South Korea has delayed any enforcement decision against Polymarket after giving the prediction market platform a chance to respond to concerns that its service may violate the country’s gambling laws. Summary South Korea has given Polymarket a chance to respond before deciding whether to take action over gambling concerns. The review follows an earlier police
Welcome to Devcon! This is your Devcon VI Manual, and it includes everything you need to know about Devcon, the surroundings and more. Read closely as we cover things to be aware of before departure, during transit to the venue from Bogotá’s international airport El Dorado, and information related to pre-registration dates, community efforts at
BitTorrent has unveiled a long-term BTT token buyback and burn program that will use 100% of revenue from its decentralized services for quarterly market purchases starting in the third quarter of 2026. Summary BitTorrent will use all revenue from its decentralized services to buy back BTT every quarter starting in the third quarter of 2026.
Things are looking up for Ethereum. Now that The Merge is complete, a huge weight (measured in tonnes of CO2) has been lifted from the Ethereum community’s collective conscience. And the world-at-large is watching to see what this community does next. Right now the ecosystem has a unique opportunity to show the skeptics what Ethereum
Panama City, Panama, July 6th, 2026, Chainwire Deribit by Coinbase, via its broker-dealer DRB Panama Inc., and SignalPlus, a leading provider of software and infrastructure solutions for crypto derivatives, today announced the launch of The Island, their fifth trading competition and biggest edition to date. Running for 35 days, the competition features up to $600,000
South Korea’s Supreme Court has proposed new civil enforcement rules for digital assets that set out how cryptocurrencies can be seized, transferred and converted into cash during debt collection proceedings, with the measures scheduled to take effect on Oct. 1 after public consultation. Summary South Korea’s Supreme Court has proposed rules allowing cryptocurrencies to be
This year’s Devcon is special in many ways. We’ve used the last three years to create a whole new experience based on all that we’ve seen at past Devcons, and lessons learned while event-planning during the pandemic. Devcon VI involved the community via Community Hubs and Devcon Improvement Proposals (DIPs), features a Public Goods Supporters
In SEC crypto news today, the US Securities and Exchange Commission has opened a 60-day comment period to reconsider its regulation of novel exchange-traded funds, a category it explicitly defines as including crypto assets, event-contract products, and complex leveraged strategies. The move, formalized on June 30, 2026, under Release No. 33-11426, signals that the agency
Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $527 million in net outflows from June 29 to July 2, extending their weekly withdrawal streak to eight weeks. The latest data shows that demand for Bitcoin funds remains weak, even after some products returned to daily inflows. Summary Bitcoin ETFs extended their outflow streak as investors pulled $527 million over
The Ethereum Foundation (EF) exists to help the Ethereum ecosystem thrive, and there are still many discoveries to be made about what Ethereum can do for the world. That’s why we support individuals that have the potential to unlock parts of Ethereum’s story that are still unwritten. The Devcon Scholars Program provided support to make
