Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake has proposed “Lean Ethereum,” a plan to make the layer-1 smart contract network quantum-secure, while also simplifying Ethereum’s tech stack, which includes the consensus layer, data layer and execution layer
The researcher proposed zero-knowledge

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent decision to let crypto ETF issuers swap Bitcoin and Ether directly for fund shares represents a structural upgrade, not a retail revolution, analysts say.
Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas called the change “a plumbing fix,” noting it won’t

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Blockstream, the developer of Bitcoin’s layer-2 protocol Liquid and led by Bitcoin cypherpunk Adam Back, has launched Simplicity, a new smart contract language designed for Bitcoin.
According to a Thursday announcement shared with Cointelegraph, Simplicity smart contracts will be integrated into Li

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The crypto world shifts its focus every few months, with headlines buzzing about AI, integrations, memecoins and grand Web3 visions
While the spotlight moves from trend to trend, a quieter, deeper transformation is taking place beneath the

A US federal appeals court has overturned the conviction of Nathaniel Chastain, a former OpenSea manager found guilty of wire fraud and money laundering for using insider information to trade non-fungible tokens.
In a Thursday decision, the Second Circuit ruled that the jury was improperly

Naoris, a cybersecurity firm focused on safeguarding digital assets from quantum computing threats, is offering bounties to anyone who can break the encryption algorithms that secure major blockchain networks.
In an announcement shared with Cointelegraph on Thursday, Naoris said it has set a bount

Corporate cryptocurrency treasuries are emerging as a new class of public companies bridging traditional finance and digital assets, signaling rising institutional interest in crypto.
Corporate cryptocurrency treasury firms including Strategy, Metaplanet and SharpLink have collectively

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The government of the Philippines announced that it will notarize its documents on the Polygon blockchain — on the same day that the network suffered a temporary outage.
Maria Francesca Montes- Del Rosario, undersecretary at the Philippine Department of Budget and Management, announced in a

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Bitcoin miner Phoenix Group launched a $150 million strategic cryptocurrency reserve as the first publicly listed company in Abu Dhabi to establish a digital asset fund.
Phoenix Group announced the formation of its digital asset treasury valued at $150 million, which included 514 Bitcoin (BTC)

Non-fungible token (NFT) sales surged to over $574 million in July, marking the second-highest monthly volume this year, according to data from NFT tracker CryptoSlam
The figure represents a 47.6% increase from June’s $388.9 million but trails January’s $678.9 million, the highest recorded monthly

US President Donald Trump’s crypto liaison has confirmed that the administration is still keen on a strategic Bitcoin reserve, despite it not being mentioned in a recently published crypto policy report.
“We do believe in accumulation,” said Robert “Bo” Hines, the executive director of the US Pres

Bolivia’s top bank called crypto a “viable and reliable alternative” to fiat currencies while signing a memorandum of understanding with El Salvador to accelerate crypto adoption.
The agreement, which will see the two countries collaborate on policy development and share crypto intelligence