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Bitget Wallet Says Global Downloads Have Passed 40 Million

TL;DR Bitget says cumulative downloads of Bitget Wallet have surpassed 40 million worldwide. The figure refers to total app downloads, not monthly active users or active trading accounts. The milestone reflects distribution growth as the wallet adds more trading and tokenized-asset features.

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09:3220m agoWireCoinDesktechnologyEU financial watchdogs warn quantum computing poses imminent threat to blockchain encryptionThe warning brings renewed urgency to the debate over how bitcoin should deal with legacy addresses whose public keys are already exposed onchain.

09:1537m agoWireDailyHodltechnologyAI Agents Steal 488,372 Valid US Credit Card Records, Plant Skimmers on 119 Retail SitesAutonomous AI tools have stolen more than 600,000 credit cards from two firms and installed skimmers on at least 119 websites, at roughly $25 per target.

07:302h agoWireNewsBTCtechnologySui Testnet v1.80.1 Expands Protocol 137 Features For Node OperatorsTL;DR Mysten Labs has released Sui testnet v1.80.1 using protocol version 137. The build includes updates across protocol logic, GraphQL, JSON-RPC and archival services. This is a testnet release and should not be described as a live Sui mainnet upgrade.

07:073h agoWireCrypto BriefingtechnologyBlackRock and IFM in exclusive talks for $25B data center dealThe deal underscores the growing trend of major asset managers investing heavily in AI infrastructure, reshaping the data center landscape.

07:003h agoWireCryptonewstechnologyBitcoin Price Prediction: StarkWare Discounts Quantum-Safe Solution by 79%Bitcoin holds near $84,000 as StarkWare slashes quantum-safe transaction costs by 79%. Key levels, targets, and an early-stage Layer 2 alternative.

05:304h agoWireNewsBTCtechnologyCFTC Warns Prediction Markets Over Manipulation Risks In ‘Mention’ ContractsTL;DR The CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight has issued guidance on prediction contracts that settle based on whether a person says, mentions or does something. The regulator says these ‘mention markets’ can carry heightened manipulation risk when settlement depends on conduct that is not independently generated or verifiable.

05:244h agoWireCoinDesktechnologyA week of AI coding cut a quantum-safe bitcoin transaction estimate from $320 to $66StarkWare, which conducted the research, says contest participants using AI tools made the computation about five times faster, though the $66 figure has not yet been demonstrated in another transaction mined on Bitcoin.

04:525h agoWireCointelegraphtechnologyBitcoin’s ‘last resort’ quantum-safe solution just got 79% cheaper: StarkWareA weeklong optimization challenge cut the estimated GPU cost of preparing an experimental quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction to under $67, potentially making the “last-resort measure” a little easier on the wallet.

04:305h agoWireNewsBTCtechnologyChainlink Releases Node v2.65.0 With Confidential Workflow Monitoring FixTL;DR Chainlink has published core node software v2.65.0. The release includes a monitoring change that separates user-caused confidential-workflow enclave failures from system-caused failures. It is an infrastructure maintenance release rather than a new Chainlink product launch.

03:306h agoWireNewsBTCtechnologyAptos Ships Mainnet Node v1.49.1 As Validator Upgrade Cycle ContinuesTL;DR Aptos Labs has released mainnet node software v1.49.1 for validators and fullnode operators. The release follows the earlier v1.49.1 hotfix path and rolls a wider set of execution, consensus and state-sync changes into the public mainnet build.

02:517h agoWireBeInCryptotechnologyMIT Explains What Happens When the Trillion-Dollar AI Bubble BurstsMIT Technology Review explains what happens when the AI bubble bursts and why hyperscalers face a trillion-dollar reckoning.

02:307h agoWireBitcoinisttechnologyBinance Adds Dividend Support For Four More Leveraged ETF bStocksTL;DR Binance will support cash dividend distributions for SOXS, MUU, TQQQ and SQQQ bStocks. Eligible holders receive the distributions in USDT based on record-date balances. The announcement covers four tokenized leveraged-ETF products.

