tl;dr Merge sequence engaged 🚀 Mainnet Merge incoming Yesterday on the Consensus Layer call, client engineers agreed on Mainnet parameters for the Merge — a Bellatrix epoch of 144896 and a Paris TTD of 58750000000000000000000 (tentative). The TTD is based on Proof-of-Work difficulty and is thus a bit hard to estimate precisely. The target date
South Korea has given Polymarket an opportunity to defend its operations before regulators decide whether to seek corrective action over concerns that the prediction market platform may violate the country’s gambling laws. Summary South Korean regulators will hear Polymarket’s response before deciding on possible corrective action. Authorities are reviewing whether the platform’s prediction markets violate
American Bitcoin Corp (Nasdaq: ABTC) has moved its treasury past 8,000 bitcoin, the company said. The total marks a climb from about 5,401 BTC at the end of 2025, a gain of close to 50% across six months. The company, a majority-owned subsidiary of Hut 8 Corp and backed by the Trump family, said its
Ethereum is moving to proof-of-stake! The transition, known as The Merge, must first be activated on the Beacon Chain with the Bellatrix upgrade. After this, the proof-of-work chain will migrate to proof-of-stake upon hitting a specific Total Difficulty value. The Bellatrix upgrade is scheduled for epoch 144896 on the Beacon Chain — 11:34:47am UTC on
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has published a 147-page roadmap warning that autonomous AI systems could transform retail financial services while increasing the need for programmable digital payment infrastructure. Summary The FCA has published a 147-page roadmap outlining how agentic AI could automate retail financial services. The report identifies stablecoins and tokenized deposits as potential
~20 days until the Merge 🚀 tl;dr Merge Data Challenge 🧪📊 In preparation for the imminent Merge, the Merge Data Challenge is live! The Merge is the most complex upgrade to Ethereum to date and potentially to any public blockchain network ever. And with that comes tons of data to collect, data to visualize, tools
Bitmine owns 4.8% of the total ETH coin supply of 120.7 million Bitmine is 95% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 12 months Bitmine was added to the Russell 1000 Large-cap index on June 26, 2026 Bitmine’s Series A Preferred Stock is trading on the NYSE under the symbol BMNP Bitmine
TeraWulf has secured a 20-year lease with Anthropic expected to generate nearly $19 billion in contracted revenue, sending the Bitcoin miner’s stock sharply higher despite weakness across crypto-related equities. Summary TeraWulf signed a 20-year lease with Anthropic worth an estimated $19 billion in contracted revenue. The AI data center will deliver up to 401 MW
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Ripple secures Luxembourg CASP license, completing MiCA compliance for crypto services across 30 EEA countries. Ripple has received authorisation for its Crypto Asset Service Provider license in Luxembourg, marking a new regulatory step for its European crypto operations. The approval from Luxembourg’s Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier confirms Ripple’s compliance with the Markets in
