August 6, 2026
Crypto

Japan logistics giant plans JPYC payments for 2,300 partners

Japanese logistics group AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings plans to introduce the yen-backed JPYC stablecoin for payments to about 2,300 partner carriers and independent drivers, according to a Nikkei report cited by Crypto Briefing. Summary AZ-COM Maruwa plans JPYC payments for 2,300 logistics partners in Japan’s first large corporate rollout. The logistics group will invest ¥1 billion

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Ethereum

Development Update #0 – Ethereum.org

Welcome to the first development update for Ethereum.org, the first of a regular series of blog posts keeping the community up to date on the website’s progress. What have we been up to? 👋 Hiring! When we rebooted ethereum.org earlier this year, it quickly became clear that the website needed a full-time team behind it

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Crypto

Zcash sets July 28 hard fork to seal Orchard after critical bug

Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox has explained how the network’s July 28 Ironwood hard fork will address uncertainty around a critical flaw in the Orchard shielded pool. Summary Zcash will seal the old Orchard pool, limiting how much ZEC can leave after Ironwood. Ironwood cannot identify fake coins individually but can stop excess hidden supply from

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Ethereum

Eth2 Interop in Review | Ethereum Foundation Blog

Last week, seven of the eight Eth2 clients under active development succeeded in marking the major milestone of moving from single-client to multi-client testnets at the “Interop Lock-in”. With this exciting success in Eth2 development, we wanted to reflect on how this point was reached and on what it means to the Ethereum network and

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin Price Falls Under $63, Onchain Data Points To Buyers

Bitcoin price fell below $63,000 on Friday, as a fresh wave of U.S. airstrikes on Iran and a new political dispute between Washington and Beijing pushed investors out of risk assets. Bitcoin price traded near $62,800, an extension of Thursday’s 1.4% slide from $65,000, according to Bitcoin Magazine Pro data. The token slipped under its

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Crypto

South Korea targets Dunamu over Upbit hack as legal gaps emerge

South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service has begun a formal sanctions process against Dunamu, the operator of crypto exchange Upbit, over the major wallet breach reported in November 2025.   Summary South Korea’s FSS opened sanctions proceedings against Dunamu over Upbit’s November 2025 wallet breach case. Current law lacks direct hacking penalties, leaving regulators uncertain about how

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Ethereum

Devcon5 Schedule, Sponsors and Speakers are online NOW!

Devcon season is finally here. Days from now, Devcon participants from across the world will begin to make their way to Osaka, and as we approach the final countdown, we’ve made number BIG online releases at Devcon.org! We invite everyone to meet the incredible class of Devcon presenters! Now online here, we’re welcoming speakers, Workshop

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Bitcoin

Solana Could Rally to $150 After Reclaiming Key Range: Analysis

Solana holds $67.50-$106 weekly range as traders watch $72-$75 support, $83-$88 resistance, and $150 Q3 target. Solana is trading inside a wide range that has held for about five months. Trader Ansem said SOL has reclaimed that range after failing to break down last month. The weekly range comes from the first candle of February.

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Crypto

DOG Mode opens a new front in Bitcoin’s governance fight

Bitcoin Ordinals advocate Leonidas has introduced DOG Mode, an alternative open-source Bitcoin client that changes how nodes relay certain valid transactions without altering Bitcoin’s consensus rules. Summary DOG Mode removes default relay limits while keeping Bitcoin’s existing consensus rules completely unchanged today. Leonidas says fee-paying users should access block space without Bitcoin Core deciding transaction

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Ethereum

The Devcon5 Bible | Ethereum Foundation Blog

Welcome to Devcon. We’ve got a lot to cover, and in this post you’ll read about it all! Read closely as we go over transit to the venue from Osaka’s airports, the Devcon Venue, the Agenda & Devcon App, and more! Please bookmark this piece to answer all questions that you may have related to

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