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Stablecoin-related “dust” transfers on Ethereum have more than tripled since the Fusaka upgrade, now accounting for roughly 11% of transactions and 26% of active addresses, according to Coin Metrics.

Sam Altman said OpenAI’s Codex made him feel “a little useless and sad,” triggering a wave of backlash on X as users linked his comments to real-world job losses caused by AI.

Jeffrey Epstein invested $3 million in crypto exchange Coinbase in 2014, with newly released US Justice Department emails indicating senior company figures were aware of his involvement.

Wirex has partnered with Chimera Wallet to launch the Chimera Card, a Bitcoin-funded debit card that allows users to spend BTC at more than 80 million merchants worldwide.

BitMEX has launched its Grand Ascent campaign, offering traders a share of a 100,000 USDT prize pool through a series of trading missions.

Vitalik Buterin said the original vision for Ethereum’s layer-2 scaling model “no longer makes sense,” arguing that many L2s have failed to meaningfully decentralise or inherit mainnet security.

Payward, the parent of crypto exchange Kraken, reported a 33% jump in revenues in 2025 as higher trading activity and acquisitions boosted performance.

A crypto developer has launched a website that allows AI agents to hire humans for real-world tasks, blending decentralised tech culture with so-called agentic artificial intelligence.

Bitcoin’s sharp decline has reignited debate over whether the market has entered a new crypto winter, with veteran investor Michael Burry warning prices could fall as low as $50,000.

Prediction market platforms Polymarket and Kalshi are staging free grocery events in New York City as state lawmakers consider proposals that could restrict their operations.

Bitcoin briefly fell below $73,000 on Tuesday, hitting its lowest level since November 2024 as renewed selling swept through the market.

SCRYPT has partnered with Gauntlet to launch Swiss-licensed access to risk-managed decentralised finance strategies for institutional investors.

Litecoin has fallen nearly 60% from last year’s peak to levels last seen in prior market cycles, as sustained selling pressure continues to weigh on the asset.

Ethereum developers have begun debating the features of the Hegota upgrade even as they finalise work on the upcoming Glamsterdam release.

VistaShares has launched BTYB, an actively managed exchange-traded fund listed on the New York Stock Exchange that combines US Treasury exposure with Bitcoin-linked options strategies.

MetaMask has launched access to tokenised US stocks, exchange-traded funds and commodities for non-US users through a partnership with Ondo Finance.

Institutional crypto derivatives provider Rails has launched onchain vaults on the Stellar to give brokerages and fintechs access to perpetuals trading with segregated collateral and cryptographic proofs.

Fireblocks has integrated the Canton Network, enabling regulated financial institutions to custody and settle assets on a privacy-enabled blockchain built for capital markets.

The Spanish Red Cross has launched RedChain, a blockchain-based aid platform designed to give donors verifiable transparency without exposing beneficiary identities.

Bitcoin-backed borrowing at Xapo Bank is increasingly being used for long-term financial planning rather than short-term liquidity, according to the bank’s 2025 Digital Wealth Report.

A Nevada state judge has temporarily barred onchain prediction market Polymarket from offering event-based contracts in the state, challenging claims that only federal regulators can oversee such markets.

Euro-pegged stablecoins are expected to grow from about €650 million to €1.1 billion by 2030 as major European banks prepare to issue digital tokens, according to a new report from S&P Global Ratings.

Russia has used its central bank digital currency for the first time to fund construction linked to the Moscow Metro, ahead of a nationwide digital ruble rollout on September 1.

Crypto is becoming too closely aligned with Wall Street and traditional finance, risking a dilution of the industry’s original ethos, according to a co-founder of blockchain firm Gnosis.