Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said artificial intelligence could ramp up the network’s development roadmap while improving security standards. Summary Vitalik says AI could speed up Ethereum’s roadmap and delivery timelines. Half of AI gains should go toward stronger testing and formal verification. AI may help make near bug-free crypto code a realistic expectation. Responding to
The Ethereum network will be undergoing a scheduled network upgrade at block 15,050,000, which is expected to occur on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. The exact date is subject to change due to variable block times and time zones. Please upgrade your node before Monday, June 27, 2022 to account for variable block times. What is
Citi is preparing to introduce infrastructure that integrates Bitcoin into traditional financial systems, a bank executive said Thursday. The initiative, introduced by Nisha Surendran, head of digital asset custody development at Citi, aims to provide institutional-grade custody, key management, and wallet services for clients holding the cryptocurrency. Speaking at Strategy World, an industry event hosted
Bitcoin posted a -23.21% return in Q1 2026 and marked the third-worst first-quarter performance since 2013 according to CoinGlass data. Summary Bitcoin fell 23% in Q1 2026, its third-worst first quarter on record. Ethereum dropped 32%, also marking its third-worst Q1 performance. Back-to-back quarterly losses follow the October 2025 market peak. The loss falls far
Reminder: the Gray Glacier upgrade is scheduled for block 15,050,000, expected June 29, 2022 The Kiln Merge testnet, launched earlier this year, will be shut down shortly after the Ethereum mainnet’s transition to proof-of-stake. Ropsten, Ethereum’s longest-lived proof-of-work testnet, has transitionned to proof-of-stake. It will be shut down in Q4 2022. Rinkeby, a geth-based proof-of-authority
BTC ETFs saw ~+$507m net inflow Feb. 25 as BlackRock bought thousands of BTC from Coinbase Prime, but BTC still slipped on profit‑taking. Summary BlackRock shifted multiple 300 BTC batches plus a 108.6 BTC transfer from Coinbase Prime to IBIT wallets around 5:45 PM UTC on Feb. 26. U.S. spot BTC ETFs booked about $507m
Transia-RnD proposes an XRPL sidechain for options and up to 200x leverage, drawing direct comparisons to Hyperliquid’s $9B chain. Here’s what’s in the pitch. Transia-RnD has dropped a formal pitch for an XRPL options sidechain. Purpose-built. Not retrofitted. Denis Angell, the developer behind the proposal, published the full specification on GitHub and the crypto community
Ethereum is a living thing. Yes, at its core there is a virtual machine (the EVM) that runs and faithfully calculates a new state from block to block, but the magic of Ethereum is that one little state machine can be shared by millions of people who might not have anything in common besides an
A tense exchange unfolded at a Senate Banking Committee hearing as Senator Elizabeth Warren pressed Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould over a pending bank charter application tied to President Donald Trump’s crypto company, World Liberty. Summary Warren questioned whether Trump-linked crypto firm World Liberty properly disclosed a reported 49% UAE stake in its OCC
Pi Network just marked one year since launching its Open Network, and its leadership is doubling down on long-term development rather than short-term price swings. Co-founder Dr. Nicolas Kokkalis outlined that the team’s immediate focus remains on KYC verification and mainnet migration. According to him, identity verification is essential for network integrity and real-world use.
