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Ethereum Foundation prepares for quantum threat with new cryptography roadmap

The effort to protect Ethereum from quantum computing threats has been underway for eight years and is now producing working code, with a multi-layer migration roadmap integrated into the protocol's next four hard forks.
Circle selloff may be overdone as crypto bill weakens Coinbase edge, say analysts

The latest draft of the CLARITY Act hit both stocks, but one analyst says the bill could ultimately shift bargaining power toward Circle and away from Coinbase.
The Protocol: Ethereum faces make-or-break moment as scaling, quantum and AI pressures mount

Plus: Solana developer platform, Balancer Labs to shut down and Bitcoin mining concentration triggers small reorg.
Binance tightens market maker rules, tells token issuers they must disclose partners

The guidelines ban profit-sharing and guaranteed return arrangements, aiming to prevent conflicts of interest and manipulative trading.
Sky-backed Obex spreads $1 billion across credit, energy and AI assets to expand stablecoin yield

The stablecoin incubator is targeting tokenized assets tied to AI hardware, energy and housing to move Sky’s ecosystem beyond "circular" crypto yields.
Solana bets on AI agents: Foundation says network is becoming core infrastructure for ‘agentic’ internet

This shift could fundamentally reshape internet business models, Solana Foundation's Vibhu Norby believes.
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SBI, Sony back Startale’s $63 million push to expand Japan’s tokenized finance stack

The Singapore-based company builds blockchain tools for financial firms and retail users, including a blockchain for tokenized securities, stablecoins, and a consumer app.
U.S. lawmakers dig into tokenizing securities as Trump ties muddy waters

A U.S. House of Representatives hearing reviewed tokenization, with a broad agreement that securities traded via token need the same treatment as regular trading.
AI agents to help investigators unearth crypto criminals, according to new TRM program

TRM Labs has added an AI agent to the services the blockchain analytics firm offers law enforcement agencies.
BitGo teams with ZKsync to build tokenized deposit infrastructure to bring banks onchain

Now in testing, the platform aims to enable programmable payments and simplify blockchain adoption for financial institutions.
Elon Musk's X hires crypto-savvy design lead as X Money payments push inches closer

Benji Taylor, former CPO at Aave Labs and design head at Coinbase's Base, brings self-custody wallet and DeFi product experience to the social media platform.
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Market structure bill compromise draws wide-ranging reaction from fractured crypto crowd

The yield agreement, seen as a step toward finally advancing the stalled market structure bill, hasn't yet fully won industry support.
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XRP volatility hits cycle lows as $1.40 support comes into focus

Tight range and fading momentum suggest a breakout is near, with direction hinging on $1.40 hold.
Bhutan moves another 500 bitcoin to exchanges as 2026 outflows top $150 million

The Royal Government of Bhutan transferred 519.707 BTC on Wednesday, the latest in a series of increasingly large moves that have taken its holdings from a peak of roughly 13,000 BTC to 4,453.
Some bitcoin indicators are still going the wrong way, challenging the bullish $70,000 holdout story

Key indicators such as ETF inflows cloud the bullish $70,000 holdout story
Michael Saylor’s Strategy dominates DAT bitcoin buying as treasury demand collapses

Strategy accounted for nearly all recent BTC digital-asset treasury purchases, with other firms’ share dropping from 95% to about 2%, CryptoQuant data show.
Bitcoin has traded in a tight range for nearly 50 days – but this is not a "bear flag"

Extended range-bound price action signals structural consolidation rather than a textbook bearish continuation, despite rising downside risks.
Crypto slides as oil spike, macro jitters trigger derivatives unwind

Bitcoin dropped below $70,000 and ether fell toward $2,000 as rising oil prices, falling equities and weak liquidity sparked risk-off flows and pressured altcoins.
Coinbase, Fannie Mae bring crypto-backed mortgages to homebuyers

The crypto exchange is working with financial technology mortgage firm Better, a Fannie Mae-approved mortgage seller.
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Brazil passes law turning seized crypto into public-security war chest

The law lets authorities use crypto seized during investigations and expands their power to freeze, block or seize funds in a bid to crack down on criminal organizations.