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Ethereum Advocate Warns Against Private Blockchain ‘Race to the Bottom’ Etherealize CEO Vivek Raman has warned that the resurgence of private, permissioned “consortium chains” is a “race to the bottom,” undermining the interoperability and liquidity blockchain technology was designed to enable. Etherealize, backed by Vitalik Buterin and the Ethereum Foundation, advocates for Ethereum’s open mainnet … Read more
Most blockchain projects still speak the language of retail crypto. The TEIZA Omnilayer speaks the language of institutions. The TEIZA Omnilayer is a four-layer blockchain architecture developed in Malaysia and designed specifically for governments, central banks, financial institutions, and large enterprises. It was created to solve one of the most persistent problems in institutional blockchain … Read more
Russia’s central bank proposed legal Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT trading on regulated exchanges, with annual limits for retail investors. Here’s the plan.
Samsung confirmed native Samsung Wallet stablecoin support across 800 million Galaxy phones, but has not yet named an issuer, blockchain, or launch date.
Strait of Hormuz crypto risk is now a daily input: attacks and a US blockade push Brent toward $100 while bitcoin slips to $62,800 and ETF flows turn negative.
Zerohash’s Agentic Finance Suite lets AI agents hold, move and stream money on stablecoin rails, with x402 support and Know Your Agent screening built in.
Brazil’s central bank will require a 24 hour hold on crypto transfers above 10,000 dollars moving to self custody wallets, effective January 2027.
The BIP-110 soft fork opened its mandatory signalling window at block 961,632 with only 2.5% miner support, leaving a narrow but real chain-split risk.
The Bybit Lazarus Group lawsuit names North Korea and its spy agency over a $1.5B hack, and secures a preliminary injunction freezing traced stolen assets.
Bitcoin underperformance widened on 5 August as global equities set fresh records while BTC held near $64,000, roughly 49% below its October 2025 peak.