September 20, 2026
Ethereum

Allocation Update – Q4 2024

Community & education Aleph de Verano Crecimiento 2-week event in Buenos Aires, Argentina featuring a ZK and fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) bootcamp, hackathon, demo day, and talks on DeFi, infrastructure, governance, and regulation. Community & education Aleph ZK Week 3-day conference hosted during the Aleph pop-up city in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that provided a deep

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Crypto

Japan finance firms add AI translation and QR payments

PayPay has added UnionPay QR payments across participating Japanese merchants while SMBC has begun deploying an OpenAI-powered interpreter to bank employees. Summary PayPay added UnionPay QR payments through HIVEX at participating merchants across Japan on September 3. UnionPay App users can register cards issued in mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau directly. PayPay says its

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Ethereum

Pectra Testnet Announcement | Ethereum Foundation Blog

[05/03/2025] Sepolia Incident Update See this post. [27/02/2025] Holesky Incident Update On Feb. 24, 2025, the Pectra upgrade activated on the Holesky testnet. After the activation, a configuration issue in Besu, Nethermind and go-ethereum led to a chain split on Holesky. The issue was rapidly fixed, but the Holesky network performance is still degraded. More

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin Price Resistance at $82K Ceiling Faces Profit-Taking Risk

Based on the latest Bitcoin price analysis, more than 71% of Bitcoin’s circulating supply now sits in profit. Why does this number matter? It’s closing in on the 74.7% historical mean that Bitfinex says previously marked the handoff from bear market to bull market. BTC price recovered to near $78,600 on Tuesday after slipping to

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Crypto

Robinhood CEO rejects issuer veto over stock tokens

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev has argued that public companies should not control third-party stock tokens when the products leave shareholder rights, issuer obligations and corporate records unchanged. Summary Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says issuer consent should depend on rights created, not blockchain technology. Robinhood describes stock tokens as separate instruments backed one-for-one by freely transferable

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Ethereum

Stories from Bangkok: Devcon SEA Scholars Program

Ryuta Aoki Ryuta is an artist, artistic director, conceptual designer, system architect, software engineer, entrepreneur, and social sculptor based in Tokyo. Ryuta describes his Learning Artifact, SOTOROJI, as part of a series of spatial devices that lead from the ordinary to the extraordinary, utilizing the modern social affordance of “seeing a QR code and scanning

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Bitcoin

Quantum-proof blockchain: why math, not machines, holds the key

lockchains don’t need quantum computers to be quantum-safe, argues Optimum co-founder and MIT professor Muriel Médard. Classic math already gives us the tools. Source link

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Crypto

Coinbase Wallet launches Pulse Mode for perps

Coinbase has launched Pulse Mode for mobile perpetual futures trading shortly after renaming its Base App as Coinbase Wallet. Summary Coinbase has added Pulse Mode to its renamed Wallet app for mobile perpetual futures trading. Brian Armstrong announced the feature shortly after Coinbase restored its Wallet product name publicly online. Pulse Mode presents a simplified

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Ethereum

Pectra Audit Competition Launches on Cantina

Today, we’re excited to announce the Pectra Audit Competition, kicking off on Cantina! This month-long event will run from February 21 to March 24, and we’re excited to see what issues the security community can find. Why Pectra Matters Some of the key EIPs for Pectra are listed below From EOAs to Smart Accounts (EIP-7702)

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Bitcoin

The Bitcoin Price Suffers On Renewed US-Iran Fighting

Bitcoin’s price slid on Thursday after the price of oil shot over $105 a barrel thanks to renewed tensions in the Middle East.  The biggest and oldest cryptocurrency was recently trading for $77,208 after sliding as low as $76,748 — down more than 2% over the past day.  Its dip came after Iran signaled that

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