White House Agrees to Ethics Provisions in Market Structure Bill

The White House agreed to provisions in a crypto market structure bill that could ensure support from some Democratic lawmakers in the US Senate. According to a Tuesday Punchbowl report, White House officials met with Republican Senators Cynthia Lummis and Bernie Moreno to reach an agreement on ethics language in the Digital Asset Market Clarity…

Foundry asks Bitcoin miners to vote on BIP-110 support

Foundry USA asked its mining customers to signal their support for BIP-110, an actively debated proposal seeking to shrink the amount of data that can be stored in a Bitcoin transaction. Source link

Balance stablecoin collapses 99% after $1 million exploit drains its bitcoin vaults

Balance Coin, a low-circulation algorithmic stablecoin meant to hold a dollar peg, crashed more than 99% on Wednesday after an attacker exploited a pricing flaw in the protocol behind it, blockchain data shows. The token, which traded near its $1 peg a day earlier, fell to about $0.0014, erasing nearly all of its roughly $3.5…

The Biggest Blockchain Upgrades Coming in 2026

Most crypto investors still obsess over price charts. But in 2026, a growing share of attention is shifting back to improving the fundamentals of the protocols. Ethereum, Solana and Avalanche are preparing some of their largest protocol upgrades in years, while Coinbase’s Base network rolled out its Beryl hard fork last Friday in a bid…

Pakistan Steps up Crypto Enforcement with Dedicated Federal Unit

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Bitcoin ETFs post 5-day inflow streak, longest since May

US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $227 million in inflows as BTC climbed above $65,000, extending their longest winning streak since early May. Source link

Bigger Blocks or STARK Proofs? Bitcoin’s Quantum Dilemma

ZK STARKs are the best way to deal with the issues created with making Bitcoin quantum-safe — and to reach mass adoption at the same time — says StarkWare co-founder Eli Ben-Sasson. What’s more, he claims Blockstream founder Adam Back agrees. Ben-Sasson has been in the news this week for his controversial suggestion on X…

Crypto lobby group TDC sues Illinois to block digital asset tax

A crypto lobbying organization has sued the state of Illinois over a last-minute tax provision inserted into the state budget last month. The Digital Chamber alleged that Illinois’ Digital Asset Tax Act violated both the U.S. and state constitutions and is preempted by a federal tax law. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday, asks a federal judge…

Ether Breaks Above $1,900 Taking Bears By Surprise. Is $2,100 Next?

Key takeaways: Despite ETH’s price gains, weak onchain activity and low DEX volumes signal trader caution. Record Ethereum staking at 34% reduces sell pressure, yet sustained upside needs external catalysts. Ether (ETH) tested the $1,950 mark for the first time in seven weeks on Tuesday, triggering $62 million in liquidations across leveraged bearish positions. The…

CLARITY Act Could Help CFTC Deal with Prediction Markets: Lawyer

Lawmakers in the US House Committee on Agriculture’s Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development held a hearing on how the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) could address oversight of prediction market companies, including discussions of pending crypto market structure legislation. In a Tuesday hearing on “Examining Customer Protections and Market Integrity in…