01:308h agoWireBitcoinisttechnologyBinance Adds New Spot Grid And DCA Trading Bot SupportTL;DR Binance has expanded automated Spot Grid and Spot DCA bot support to additional trading pairs. The new services became effective September 22 at 08:00 UTC. The bots automate user-defined strategies; they do not guarantee profitable trading.

00:309h agoWireBitcoin.comtechnologyiPhone Crypto App Hides Malicious Code as Attacker Wallet Nets $580KAn iPhone app promoted as a read-only crypto monitoring tool carried code capable of accessing other apps and sensitive wallet data, a new analysis found. A wallet identified as the attacker’s received nearly $580,000 in crypto.

00:309h agoWireBitcoinisttechnologyBybit Launches Odds Product For Prediction Market Data And SentimentTL;DR Bybit has launched Bybit Odds, a product for tracking prediction-market probabilities and sentiment. The launch campaign includes a 17,000 USDT reward pool. Bybit Odds is an analytics product integrated into the exchange, not a standalone decentralized prediction-market protocol.

23:3010h agoWireBitcoinisttechnologyBybit Lists SDGRUSDT Perpetual For Schrödinger Stock ExposureTL;DR Bybit has listed SDGRUSDT, a perpetual contract tracking Schrödinger Inc. shares. The contract offers up to 25x leverage through the exchange’s TradFi perpetual platform. Holders receive synthetic price exposure rather than physical SDGR shares.

22:3111h agoWireDecrypttechnologyAn AI Agent Just Hacked a Government Website for the First Time, Australia PM SaysAnthony Albanese said the agent accessed public and non-public files on a Medicare statistics portal in June, calling OpenAI's three-month delay in disclosing the breach "unacceptable.

22:0612h agoWireDecrypttechnologyOpenAI Gives Ukraine Access to Daybreak AI Cyber-Defense ToolOpenAI is giving Ukraine's government access to Daybreak, its AI vulnerability-hunting system, as the country's cyber defenders face a record wave of attacks on hospitals, power grids, and government networks.

22:0112h agoResearcha16z cryptotechnologyThe rise of the $100-billion RWA perp marketRWA perp volume is up 44x in a year as round-the-clock exposure to stocks and commodities moves onchain.

21:5212h agoPressBlockstreamtechnologyLiquid Network Security Incident AssessmentNote to readers: The information contained in this report is current as of the date of publication and may be updated as the investigation continues. Technical claims are drawn from internal and external documentation, supporting source materials and on-chain analysis.

21:3012h agoWireBitcoinisttechnologyBinance Extends Tokenized Stock Utility With SOXL Dividend SupportTL;DR Binance will process cash dividends for SOXL bStocks holders based on eligible token balances. Distributions are credited in USDT to users’ spot accounts. The tokenized product passes through financial distributions but does not give holders conventional shareholder voting rights.

20:5013h agoWireCryptoSlatetechnologyBlackRock sees a new $5 trillion AI trade emerging for stablecoinsBlackRock says AI could create a new class of stablecoin customer: machines that spend continuously without human approval.

20:4413h agoWireDecrypttechnologyMeta's Muse AI Agent Read a User's Private iMessages. Then It Lied About HowA tech columnist declined to give Meta's new AI agent access to his messages. It read them anyway, then invented an explanation for how it knew.

20:3013h agoWireCrypto.newstechnologyCoinbase plans post-quantum Bitcoin custody for any schemeCoinbase has begun designing a post-quantum custody system intended to protect about $250 billion in institutional assets while supporting any new signature scheme adopted by Bitcoin or another blockchain.

19:5414h agoWireThe DefianttechnologyCosmos Hub Restarts; 1.23 Million ATOM Moved From Neutron Attacker WalletThe Hub produced no blocks for 24 hours and 48 minutes. The attacker bought voting power for 20,199 USDC and staked it 12 minutes before an expedited Neutron proposal closed.

19:3014h agoWireBitcoinisttechnologyValour Launches AI-Managed Smart Crypto Fund SPTL;DR DeFi Technologies says subsidiary Valour has launched Smart Crypto Fund SP. The product uses an AI-driven strategy from Neuronomics to rebalance exposure among leading digital assets. It is a specialized investment fund product, not a US spot ETF.

