Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake has warned that advances in artificial intelligence could break the elliptic-curve digital signature algorithm (ECDSA) used by Bitcoin and Ethereum wallets before quantum computers do.…
Wells Fargo is in discussions with Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, over a potential arrangement for crypto trading liquidity. As of early October 2026, no deal has…
The Cardano Foundation has activated a new programmable token standard on mainnet. As of early October 2026, CIP-0113 is live following its merger into the official repository in late September.…
Robinhood has disclosed a corporate purchase of Bitcoin. As of early October 2026, senior vice president and general manager of crypto and international Johann Kerbrat stated that the company added…
Cross-border payments firm Conduit Technology has filed a lawsuit against Tether. As of early October 2026, the complaint was lodged in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of…
U.S. government-linked wallets recently moved a significant amount of cryptocurrency. As of early October 2026, on-chain data showed transfers totaling approximately $103 million, including 833.6 BTC worth about $71.56 million…
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has updated its safe harbor for digital-asset staking by certain trusts. As of early October 2026, Revenue Procedure 2026-20 allows qualifying investment trusts and grantor…
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has withdrawn two long-standing proposed rules targeting cryptocurrency activity. As of early October 2026, FinCEN formally dropped the 2020 proposal on transactions…
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has detailed an undercover operation that linked funds from the Bybit hack to a laundering network. As of early October 2026, he described spending $349,700 to pose…
Polymarket has begun production testing of its Protocol V2 architecture. As of early October 2026, canary markets are running through the end of the month ahead of a tentative November…
