Ethereum delays Glamsterdam Hoodi testnet fork over EIP-8037 gas security risks
ChainSecurity flagged 13 real-world contracts potentially affected by Glamsterdam's gas changes, halting the fork days before it was due to go live on Hoodi.
Cointelegraph · +14 outlets
Bitcoin ETFs swing back to net outflows as $636 million exits in a single day
Thursday's withdrawal erased nearly 60% of a three-day $1.07 billion inflow streak, returning October flows to a net loss.
Decrypt · +6 outlets
Starknet voters back 93.5% support for exploring a split from Ethereum into its own post-quantum L1
The vote opens a path for Starknet to leave Ethereum settlement for its own layer 1, a notable test of L2 alignment with the base chain.
Bitcoin News · +3 outlets
Initia exploit: attacker mints tokens and bridges out $2.7 million, no restart date
The co-founder's preliminary read points to a MoveVM flaw, with payouts traced through LayerZero adapters on Ethereum.
finance.yahoo · +9 outlets
Franklin Templeton adds $150 million in fund shares to XRP Ledger in a single wallet
The move extends a large asset manager's tokenized fund footprint onto a chain best known for payments rather than tokenized securities.
CoinDesk · +14 outlets
Read the raw story: Ethereum researchers propose quadrupling transaction finalization speed
The draft targets faster finality and future quantum defense, and CoinDesk frames the four-minute settlement plan as a way to cut the cost of moving crypto.
ForkLog · +3 outlets
Bitcoin Core rewrites its security policy for an era when AI can find bugs in one prompt
The change reflects developer concern that AI tooling will make pre-disclosure handling of consensus bugs harder to control.
Decrypt · +12 outlets
HSBC rolls out its first stablecoin, RedCoin, to more than 3 million app users
The Hong Kong-dollar token is among the first stablecoins issued by a major global bank to retail customers.
CoinDesk · +13 outlets
Arthur Hayes liquidates entire trading book, selling over $22 million in tokens
On-chain tracker Lookonchain recorded the altcoin sales as Hayes said crypto needs to fall further before it can rise.
finance.yahoo · +6 outlets
Aave changes USDT borrowing rules, sending loan costs sharply higher
The rate change is aimed at restoring withdrawal headroom, though exits still depend on cash available in the pool.
Cryptoslate · +2 outlets
Swell freezes swETH and rswETH withdrawals while it corrects inflated exchange rates
On decentralized exchanges the tokens already trade well below the inflated rate reported by their contracts.
finance.yahoo · +3 outlets
CoinDCX says broken cleanup job, not a hack, caused $16 million outflow
The Indian exchange's account followed on-chain reports of unusual funds leaving its wallets.
CoinDesk · +1 outlets
Fireblocks denies report of $2.5 billion acquisition talks with Visa
The crypto custody specialist pushed back on the reported deal price, which would have been one of the largest crypto M&A outcomes.
The Block · +14 outlets
Polymarket fires CMO over fake-trades scandal
The reported dismissal of the marketing chief follows scrutiny of fabricated volume on the prediction market.
CoinDesk · +9 outlets
Irish central bank fines Coinbase Ireland $3.6 million over fund safeguarding failures
The penalty adds to a widening set of European regulatory actions against crypto custodians and exchanges.
CoinDesk · +12 outlets
Netanyahu weighs blockchain plan to prepare for possible banking sanctions on Israel
The proposal reflects growing government interest in crypto rails as a hedge against financial isolation.
The Block · +14 outlets
Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand central banks widen cross-border stablecoin project with Ripple, Visa and Mastercard
The expansion puts major payment networks and a crypto firm inside a multi-country central bank settlement pilot.
The Block
Senate's top Democratic investigator examining Tether payments to Bo Hines' firm
The inquiry adds congressional scrutiny to Tether's US political and business ties.
CoinDesk · +1 outlets