deBridge founder urges Flow validators to halt activity after a $3.9 million exploit, citing doubled balances, coordination gaps, and a 40% FLOW price drop. deBridge founder Alex Smirnov has urged Flow validators to halt transaction processing after a controversial blockchain rollback. The call comes after worrying about user losses and...
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Crypto Industry Slams California’s Proposed Tax on Unrealized Gains
California’s proposed billionaire wealth tax faces crypto backlash, raising concerns over capital flight, innovation risks, and funding healthcare amid fiscal uncertainty. California has proposed a new wealth tax targeting billionaires, prompting strong criticism from crypto industry leaders statewide. Nevertheless, advocates claim that the plan would stabilize the financing of healthcare...
Sberbank Issues Russia’s First Crypto-Backed Loan
Sberbank launches Russia’s first crypto-backed loan, testing digital collateral financing for miners amid evolving regulation and institutional interest. Russia’s largest bank has taken a landmark step in crypto finance. Sberbank made the first crypto-backed loan in the country. The borrower was big-time Bitcoin miner Intelion Data. The move is a...
Bitwise CIO Predicts Steady Bitcoin Returns Ahead
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan outlines a long-term Bitcoin outlook, highlighting institutional adoption, declining volatility, and expectations for steady returns ahead. Bitcoin’s market structure may be entering a calmer phase. Matt Hougan, Bitwise’s chief investment officer, suggests a long shift. He describes a shift away from dramatic cycles. Instead, Bitcoin may...
Hyperliquid to Unstake 1.2M HYPE Tokens for Team Distribution
Hyperliquid plans to unstake 1.2 million HYPE tokens for team distribution as part of its vesting schedule. Hyperliquid has announced a scheduled token unstaking event tied to team allocations. The project spread the news on Discord. According to the announcement, 1.2 million HYPE tokens will be unstaked. The distribution to...
7 Top Coins to Buy: Investors’ Rush to APEMARS – Multiply Gains in the Next Crypto Presale
If you’re surfing the crypto waves in 2025‑2026, you’ve likely overheard whispers about a range of altcoins. From the audacious newcomer APEMARS ($APRZ) to reliable veterans like XRP, Ethereum (ETH), Avalanche (AVAX), Litecoin (LTC), Cronos (CRO), and Binance Coin (BNB), this lineup blends ambition with stability. Some offer blazing‑fast networks...
BitMine Stakes Another $780 Million in Ethereum, Totaling $1 Billion This Week
BitMine moved large ETH holdings into staking, locking 342,560 ETH to support Ethereum network validation. BitMine has moved a large share of its Ethereum holdings into staking within a short period. On-chain data shows the company staked about $1B worth of ETH in two days. The activity places BitMine among...
PumpFun Extracts $50 Million in 24 Hours as Q4 Cashouts Nears $615 Million Total
Pump.fun offloaded 4.19M SOL worth $757M and sent $617.5M USDC to Kraken since October 2025. Pump.fun moved another $50M USDC to Kraken recently, continuing large-scale on-chain transfers. Since October 15, the platform has deposited $617.5M USDC into Kraken. During the same period, $1.1 billion USDC moved from Kraken to Circle....
Why Ethereum Abandoned eWASM for RISC-V Architecture
Vitalik Buterin declared that Ethereum has ditched eWASM in support of RISC-V. These discontinuities in The Merge and the swift development of SNARK technology necessitated the critical shift to zkEVM compatibility. Ethereum gave up on its long-awaited eWASM upgrade. Instead, the network has been made compatible with the RISC-V architecture....
Elon Musk Backs Bitcoin Value While Rejecting Crypto Promotion And Market Influence
Elon Musk addresses Bitcoin value, limits crypto promotion, and warns that rising silver prices may affect industrial production chains. Elon Musk has again drawn market attention as his comments span Bitcoin, Dogecoin, artificial intelligence, and rising silver prices. Investors continue tracking his remarks because they often intersect with macro trends,...