Vitalik Buterin’s new Ethereum 2030 essay places the base chain at the centre of settlement while cryptographic proofs take on a greater share of verification.
California has drawn a new boundary between public office and meme-coin launches. Its law targets officials who issue speculative tokens and, from 2027, platforms that offer certain new official-linked coins to state residents.
XRP’s recovery has revived a $2 chart setup, but heavy Binance turnover and leveraged trading leave the rally facing a more demanding test.
Solana DEXs can report billions in transactions without showing how much independent market demand sits behind that turnover. A new Bitquery study puts that problem into focus.
Altcoin gains are spreading beyond a group of tokens, but the recovery is adding derivatives exposure faster than fresh onchain dollar liquidity. That gap matters as more holders move assets onto exchanges.
The European Banking Authority’s consultation on how it may calculate MiCA fines closes September 28. The deadline will not fine a company or change a stablecoin’s status overnight, but it shows how the EBA could turn a MiCA breach into a penalty.
Ethena is extending USDe’s revenue model with tokenized-stock trades, adding a new source of potential return and a new set of dependencies.
On Aave’s new Base market, a tokenized Nvidia holding can support a USDC loan at any hour. Its collateral price follows a different timetable.
A five-day, $2.39 billion run into U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs gives crypto’s latest rebound a clear sign of buying demand. A broader market expansion still needs follow-through.
About 54 million XRP, valued near $83 million, had left the five original Bitget attacker accounts by September 26, shifting the recovery effort toward custodial gateways.
Bitcoin’s public ledger would remain public under a new proposal called Shielded Bitcoin. The idea is to add a separate private-payment system above it-without a soft fork.
Digital dollars may become a major practical entry point into crypto: a way to pay, manage cash and access investments before users decide whether to own volatile assets.



