Vitalik Buterin says Lean Ethereum will make privacy, quantum safety, STARKs and new state designs core protocol goals. Vitalik Buterin has shared new details on Lean Ethereum after researcher meetings in Berlin. The discussions followed earlier talks with Ethereum client teams in Svalbard. The updated plan sets a long-term path...

Cardano whale wallets now control 67% of ADA supply as Midnight’s privacy layer gains traction across the ecosystem. Cardano is drawing fresh attention after reports said whale wallets now control 67% of circulating ADA supply. The level marks the highest reported whale share since 2020. The rise comes as some...

SHIB holds above $0.000004378 as futures volume rises 15.7%, open interest climbs 2.1%, and whales hold 8.58% of supply. Shiba Inu is drawing fresh attention as SHIB holds above $0.000004378 in current trading.  The token rose 1.1% over 24 hours, according to figures shared in the market update. The move...

Robinhood Crypto launched Earn using Morpho to simplify DeFi yield for eligible users. Morpho powers Robinhood’s Layer 2 lending with curated institutional lending vaults. Morpho expands institutional reach with over $11B managed and major fintech partnerships. Robinhood Crypto has launched its new Earn product using Morpho’s decentralized lending infrastructure, marking...

XRPL approaches one million AI agent transactions through the x402 payment protocol. XRP trades above the daily middle Bollinger Band as bullish momentum improves. Growing AI payment activity strengthens XRP Ledger’s real-world blockchain utility. The XRP Ledger is approaching one million AI agent transactions processed through the x402 payment facilitator,...

German Sparkassen and Volksbanken plan crypto trading in banking apps, giving millions of retail users direct access. Germany’s retail crypto market is moving closer to mainstream banking access, according to a Bloomberg report. Regional savings banks and cooperative banks are preparing crypto trading services for their customers. The rollout would...

Illinois Governor Pritzker signed a 0.2% digital asset tax targeting crypto exchanges, transfers, and custody, with no equivalent for stocks. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed Article 3 of SB 3019, the Digital Asset Privilege Tax Act, into law.  The legislation imposes a 0.2% tax on digital asset exchange, transfer,...

CryptoQuant’s Ki Young Ju says narrative-only altcoins are finished. Only tokens with real revenue and business models can survive. CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju is pushing back on the idea that altcoins are finished.  In a post on X, Ju said narrative-only altcoins are the ones dying out. The era...

UFC lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan turned a $1 million wager on jack.com into a $5.7 million payout after Justin Gaethje stopped Ilia Topuria at UFC Freedom 250, the first MMA event ever held on the White House South Lawn. Jack, the crypto sportsbook formerly known as Jackbit, confirmed the payout...

Solana RWA market hits $2.95B ATH as tokenized stock volume reaches $192.4M and holders surpass 277,000 users. Solana’s real-world asset market has reached a new all-time high, with the network’s RWA value rising to about $2.95 billion, according to data cited from rwa.xyz. The latest figure places Solana among the...