Celsius Network’s bankruptcy estate has sued BitMEX for the return of 6,360.17 Bitcoin, worth about $495 million, over forced liquidations carried out during the March 2020 COVID market crash. Summary Celsius and JST lost a combined 6,360.17 BTC through BitMEX liquidations in March 2020. The estate alleges BitMEX designed its system to profit from liquidated
Hello, Devcon awaiters! We are thrilled to announce the venue where we’ll meet for Devcon 7 in Southeast Asia from November 12-15! This year we are transforming the QSNCC – Queen Sirikit National Convention Center into a lively world that showcases our community spirit, and all of the innovation being worked on in the Ethereum
Until yesterday (15 September 2026), Bitcoin had spent 24 days from 21 August within a range bounded by a high volume node at $77,100 and a value area near $81,300. This range lost its footing and broke to the downside ahead of today’s Federal Reserve rate decision. Bitcoin closed Tuesday’s session at $75,702, down 3.2
Bitcoin price traded near $76,200 after a volatile week as the failed CLARITY Act vote and the Federal Reserve’s rate increase kept pressure on the market. Technical indicators now point to resistance near $78,600, while liquidation data places the main downside liquidity cluster around $74,600. Summary Bitcoin price fell roughly 4% over seven days after
This blog post discloses a threat against the Ethereum network that was present from the Merge up until the Dencun hard fork. Background Prior to the merge, different message size limits for RPC communication were set to protect clients from denial-of-service (DOS) attacks. These limits, applied to messages received via HTTP endpoints, were carried over
OpenAI’s global policy chief Chris Lehane confirmed on Tuesday that OpenAI has spent several weeks discussing AI safety with rivals Anthropic and Google DeepMind, according to reporting first published by Bloomberg, as AI prediction market odds of an AI bot being killed hit 25%. Polymarket traders assign roughly 25% odds to a frontier lab voluntarily
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has issued final guidance requiring crypto firms to reassess their permissions before applications open on Sep. 30 for a regulatory regime taking effect in October 2027. Summary FCA applications open Sep. 30, while the new crypto regime takes effect on Oct. 25, 2027. Existing registrations and permissions will not automatically
TL;DR: The EPF concluded the fourth cohort and is preparing for a fifth cohort. Applications will be open soon. In the meantime, explore the new EPF.wiki and sign up to get notified when they open. The Ethereum Protocol Fellowship recently completed its fourth successful cohort, culminating with EPF Day at Devconnect in Istanbul. Its completion
The Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 3.75%–4%, delivering its first increase since July 2023 as inflation and energy costs remain elevated. Summary The Federal Reserve unanimously raised its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 3.75%–4%. New projections show 16 of 18 officials expect at least one
TL;DR: We are excited to announce that the applications are now open for the fifth cohort of the Ethereum Protocol Fellowship (EPF5). The EPF provides a pathway for aspiring protocol contributors to make meaningful contributions to Ethereum. In each cohort, a diverse group is assembled to work toward advancing Ethereum’s technology during the fellowship. This
