Community & education Autonomous Ecologies #1 Black Sky Conference that delved into the relationship between sovereignty and privacy, and how to establish privacy as a cornerstone of new technology. Community & education BuildETH 2023 Ethereum developer conference hosted in San Francisco, California for those interested in building, designing, scaling, and securing decentralized applications and protocols.
Hong Kong plans to complete proposals to regulate virtual asset dealers and custodians and introduce the rules to the city’s Legislative Council in 2026, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) said Wednesday. The proposals, developed after a two-month public consultation that drew more than 190 responses,
OAK Research says 2025 punished undifferentiated L1 and L2 tokens as users rotated, MAUs fell 25%, and revenue pooled in stablecoins while dev activity stayed resilient. Summary OAK Research reports major Layer 1 tokens suffered steep 2025 drawdowns even as Bitcoin held relatively stable, exposing weak tokenomics and poor value capture. Monthly active users across
We are thrilled to announce the first-ever Devconnect Scholars Program! The Devconnect Scholars Program will provide talented and values-aligned individuals from communities currently geographically and demographically underrepresented in Ethereum with financial support to attend Devconnect in Istanbul this November. Apply to the program here by July 23rd, 2023. Why The Program Exists & Program Details
Trump Media & Technology Group just beefed up its bitcoin portfolio, acquiring an additional 451 Bitcoin valued at roughly $40.3 million. The move brings the company’s total Bitcoin holdings to 11,542 coins, now worth more than $1 billion, according to analytics firm Arkham. The latest purchase continues Trump Media’s broader crypto treasury strategy. Earlier in
Bitcoin price continued to remain under pressure on Thursday as U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded net outflows for a fifth consecutive day. Summary Bitcoin ETFs have logged over $825 million in outflows over the past five trading days. Investors remain wary of a major BTC options expiry on Deribit due Friday. A bearish flag
Barriers and drivers of blockchain adoption in emerging markets: Large-scale text analysis and survey experiments among African regulators and citizens Eliza R Oak, Dr. Emmanuel Joel Aikins Abakah, & Mohammad Abdullah Yale, University of Ghana, & UniSZA, Malaysia To discern the key drivers and barriers to blockchain adoption across Africa, this project proposes to systematically
India’s ED raided 21 sites tied to 4th Bloc Consultants, alleging a decade-long fake crypto-platform Ponzi that laundered funds via wallets, shell firms, hawala and foreign accounts. Summary ED’s Bengaluru office searched 21 premises in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Delhi under PMLA, targeting 4th Bloc Consultants over a large-scale crypto investment fraud. The group allegedly ran
Standard Chartered has sharply revised its Bitcoin price outlook, slashing its 2026 forecast from $300,000 to $150,000. While the downgrade is significant, the British banking giant continues to see strong long-term upside for the world’s largest cryptocurrency. Despite the downward revision, the new target still implies substantial upside from current price levels. Analysts emphasized that
Devcon 7 is scheduled for 2024, and while the final location is still TBA, we can say one thing with certainty: Devcon is coming to Southeast Asia! 🌏 We can’t wait for our journey to Devcon 7 in Southeast Asia to begin and are happy to see that the Ethereum communities in SEA have been
