Digital asset infrastructure firm Zero Hash has applied for a national trust bank charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, seeking approval to expand its role in digital asset custody and settlement services. The Chicago-based firm, which operates under the brand Zerohash, provides crypto infrastructure for banks, brokerages and fintech platforms. Clients
RedStone has launched a price oracle on Stellar after a recent oracle exploit. Summary Oracle provider RedStone has deployed a new price oracle on the Stellar network. The move follows a $10m oracle vulnerability attack, highlighting the need for more robust data feeds. Stellar DeFi activity and tokenized asset plans are expected to rely increasingly
Altair is here; the Merge is coming. tl;dr Altair upgrade, Oct 27 Altair, the first mainnet upgrade to the Beacon Chain, has been scheduled for epoch 74240 (Oct 27, 2021, 10:56:23am UTC). A subtle but great advantage of proof-of-stake is that we can precisely time upgrades (Sorry Tim! We’ll be done with proof-of-work soon 😉)
Tether led a $50M funding round in Eight Sleep, valuing the sleep tech company at $1.5B and integrating its QVAC AI platform. Tether Investments has led a $50 million funding round in Eight Sleep. The deal, announced on March 4, 2026, values the sleep technology company at $1.5 billion. Eight Sleep makes the Pod, a
The White House will review new prediction market measures proposed by the CFTC. Summary The CFTC has sent a new set of prediction market measures for review. The White House will examine the proposal before any implementation decisions are made. Crypto and traditional prediction markets may see changes in oversight, licensing, and product design depending
The ethereum.org Translation Program has been live for over two years, and we are excited to share a couple of milestones we have hit since its inception, as well as some of our plans for the future. Since we launched the initiative in 2019, over 2,000 community members have contributed, translating a total of 2.8
A sharp volatility spike has triggered $521m in crypto liquidations over 24 hours. Summary About $521m in crypto futures positions were liquidated in the past 24 hours. Bitcoin (BTC) led with more than $200m wiped out, followed by major altcoins. Over 120,000 traders were liquidated as leverage reset across major derivatives venues. A fresh volatility
31 Oct How Can Digital Assets Defend Against Quantum Computing? Posted on 31 October, 2025 in Education by ricardom Quantum computing poses a potential long-term credible threat to digital assets because sufficiently advanced quantum machines could break the cryptographic systems that secure many blockchains, particularly those using elliptic curve signatures. While today’s quantum hardware is
The Altair beacon chain upgrade is ready to be activated on the Ethereum mainnet. The upgrade will go live at epoch 74240 (Oct 27, 2021, 10:56:23am UTC). Client Versions In order to be compatible with the Altair upgrade, beacon node operators must update the client version that they run. If you run a validator, you
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Hyperdrive launches Leverage Markets to address structural instability and cascading liquidations in crypto trading. Summary Hyperdrive launches Leverage Markets to tackle crypto’s long-standing liquidation and volatility risks. The new model replaces real-time price feeds
