Local-currency stablecoin launches have increased demand for 24/7 foreign exchange liquidity as more than 70% of conversions into dollar stablecoins begin in another currency. Summary TransFi CEO Raj Kamal expects local-currency stablecoins to move more foreign exchange activity onchain. Round-the-clock settlement could produce thinner liquidity and higher conversion costs outside normal trading hours. Fragmentation across
Current global shifts clearly signal a critical need for shared, neutral digital public infrastructure outside the control of any single centralized actor. As a public, programmable network designed to operate without reliance on any single party, Ethereum was built to address precisely these needs. Today, the Ethereum Foundation Global Policy Strategy (GPS) team is publishing
Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, and fintech company SoFi Technologies on Thursday announced a deal to route SoFi customers’ crypto orders through Kraken’s institutional trading platform and list SoFi’s stablecoin on the exchange. Under the agreement, SoFi will send its digital asset order flow to Kraken Prime, Kraken’s prime brokerage arm, which
Polish prosecutors have charged Roman Ż., a former business partner of missing BitBay founder Sylwester Suszek, with two offenses as the Zondacrypto investigation expands beyond 3,600 customer complaints. Summary Roman Ż. is at least the fifth person charged in the Zondacrypto investigation. One charge concerns alleged fraud, while prosecutors have not disclosed the second offense.
This is the EF Protocol cluster’s tier list for Hegotá. We evaluated the 62 EIPs proposed for inclusion, each with a tier and a short note on the grade. It is the first time the cluster has published one unified view rather than per-team opinions. Geth, of course, being an EL client will still ship
Here’s what’s next as Bitcoin trades near $80K and Binance open interest tops $10B, with BTC facing key resistance around $82K-$82.8K. Bitcoin traded at $79,700 on Binance’s daily chart as price consolidated beneath a major resistance zone. Today’s candle held a narrow range between $79,442 and $79,774. BTC’s broader structure remains bullish following a rebound
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In May, the Protocol cluster welcomed a trio of new cluster coordinators and promised updates to follow. After months of settling in and aligning with contributors cluster-wide, across the EF and across the Ethereum ecosystem, we are now happy to share Protocol’s priorities: what Protocol is for, the commitments that govern its work through 2029,
After printing through $80,000 on Monday, 4 May, Bitcoin has finally made its first sustained move above this key psychological barrier since 31 January, and the cleanest session of acceptance through the $78,000–$79,000 overhead supply wall. By Wednesday, 6 May, price has continued to surge to reach a multi-month high, approaching $83,000, supported by strong
Strive has signaled another possible Bitcoin purchase after raising its holdings to 23,156 BTC, while its Nasdaq-listed ASST shares have climbed above $27 to a new yearly high. Summary CEO Matt Cole posted Strive’s Bitcoin tracker, a step that has preceded earlier purchase announcements. Strive holds 23,156 BTC after buying 1,800 coins for approximately $143
