Tether Backs Ark Labs to Bring Stablecoin Settlement Directly Onto Bitcoin
TL;DR: Ark Labs raised $5.2 million in a seed round led by Tether to develop programmable infrastructure on Bitcoin. The startup has accumulated $7.7 million in
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ARK and Unchained Warn That a Third of BTC Remains Vulnerable to Quantum Threats
TL;DR: ARK Invest and Unchained published a white paper estimating that 34.6% of the BTC supply remains exposed to quantum threats. Around 5 million BTC are
Rakurai Client Becomes Figment’s New Engine for Faster, More Efficient Solana Validation
Figment migrated its main Solana validator to the Rakurai client, as announced by David Liang, protocol specialist, and Nick Yushkevich, Solana product manager at the company. Rakurai
Ripple Pushes New Stablecoin Framework Built to Modernize Cross‑Border Money Movement
TL;DR: Ripple expands its payments platform to integrate fiat and digital assets into a licensed, end-to-end system. The company processed over $100 billion in total volume
Vitalik Buterin Maps Out Two Major Technical Shifts for Ethereum’s Long‑Term Evolution
TL;DR: Buterin proposed replacing Ethereum’s hexary state tree with a binary structure under EIP-7864, increasing efficiency by 100x. This change would reduce Merkle branch length by
PayPal Teams With MoonPay and M0 on PYUSDx, a Platform for App‑Tailored Stablecoins
TL;DR: PayPal, MoonPay, and M0 launched PYUSDx, a platform that allows developers to issue PYUSD-backed stablecoins in a matter of days. PYUSDx combines M0 and MoonPay’s
Ransomware Incidents Surge but Payouts Shrink, Chainalysis Reports
TL;DR: Ransomware attacks grew 50% in 2025, with nearly 8,000 events recorded, according to Chainalysis’s annual report. On-chain payments fell 8% to $820 million, while the
Vitalik Buterin Outlines Ethereum Strawmap Plan Targeting Faster Slots and Quicker Finality
TL;DR: Vitalik Buterin detailed Ethereum’s plan to reduce slot times from 12 seconds to just 2, bringing finality down to between 6 and 16 seconds. The
Hashgraph Group Unveils Hedera‑Powered Tool for EU Digital Product Passports
The Hashgraph Group launched TrackTrace, a supply chain traceability platform built on the Hedera network, designed to help companies worldwide comply with the European Union’s Digital Product Passport (DPP) requirements under the
Cipher Digital Unveils HPC Pivot in Major Rebrand, Investors React With Selloff
TL;DR: Cipher Digital announced its rebranding and a strategic shift toward the development of high-performance computing data centers. The company reported revenues of $60 million in
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