AI citation report? Impressions are table stakes. On-chain attribution is the only…
Prediction markets leader Kalshi has quietly begun engaging investment banks about a potential public listing, a development that could mark a milestone moment for an industry that has grown from a regulatory novelty into one of the most debated financial platforms in the United States. Top executives at Kalshi have engaged in early, informal talks…
Morgan Stanley has taken another step toward launching its spot Ethereum and Solana exchange-traded funds, filing second-amended S-1 registration statements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday. The updated filings introduce a detailed fee structure and staking mechanism for both products — and in doing so, position Morgan Stanley to offer the cheapest…
The custody firm is offering exchanges and fintechs a compliance bridge just 13 days before the EU’s July 1 MiCA authorization deadline — a lifeline for hundreds of firms still operating without licenses. BitGo Europe has unveiled a Crypto-as-a-Service (CaaS) platform designed to help crypto businesses maintain regulatory compliance across the European Union’s 30-nation Economic…
The world’s largest futures exchange operator has escalated its battle against crypto derivatives deregulation, announcing plans to take the U.S. government to court over a product it says never should have been approved. CME Files Lawsuit Against the CFTC CME Group, the world’s largest futures exchange operator, is planning to sue the Commodity Futures Trading…
