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Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Snap 8-Week Outflow Streak With $282M in Combined Inflows
Bitcoin Whale Awakens After 7 Years, Moves $188M in BTC
Trump and Lummis Push CLARITY Act Before August Recess
Ripple Faced 'Unsavable' Crisis: Lawyers Urged Executives to Abandon Company in 2020
Coinbase, Singapore Police Prevent $4.2M in Crypto Scam Losses
Bitcoin Holds Steady Near $64K as US-Iran Tensions Escalate
Bitcoin Leaders Back and Saylor Reject BIP 110 Proposal
Robinhood Expands AI Trading to Crypto for US Customers
Apple Sues OpenAI Over Trade Secret Theft
DOJ Moves to Drop Charges Against BitClub Alleged Fraudster in $722M Scheme
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press_releaseCardano Announces Major Protocol Upgrade Targeting Scalability and Throughput Improvements
Cardano has formally announced a major protocol upgrade targeting throughput and smart contract scalability, with IOG outlining a three-phase deployment timeline spanning Q4 2026 through Q1 2027. The upgrade targets a 3x TPS improvement alongside Plutus optimizations, though execution risk remains material given the protocol's history of delayed timelines.
press_releaseGauntlet Secures $125 Million Series C from SBI Holdings to Scale DeFi Risk Infrastructure
Gauntlet has raised $125 million in Series C funding from SBI Holdings in a sole-investor round, bringing total funding to $175 million. The capital will support product expansion, international growth, and deeper integrations across DeFi protocols where Gauntlet manages risk parameters for more than $50 billion in total value locked.
press_releaseKuCoin Partners with UAE Team Emirates – XRG for Tour de France Sponsorship
KuCoin has announced a sponsorship partnership with UAE Team Emirates – XRG during the 2026 Tour de France, marking the exchange's entry into elite international sports sponsorship and expanding its brand presence in regulated global markets.
press_releaseEthereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Announces 'Lean Ethereum' Quantum-Resistant Roadmap Targeting 2029 Implementation
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has unveiled the 'Lean Ethereum' roadmap, a staged protocol initiative targeting quantum-resistant cryptography implementation by 2029 alongside 40–60% gas efficiency improvements. The announcement addresses the projected threat of cryptographically relevant quantum computers to Ethereum's $462 billion network and $127.3 billion in DeFi total value locked.
press_releaseDTCC Launches Tokenization Pilot for Russell 1000 Equities, ETFs, and U.S. Treasuries
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation is launching a blockchain tokenization pilot covering Russell 1000 equities, U.S. ETFs, and Treasury securities, marking the first direct integration of distributed ledger technology into U.S. central securities settlement infrastructure. The initiative builds on 18 months of development and partnerships with Securitize and Chainlink.
press_releaseEthereum Establishes Independent Non-Profit to Accelerate Institutional Finance Onchain
The Ethereum ecosystem has formalized its transition to an independent non-profit governance structure, addressing longstanding institutional concerns about centralized protocol control. The announcement coincides with Securitize's transfer agent partnership, Tether's self-custodial wallet launch, and $8.7 billion in prediction market ETF inflows, reflecting accelerating institutional engagement with onchain financial infrastructure.