Latest updates, press releases, and insights from the volatile world of digital assets.
The privacy-focused search platform will shut down on July 27, 2026, after the team concluded it could not achieve one million daily legitimate searches needed for long-term viability
The Freedom Tech Excellence Program partners with the Bitcoin Policy Institute, Palantir, Anduril and others to advance global digital freedom through temporary private-sector secondments
Hyperliquid's native token HYPE declined as major crypto funds including Multicoin Capital queued large unstaking requests, raising short-term supply concerns despite ongoing ecosystem expansion
Zcash prepares for a major network upgrade on July 28 that retires the vulnerable Orchard shielded pool and introduces enhanced security measures, while a new high-speed node promises faster synchronization
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson criticizes Ethereum’s latest research proposal on native UTXOs, claiming it builds on ideas Cardano pioneered years ago without acknowledgment, while reaffirming his confidence in ADA despite market challenges
Bull Bitcoin has filed a petition with France’s Conseil d’État to annul the national decree implementing the EU’s DAC8 directive, citing risks to user privacy and physical safety from mandatory data reporting and sharing
Vitalik Buterin has detailed a phased overhaul for Ethereum spanning three to four years, described as the network’s third significant evolution since the Merge, with changes targeting core protocol elements for better efficiency, security, and scalability
Vitalik Buterin has detailed a new technical direction for Ethereum focused on quantum resistance, enhanced scalability, and privacy improvements through a multi-year plan known as Lean Ethereum
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson is testing a smart contract system using zero-knowledge proofs to help users recover lost wallets securely without exposing seed phrases, as the network grapples with a major wallet incident and declining prices
South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission has imposed a 210 million won penalty on major crypto exchange Bithumb for sharing user data with overseas platforms without proper consent, highlighting stricter enforcement of privacy rules in the sector
