Although we hope that the ether purchasing experience goes smoothly for everyone, we recognize that there will always be situations where things do not quite go as planned. Perhaps your internet connection dies in the middle of your purchase. Perhaps you accidentally click a back button or some link or simply hit refresh while the
France proposes new MiCA rules that could hold crypto platforms responsible for DeFi security failures and strengthen protection for European investors. France wants cryptocurrency platforms to take greater responsibility for security failures linked to decentralized finance (DeFi). Under the proposal, Platforms may be liable if they fail to take precautions to avoid known hazards or verify protocols
Ripple has partnered with Swiss financial institution Arf to bring RLUSD-powered settlement liquidity to the XRP Ledger, connecting the blockchain to a payments business handling approximately $10 billion in annual transaction volume. Summary Ripple and Arf have partnered to introduce RLUSD-powered settlement liquidity for licensed cross-border payment companies on XRPL. Arf reports approximately $10 billion
22 July, 2026 The Bitfinex Change Log is an overview of all performance and UI changes made to the Bitfinex trading platform. For an overview of all previous changes, please refer to blog.bitfinex.com/category/changelogs. Version 1.135 Improvements Rearranged navigation bar items Updated FRR Delta tooltip Improved analytics graph Updated withdrawals whitelist tooltip Added open positions CTA,
An XRPL maintenance amendment is approaching activation on October 23, but the vault and lending proposals remain separate votes. The difference lies in what validators are being asked to authorize, and in the offchain credit judgment that protocol code cannot supply. Summary XRPL’s fixCleanup3_4_0 amendment is expected around October 23, 2026, if support holds. A
The first two weeks of the ether sale are over, and we have to date received over 25000 BTC from selling over 50 million ETH. This marks the largest cryptographic token sale to date, and with the two endowments places ETH as being the token with the 8th highest total value, even beating out the
Starknet’s community has backed research into an independent, quantum-resistant layer-1 blockchain, with 93.52% of voting power supporting the proposal following a seven-day governance vote. Summary Starknet’s seven-day governance vote closed October 22 with 93.52% of voting power supporting research into an independent layer-1 blockchain. Approximately 3,200 votes were recorded in the non-binding poll, which did
Now that the first two weeks of the ether sale are over, and over 50 million ETH has been sold, we intend to soon make a transaction to begin using the funds to repay loans and kickstart the process of setting up our development hubs and expanding our staff. We have made a commitment to
The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has finalized rules implementing the GENIUS Act, establishing federal requirements for stablecoin issuers, reserve backing, redemptions, and risk management. The rules will take effect on January 18, 2027, giving companies a clearer framework for operating in the US payment stablecoin market. The OCC announced the
