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security · news
Tehran has asked the International Committee of the Red Cross to investigate the status of three Iranian pilots identified following a March air-to-air engagement over Gulf waters.
regulation · news
The UK FCA is intensifying scrutiny of unregistered lenders, safe custody providers, money brokers, and leasing firms, warning of financial crime risks and longer registration times.
markets · news
The UAE accuses Iran of a third attack on an ADNOC vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions and fueling market uncertainty over energy shipping.
ethereum · news
The Ethereum Foundation warns L2s and other blob users to update software for EIP-7594, which changes proof format to cell proofs, after Sepolia issues.
regulation · news
Congressional lawmakers postponed the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act until September, while corporate treasury liquidations, major Wall Street acquisitions, and hardware wallet security issues reshaped the market landscape.
security · news
Ethereum Foundation's Protocol Security team details how coordinated AI agents uncovered real vulnerabilities, including a libp2p panic, and why separating real findings from noise is the core challenge.
ethereum · news
Ethereum core developers and researchers gathered in Berlin for an interop hacking week, launching two Fusaka devnets, stress-testing gas limit increases, and mapping long-term research on slot restructuring, history expiry, and zkEVM.
ethereum · news
The Ethereum Foundation's Q4 2025 allocation update reveals support for ZK research, formal verification, community events, and developer tooling, with a focus on Latin America and Asia.
security · news
The Ethereum Foundation is moving from research to action in its Trillion Dollar Security initiative, starting with wallet security, blind signing, and developer tooling.
ethereum · news
Ethereum's Fusaka upgrade is confirmed for Dec. 3, with testing complete. Developers now debate minor features for Glamsterdam, while FOCIL may move to the Heka/Bogotá upgrade.
stablecoins · news
SoFi Technologies says commercial clients have begun settling transactions in real time via its SoFiUSD stablecoin, marking the first live use of the rail since its December launch.
ethereum · news
Tomasz Stańczak has stepped down as Co-Executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation, with Bastian Aue appointed as interim Co-Executive Director.
security · news
BTCPay Server released version 2.4.2 to fix a severe bug exposing LND macaroon credential files. Attackers exploited the flaw to drain merchant Lightning wallets, prompting supporters to offer a recovery bounty.
ethereum · news
The Ethereum Foundation announced that Devcon 8 will take place in Mumbai, India, from November 3 to 6, 2026, pointing to the region's rapidly growing developer ecosystem.
ethereum · news
The Ethereum Foundation has temporarily paused open grant applications for its Ecosystem Support Program as it shifts to a proactive strategy, with new details planned for Q4 2025.
regulation · news
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has introduced a machine-readable API for the FCA Handbook, allowing financial firms and RegTech providers to integrate regulatory updates directly into software systems.
security · news
The Ethereum Foundation's Trillion Dollar Security initiative has awarded a grant to the Freedom of the Press Foundation to bring WEBCAT code verification to Ethereum apps and crypto wallets.
regulation · news
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has banned and fined former Blue Horizon Asset Management executives Paul Taylor and Esmeralda Toni after finding widespread dishonesty during buyout attempts.
altcoins · news
Grayscale voluntarily pulled spot ETF registrations for Cardano, Polkadot, and Hedera in under four minutes, just two days before ADA met SEC eligibility requirements.
security · news
An Ethereum working group led by the Ethereum Foundation has released an open standard, ERC-7730, aimed at eliminating blind transaction approvals across the network.
ethereum · news
Core developers are racing to ship Fusaka by year-end with PeerDAS, while a new process for choosing Glamsterdam's headline features gets underway.
regulation · news
The FCA's review of outcomes monitoring under the Consumer Duty finds strong practices but urges firms to focus on proactive, evidence-based monitoring and clear links to action.
ethereum · news
The Ethereum Foundation reorganizes protocol development into Scale, Improve UX, and Harden the L1 tracks, building on 2025 upgrades Pectra and Fusaka.
ethereum · news
The Ethereum Foundation details a multi-phase plan to scale blob capacity via PeerDAS in Fusaka, BPO forks, and future upgrades like Glamsterdam, targeting 8x throughput for L2 data availability.
