Latest updates, press releases, and insights from the volatile world of digital assets.
Uphold has rolled out Vault Inheritance, a $19.99 monthly service that lets customers designate beneficiaries to receive their crypto assets after death, backed by compliance verification to solve access issues for holdings valued at hundreds of billions
Zano has restarted its network at block 3,833,000 to eliminate unauthorized issuance of its native token and Freedom Dollar through a Gateway Address vulnerability, marking the first rollback in the project’s six-year history
IBM has integrated its Digital Asset Haven platform with Swift’s blockchain ledger, enabling banks to manage tokenized deposit transactions using existing payment messaging while supporting round-the-clock operations and keeping sensitive operations on-premises
European supervisors warn advanced quantum systems could weaken encryption protecting blockchains and financial infrastructure before commercial applications arrive, urging early preparation
A week-long optimization challenge reduced estimated GPU costs for preparing experimental quantum-resistant Bitcoin transactions from about $320 to $66, based on benchmarks
South Africa’s Absa Corporate and Investment Banking has activated Absa Digital Asset Custody on September 21, 2026, using Ripple’s platform to offer bank-grade storage and key management for institutional clients
VanEck research head Matthew Sigel says the network’s developers and major firms are actively preparing for potential quantum computing threats through proposals like BIP-360
Bitcoin Core 32.0 reaches release-candidate stage with improved fee estimation, faster block validation and security patches, targeting a stable release on October 10
The House Financial Services Committee will mark up H.R. 8957 on September 16, seeking to codify a federal Bitcoin reserve with a 20-year holding rule
Self-custodial wallet provider enters BCCC membership as Japan refines rules distinguishing asset control models for crypto services
