S&P Global has agreed to acquire blockchain security company OpenZeppelin as the financial data and ratings provider expands its digital asset business into smart contract and onchain technology risk assessment. Summary S&P Global has agreed to acquire OpenZeppelin to expand its smart contract security and onchain risk assessment capabilities. OpenZeppelin has completed more than 900
The blobs are coming: Dencun will go live on Goerli at 6:32 UTC on January 17, 2024. Dencun will be Goerli’s last upgrade before core teams stop supporting it. More on this in a previous post. Assuming the Goerli upgrade goes well, the Sepolia and Holesky testnets will activate Dencun over the next few weeks.
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said Thursday that it conducted actions to crack down on three illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading locations in London in a sign the regulator is ramping up enforcement activity as the country’s legal framework for crypto comes closer to implementation. The financial watchdog, which said the crackdown was a joint
Solana price rose back above $100 after buyers defended the $95–$96 support zone, but technical resistance and concentrated liquidation levels near $102 could determine whether the rebound develops into a wider recovery. Summary Solana price rebounded from $96.23 and traded near $100.50 on Thursday. Aroon Up reached 85.71%, showing that short-term bullish momentum had returned.
The KZG Ceremony was the largest multi-party computation of its kind (by number of participants). Through an open, accessible process, it produced a secure cryptographic foundation for EIP-4844. Learn more about how the Ceremony worked in Carl Beekhuizen’s Devcon talk: “Summoning the spirit of the Dankshard” As the Dencun upgrade approaches, this post will serve
Bitcoin’s price swung before settling largely unmoved over a 24-hour period after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates — as expected — for the first time since 2023. The leading cryptocurrency was recently priced at nearly $75,813 after dropping as low as $75,355 in the hour after the U.S. central bank gave its decision to
Bitcoin price stabilized above $76,000 after buyers defended the $75,000 area, while improving 4-hour momentum and nearby liquidity at $77,000 pointed to a possible short-term rebound. Summary Bitcoin recovered to $76,362 after falling toward $75,000 during the latest sell-off. The daily price remains below the Bollinger Band midpoint at $78,028. 4-hour MACD momentum improved, but
Important update: since the initial publication of this post, Lodestar has published a new release, v1.15.0, which Holesky users must upgrade to prior to Dencun’s activation on February 7th. Additionally, Prysm and Nimbus have both published highly recommended releases for Holesky. Prysm users are encouraged to use v4.2.1, and Nimbus users v24.2.0. Goerli blobs are
A cryptocurrency exchange is closing its doors after nearly a decade in business. CoinEx, which has its operating headquarters in the Seychelles, says it is entering an orderly wind-down with all user assets fully backed. Withdrawals opened September 15, 2026, and remain available until 02:00 UTC on December 22, 2026. The platform launched December 22,
Bitcoin holds at $75.6k as a TD Sequential buy signal lands on the 4-hour chart. Analysts watch $76K support and $83K resistance. Bitcoin is trading near $76,000 as a TD Sequential buy signal appears ahead of the Federal Reserve’s rate decision. Market analyst Ali Charts said the signal formed on Bitcoin’s four-hour chart before the
