August 4, 2026
Ethereum

Ethereum Comms Announcement

The foundation is currently in the phase of restructuring its communications activities. Several members of our current communications team in London are soon leaving or reducing their involvement in the Foundation in order to pursue for-profit ventures on top of the Ethereum ecosystem; we wish them the best of luck…. Source link

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Bitcoin

Dubai-Based Emirates Airline Adds Bitcoin And Crypto Payments

People can now pay with Bitcoin to buy flights from Dubai-based airline Emirates.  Working with Crypto.com, Emirates said Tuesday the customers now have the option to book flights using the crypto exchange’s payment feature. Crypto.com and Emirates last year announced they would work together.  Emirates’ Deputy President and Chief Commercial Officer Adnan Kazim said the

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Crypto

Ripple-era SEC chair Jay Clayton confirmed as DNI

The U.S. Senate confirmed former Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Jay Clayton as Director of National Intelligence on July 28 in a 51-47 party-line vote.  Summary 51 senators confirmed Jay Clayton as intelligence director, while 47 opposed his nomination Tuesday evening. Clayton chaired the SEC when the agency filed its 2020 enforcement action against Ripple

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Ethereum

DEVcon is back! | Ethereum Foundation Blog

DevCon 1 will be happening in London on November 9-13, a little over one hundred days since the Ethereum network launched. Over the last months, we’ve seen the network grow from a few hundred nodes starting on that one exciting and special night to a very substantial, globally deployed stable platform with thousands of devs

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Bitcoin

Binance Runs Monthly Phishing Drills, Warns Repeat Failures May Lead to Dismissal

Binance ties phishing test results to employee reviews as social engineering accounts for most crypto security incidents. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has spent years testing its own workforce against phishing attacks as part of a wider effort to reduce security risks. Company executives say social engineering remains one of the biggest threats facing the digital asset

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Crypto

Gate US joins BitGo off-exchange settlement network

Gate US joined BitGo’s Go Network Off-Exchange Settlement service on July 28, giving eligible institutional clients access to the exchange’s U.S. liquidity while their assets remain in custody at BitGo Bank & Trust, National Association. Summary Gate US clients can trade while assets remain segregated inside BitGo Bank and Trust custody. Ten named venues now

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Ethereum

More uncle statistics | Ethereum Foundation Blog

The following are some interesting results on the performance of different miners over the course of the first 280,000 blocks of the Ethereum blockchain. For this timespan I have collected the list of block and uncle coinbase addresses; raw data can be found here for blocks and here for uncles, and from this we can

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Bitcoin

IBM’s Blockchain Patent Empire Lands at Circle in Landmark IP Deal

Circle Internet Group announced on July 27, 2026, that it has acquired more than 680 patent families and nearly 1,000 issued blockchain patents worldwide from IBM in a single transaction, making Circle the largest blockchain patent holder in the United States. The portfolio directly underpins Circle’s core products: USDC, the Circle Payments Network (CPN), and

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Crypto

Myanmar crypto scam bill clears parliament

Myanmar’s combined Parliament approved the Anti-Online Scam Bill on July 28 after reconciling amendments adopted by its lower and upper chambers.  Summary 10-year-to-life terms cover crypto scams and scam-centre operations under Myanmar’s published May draft legislation text. Parliament approved the bill July 28 after reconciling amendments previously adopted by both legislative chambers. Final text, presidential

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Ethereum

The Evolution of Ethereum | Ethereum Foundation Blog

Many of you know that the Ethereum platform grew out of the realization that blockchains can go far beyond currency, together with a frustration with the limitations of previous projects. The core idea was simple: a blockchain with a built-in Turing-complete programming language, allowing users to build any kind of applications on top. Over time,

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