January 29, 2026
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Bitcoin

Astana Financial Services Authority increases Bitfinex Securities platform limit to $310m as tokenisation continues to grow 

19 Dec Astana Financial Services Authority increases Bitfinex Securities platform limit to $310m as tokenisation continues to grow  Astana, Kazakhstan 19 December, 2025 – Bitfinex Securities is pleased to announce that the Astana Financial Services Authority (“AFSA”), an independent regulator of financial services and related activities in the Astana International Financial Centre (“AIFC”), has increased

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Ethereum

Ethereum developers reveal the next upgrade, Hegota

The Hegota update will follow Glamsterdam in the Ethereum upgrade cycle. Hegota will merge execution and consensus upgrades to boost efficiency and scalability. Verkle Trees and state improvements aim to make Ethereum lighter for node operators. Ethereum developers have unveiled the name of the network’s next major upgrade, offering the community an early look at

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Crypto

Apertum wins “Best Layer-1 Blockchain Network” at the crypto.news Awards 2025

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Apertum won Best Layer 1 Blockchain Network at the crypto.news Awards 2025, highlighting its rapid growth and impact. Summary Apertum was named Best Layer-1 Blockchain at the crypto.news Awards 2025, cementing its rise as

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Ethereum

Checkpoint #3: June 2025 | Ethereum Foundation Blog

Ethereum’s weekly All Core Developer calls are a lot to keep up with, so this “Checkpoint” series aims for high-level updates roughly every 4-5 weeks, depending on what’s happening in core development. See the previous update here. tl;dr: Since the last Checkpoint, the Pectra upgrade shipped and core developers have maintained a heavy emphasis on

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Bitcoin

Will 2026 See Stablecoin and Rate Cut Supercycle or Is Crypto in a Bear Market?

Is crypto in a bear market? Is the four-year cycle broken? Will Bitcoin reclaim $100,000 before year-end? Could 2026 bring about a supercycle? These are all questions being asked by traders and investors as we close out the year, following an ongoing period of bearish price action throughout the crypto market. Following surprisingly bullish US

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Crypto

Why 2026 will be a key strategic turning point for XRP

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. As regulatory clarity and institutional demand grow, XRP is entering 2026 with renewed momentum, driving investor interest toward mining-based cash-flow models. Summary XRP gained strong institutional validation in late 2025, with spot ETFs drawing

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Blockchain

Top Blockchain Security Threats Every Web3 Professional Must Understand

Blockchain induced a massive wave of innovation in the technological landscape, redefining how users control their data and interact with technology. You can notice blockchain adoption growing in different areas, such as DeFi and NFTs. The exponential acceleration in blockchain adoption has expanded the surface for blockchain attacks as malicious agents want to tap into

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Ethereum

Ethereum Foundation Treasury Policy | Ethereum Foundation Blog

Thank you to the EFers that provided valuable input and feedback to the draft document: Bastian Aue, Vitalik Buterin, Bogdan Popa, Tomasz Stańczak, Fredrik Svantes, Yoav Weiss, Dankrad Feist, Tim Beiko, Nicolas Consigny, Nixo, Alex Stokes, Ladislaus, and Joseph Schweitzer. Thank you to kpk, Steakhouse Financial, and pcaversaccio for providing valuable and insightful input and

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Bitcoin

: Crypto Daybook Americas

By Francisco Rodrigues (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Bitcoin BTC$87,853.38 rose above $88,000 even after the Bank of Japan increased interest rates to the highest in nearly 30 years, a move that would have been expected to strengthen the yen and make the carry trade less attractive. Instead, the currency weakened on concerns the

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Crypto

Bitcoin bulls face Q‑Day threat if key exposure isn’t patched by 2028

Quantum computers can’t decrypt Bitcoin but could forge signatures from exposed public keys, putting ~6.7m BTC at risk unless wallets migrate to post‑quantum paths before large fault‑tolerant machines arrive. Summary Bitcoin stores no encrypted secrets on‑chain; the critical quantum threat is Shor‑enabled key recovery from exposed public keys, allowing authorization forgery on vulnerable UTXOs.​ Project Eleven’s Bitcoin

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