Initial features will support basic transfers, setting the stage for subsequent upgrades, including privacy features for tokenized real-world assets.

Larger crypto payments to darknet markets were linked to higher stimulant hospitalizations and deaths in Canadian health data.

Robinhood plans a mainnet launch later this year as the testnet hosts experimental assets, including stock-style tokens.

The Ethereum Foundation called 2025 one of its “most productive years,” highlighting two major network upgrades and the gas limit significantly increasing.

The Base engineering team said the protocol would remain open-source and encouraged developers to continue building unique implementations.

The French banking group’s digital asset unit deploys EUR CoinVertible on a third public blockchain, alongside Ethereum and Solana.

The EU regulated blockchain earlier than most major economies. Its sandbox now tests whether dialogue unlocks innovation inside legal fences.

StarkWare is integrating EY’s Nightfall privacy protocol into Starknet to give institutions private payments and DeFi access on public Ethereum-aligned rails, while preserving auditability.

TRM Labs says Monero usage remains above pre-2022 levels as darknet markets shift toward XMR, while unusual node behavior may offer investigators network-level clues.

Polygon briefly surpassed Ethereum in daily fees as Polymarket activity surged, highlighting shifting user demand toward Layer-2 networks.

Binance said an internal review with external counsel found no sanctions violations and that it continues to meet its regulatory obligations under monitoring and oversight.

Aave Labs CEO Stani Kulechov said onchain lending could help accelerate the development of solar, energy storage and robotics by putting money behind “future-proof” assets.

Transparency, which is a hallmark feature of most cryptocurrencies, is likely one of the biggest hurdles to mass adoption, the Binance founder said.

Hong Kong, Thailand, and the Marshall Islands are exploring tokenized debt instruments and administering social benefit programs onchain.

Israeli authorities said a military reservist and a civilian were arrested after allegedly using classified information to place bets related to military strikes on Iran.

The UK appointed HSBC Orion for its DIGIT pilot to explore blockchain bonds, aiming to improve efficiency, cut costs and boost security.

An OKX-commissioned Pollfish survey finds 13% of Gen Z have paid for dates with crypto, while many non-users cite a lack of a direct way to do so.

High TPS figures promise scale, but every additional transaction increases the burden on the very nodes meant to keep networks decentralized.

Spark is rolling out Spark Prime and Spark Institutional Lending, aiming to turn its DeFi stablecoin stack into institutional margin and credit lines.

Tether Gold and the Paxos-issued PAX Gold account for over 95% of the tokenized commodities market, which is now outpacing tokenized stocks and funds.

Robinhood is testing its own Arbitrum‑based Ethereum layer‑2, deepening its push into tokenized stocks and DeFi infrastructure alongside other major exchanges.

The six-month central bank pilot brings together market infrastructure providers, banks and Web3 companies to assess how core UK markets could move onchain.

Flash Freezing Flash Boys is a novel proposal for per-transaction encryption to prevent frontrunning.

Public companies that amassed large Solana positions in 2025 have paused accumulation as equity markets reprice SOL-heavy balance sheets.

SEAL and the Ethereum Foundation created a Trillion Dollar Security dashboard to track Ethereum security as part of efforts to fight wallet drainers.

Base creator Jesse Pollak said after rolling out the Base App to the public in December, "we’ve realized we need to do less, better."

A CTDG Dev Hub participant introduces an adapter layer for RGB to facilitate seamless integration with wallet SDKs.

The Ethereum co-founder outlined alternative stablecoin models that he says better align with DeFi’s original promise of risk decentralization.

TRM Labs says the $17.9 billion figure reflects gross onchain volume, including internal transfers, not confirmed illicit proceeds.

Citing a 99% drop in gas fees and upcoming Ethereum scaling, the project will now deploy its ENSv2 upgrade directly on Ethereum.