India and Russia have begun working on a digital currency settlement mechanism for bilateral trade as their central banks examine how state-issued currencies could be used for cross-border payments. Summary India and Russia are working on a mechanism that could use central bank digital currencies to settle bilateral trade payments. Sberbank CEO Herman Gref said
On July 30th at 3:26:13 PM +UTC, Ethereum will celebrate 10 years since the genesis block. Ethereum has come a long way. It came to life, survived and thrived against all odds, and led to breakthroughs in tokenization, fundraising, DeFi and digital ownership. It’s bootstrapped entire industries, and is now reshaping how we now think
Bitcoin’s price rose on Friday — despite data revealing that U.S. inflation had risen. The biggest cryptocurrency by market cap was recently trading for close to $78,749 after jumping 2% over a 24-hour period. At one point on Friday morning in New York, bitcoin rose as high as $79,607. Bitcoin’s price spike came after news
Clearpool has proposed expanding its institutional lending products to the XRP Ledger while replacing CPOOL with CLEAR through a 1:1 token migration and treasury recapitalization. Summary 70% of CLEAR’s initial allocation would fund a 1:1 migration for existing CPOOL holders. Clearpool plans to build credit products around XRPL’s proposed vault and lending standards. Ripple has
The recent appointments of the two Co-Executive Directors and President are part of a broader effort to strengthen the Ethereum Foundation, and this structure is designed to ensure our vision, strategic and balanced execution, technical direction, and ecosystem development. This blog is intended to clarify the structure of the management team and the board. New
The U.S. Department of Justice has restrained more than $52 million in cryptocurrency while targeting wallets and online channels linked to the Xinbi Guarantee scam network. Summary $52 million in cryptocurrency was restrained during one day of coordinated enforcement. Two Xinbi wallets had received about $12 million in payments, according to Tether. U.S. authorities sought
Revolut allegedly exposed sensitive customer information after a fake government request, with ZachXBT warning about targeted high-net-worth users. Revolut allegedly disclosed sensitive customer information after receiving fraudulent government information requests. On-chain investigator ZachXBT warned that the incident could have been an attack on high-net-worth individuals. Several customers were said to have been notified by e-mail
Ethereum’s strength lies in its decentralization — not just technically, but socially and structurally. This blog articulates the EF’s vision, its role, and priorities as one of the ecosystem’s stewards. We use this moment as an opportunity to restate our vision, principles and values which we continue to uphold as we welcome the new management
The Canadian digital asset market has recently seen significant progress, with regulated crypto investment products gaining more exposure across traditional financial markets. Summary Evolve and Purpose XRP ETF options have been registered for sale in the US after beginning trading on the Montreal Exchange in January 2026. The products give US investors another regulated way
Hi! This is Hsiao-Wei and Tomasz co-writing this blog post. We’ve now been in our new Co-Executive Director roles for almost a month. The honeymoon is over, it’s time to get moving. A Moment of Transition and Opportunity Ethereum has always been a journey: a constantly evolving ecosystem powered by people who believe in building
