What Could the CLARITY Act Mean for XRP’s Legal Status?
The Clarity Act would take XRP's current digital commodity status, which today rests only on a joint interpretation from the SEC and the CFTC, and write it into permanent federal law. That si
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Why Did Vitalik Buterin Put Quantum Safety First In Ethereum's Roadmap?
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin shared an updated roadmap on August 10. The biggest change is that: quantum safety is now the top goal. Buterin compared his old 2023 roadmap to Ethereum's
Trump’s White House Crypto Meeting: Key Takeaways
US President Donald Trump met with crypto and prediction market executives at the White House on Wednesday, August 19, pushing Congress to pass the CLARITY Act while also signaling that regul
Inside Zcash’s Ironwood Upgrade and the Rush Into Its New Shielded Pool
Zcash activated its Ironwood upgrade, known formally as NU6.3, on July 28, 2026, at block height 3,428,143. The upgrade replaced Orchard, the network's main privacy pool, with a new pool call
What Does a Chainlink Price Oracle Actually Do?
A Chainlink price oracle collects asset price data from many independent sources, aggregates that data off-chain, and publishes a single trusted value on the blockchain so smart contracts can
How Does Plume Network Bake KYC and Compliance Directly Into the Chain Itself?
Plume Network bakes KYC and compliance into the chain by building identity checks, transfer restrictions, and sanctions screening into its core protocol modules instead of leaving each app to
Inside HBAR's Spot ETF Debut: Who's Buying & Why?
The Canary HBAR ETF, trading under the ticker HBR, became the first U.S. spot exchange-traded fund holding HBAR when it launched on Nasdaq on October 28, 2025. Nearly a year later, its buyer
How Does XRP’s Escrow System Work?
Ripple locks XRP in time-based smart contracts on the XRP Ledger and releases a maximum of 1 billion XRP on the first day of each month, a supply schedule set up in December 2017 and enforced
Trezor Data Breach: All You Need to Know
Trezor, the hardware wallet maker, confirmed that a breach at its shipping partner ShipMonk exposed the personal data of 13,689 customers, including names, phone numbers, email addresses, and
Arthur Hayes’ New Venture Flop Labs: What Do We Know So Far?
Arthur Hayes, the co-founder of crypto exchange BitMEX, announced on August 18, 2026, that he is leading a new project called Flop Labs, which is building a network and native token called FL
What Did Six Years of Cardano Staking Get Right?
Cardano's Shelley upgrade, launched in July 2020, got one thing right from the start: it let ADA holders earn staking rewards without ever giving up custody of their coins. Six years later, t
Coinbase Targets US Single Stock Perpetuals
Coinbase Files SEC Notices for Single-Stock Perpetuals Coinbase has taken a formal step toward bringing single-stock perpetual contracts to the United States, filing two SEC notice registrati