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European Central Banks Seek Wider Stablecoin Yield Ban Under MiCA
Europe’s central banks want MiCA’s stablecoin yield ban extended to indirect rewards, lending and staking, while proposing new reserve-liquidity rules.
RWA-Linked Perpetuals Push Price Discovery Beyond U.S. Market Hours
Binance Research finds that equity and pre-IPO perpetuals are drawing substantial trading volume while traditional U.S. markets are closed.
Strive Adds 1,355 Bitcoin and Raises Its Holdings to 26,355 BTC
Strive disclosed a five-day purchase of 1,355 bitcoin at an average price of about $79,475, lifting its reported treasury to 26,355 BTC.
Strategy Adds 950 Bitcoin, Taking Holdings to 846,000 BTC
Strategy bought 950 BTC for about $75.7 million after a three-week pause, funding the acquisition from cash rather than share sales.
BIP-110 Is Closed: What Its Low-Support Signaling Phase Showed
BIP-110 proposed temporary limits on transaction data, but weak miner signaling exposed the coordination barrier facing contentious Bitcoin rule changes.
Singapore Proposes Stablecoin License With Full Reserves
Singapore’s proposed stablecoin license would require reserves of at least 100%, timely redemption and a ban on interest paid to holders.
Nomic Exploit Exposes the Extra Trust Behind Bridged Bitcoin
Osmosis says a Nomic forwarding bug enabled false nBTC vouchers, affecting Alloyed BTC backing even though Osmosis and IBC were not compromised.
MetaMask Added Protection Blocks Transaction Preview Deception
MetaMask’s Added Protection requires an EVM transaction to match its preview or revert, targeting contracts that behave differently after signing.
Bitcoin Confirmations and Finality: A Practical Settlement Guide
Bitcoin transactions gain confidence as blocks accumulate, but the right confirmation threshold depends on value, counterparties and operational risk.
ZKsync Adds EraVM Safeguards Before Planned Retirement
Matter Labs outlined five safeguards for EraVM chains as ZKsync moves new development to Atlas and prepares to retire EraVM.
Why Bitcoin Can Move Sharply When Order-Book Depth Vanishes
Trading volume alone does not show how much liquidity can absorb a large order. Bitcoin’s market depth can disappear just when volatility accelerates.
Ethereum Foundation Targets 2029 for Layer-1 Quantum Resistance
Ethereum’s Protocol cluster has set a December 2029 target for quantum resistance across execution, consensus and data availability.