Davos 2026 did put crypto back in the global spotlight. It may not have dominated the WEF agenda but it was a part of enough speeches and conversations to move markets and set narratives for 2026. What was the big takeaway? Politics is still navigating through short-term price action. But traditional finance, Wall Street and
Ripple signed an MoU with Riyad Bank’s innovation arm to test RLUSD and blockchain rails for Saudi cross‑border payments, extending its recent Middle East regulatory wins. Summary Ripple and Riyad Bank’s innovation subsidiary signed an MoU to explore using Ripple’s enterprise blockchain and RLUSD stablecoin for Saudi financial infrastructure and cross‑border payments. The agreement is
Special thanks to Vlad Zamfir and Zack Hess for ongoing research and discussions on proof-of-stake algorithms and their own input into Slasher-like proposals One of the hardest problems in cryptocurrency development is that of devising effective consensus algorithms. Certainly, relatively passable default options exist. At the very least it is possible to rely on a
A sharp drop in the Bitcoin blockchain’s hashrate, down 10% on Sunday, during this week’s U.S. winter storm, is offering a real-time stress test of a concern long flagged by researchers: mining centralization has turned local infrastructure failures into system-level risks. Hashrate is the amount of computing power available to process transactions required to keep
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. XRP has recorded its first-ever weekly ETF outflow as price momentum stalls, while investor attention shifts toward rival payment-focused tokens like Remittix Summary XRP ETFs saw their first weekly outflow amid falling trading volume
Who are you? I’m Gav – together with Jeffrey Wilcke and Vitalik Buterin, I’m one third of the ultimate leadership of Ethereum ÐΞV. ÐΞV is a UK software firm that is under a non-profit-making agreement with the Ethereum Foundation to create version 1.0 of the Web Three software stack. We three directors—who are ultimately responsible
A 10‑bank consortium is launching Qivalis, a euro‑pegged stablecoin led by ex‑Coinbase Germany CEO Jan‑Oliver Sell to challenge dollar‑based tokens and boost European payments autonomy from 2H 2026. Summary BNP Paribas, ING, UniCredit, KBC, Caixabank, Danske Bank, SEB, DekaBank, Banca Sella, and RBI formed Amsterdam‑based Qivalis, hiring 45–50 staff under CEO Jan‑Oliver Sell and chair
Thailand is moving decisively to cement its position as one of Asia’s most crypto-friendly financial centers, with regulators finalizing new rules for bitcoin and crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs), futures trading, and tokenized investment products in early 2026. The country’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) confirmed this week that it is preparing comprehensive regulatory guidelines that
Special thanks to Vlad Zamfir, Chris Barnett and Dominic Williams for ideas and inspiration In a recent blog post I outlined some partial solutions to scalability, all of which fit into the umbrella of Ethereum 1.0 as it stands. Specialized micropayment protocols such as channels and probabilistic payment systems could be used to make small
Chainlink price is hovering near $11.80 as price stays capped below key moving averages with fading momentum in the short term. Summary Chainlink is under short-term pressure, with price holding below major moving averages and momentum still tilted to the downside. Derivatives data shows rising activity but falling open interest, pointing to position unwinding rather