19:0615h agoWireThe DefianttechnologyMoonPay Agrees to Buy North Capital, Adding Securities InfrastructureSources told CoinDesk the all-stock deal is worth more than $60 million; the transaction remains subject to regulatory approval.

17:5016h agoWireBanklesstechnologyBlackRock Maps Crypto’s Role in the AI EconomyBlackRock says AI agents could drive stablecoin payments and help create new markets for trading and financing compute.

17:1017h agoWireBitcoin MagazinetechnologyThe Quantum Issue: You Never Really Know The FutureFrom The Quantum Issue: Shinobi considering why it might actually be possible a viable quantum computer is built in the near future. This post The Quantum Issue: You Never Really Know The Future first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Shinobi .

17:0217h agoWireUnchainedtechnologyHow Coinbase Plans to Secure $250 Billion in Assets in a Post-Quantum WorldIf a cryptographically relevant quantum computer eventually becomes an active threat to Bitcoin’s security, Coinbase wants to have protections in place that are prepared for whatever direction Bitcoin and other digital assets take, according to Yehuda Lindell.

16:3017h agoWireNewsBTCtechnologyBybit Adds Support For Avalanche v1.15.0 Network UpgradeTL;DR Bybit has confirmed support for Avalanche’s v1.15.0 network upgrade. The exchange is updating its Avalanche node infrastructure while keeping AVAX trading active. The announcement concerns network compatibility and exchange operations, not a change to AVAX supply or token economics.

16:1218h agoWireUnchainedtechnologyCosmos Hub Restarts and Moves $2.1 Million in Stolen Tokens Out of an Attacker’s WalletValidators stopped the network for nearly 25 hours after a governance vote on Neutron gave an attacker control of Astroport and Drop contracts.

15:4118h agoWireDecrypttechnologyBlackRock: AI Agents Could Drive Crypto's Next Demand WaveThe world's largest asset manager argues that autonomous AI agents buying data, paying for services, and renting computing power could quietly become one of the biggest forces pushing money into crypto.

15:3018h agoWireNewsBTCtechnologyBybit Opens Oura Pre-IPO Perpetual Trading With Up To 25x LeverageTL;DR Bybit has launched OURAUSDT as a pre-IPO TradFi perpetual contract. Trading began September 22 at 13:30 UTC with leverage of up to 25x. The contract tracks implied pre-IPO valuation; traders do not receive Oura shares or IPO allocations.

15:1919h agoWireCryptoPotatotechnologyBlackRock: AI Agents Will Drive Major Demand for Stablecoins and Blockchain PaymentsTraditional card networks and ACH already automate payments, but BlackRock is questioning their fit for tiny, continuous transactions.

15:0019h agoWireCryptonewstechnologyOpenAI ChatGPT AI Predicts XRP to Hit $8 by 2027, in the Right ConditionsThe Sam Altman-led OpenAI ChatGPT AI predicts that in a blow-off top bull market, XRP could reach $8+ by January 1, 2027. It puts the plausible bull-market range at $4.50–$7.00, with $8+ possible in an extreme altcoin blow-off.

14:3019h agoWireDailyHodltechnologyDormant Bitcoin Wallet Abruptly Awakens After Hibernating for 14+ Years, Moves $51,900,000 in BTC at 1,063,304% ProfitA Bitcoin wallet holding 600 BTC untouched since 2012 has transferred the funds, realizing over $48 million in gains as of September 22, 2026.

14:3019h agoWireNewsBTCtechnologyBinance Lets bStocks Tokenized Equities Count As Futures MarginTL;DR Binance now allows eligible bStocks tokenized-equity holdings to be used as collateral in Multi-Assets Mode. The feature lets users retain exposure to tokenized stocks while using their collateral value for futures positions.

14:2919h agoWireCrypto.newstechnologySecurity and fees hold back deeper crypto use among wealthy investors: Nexo reportNearly 67% of affluent investors across the United States, United Kingdom and Argentina have owned crypto, but only 4.7% have integrated digital assets deeply into long term financial planning, according to new research from Nexo.

14:0620h agoPressSolana NewstechnologyStocks Go Onchain: What the SEC's Innovation Exemption Means for SolanaA five-year SEC order lets tokenized shares with full rights trade on public blockchains without stock-exchange registration; Solana's architecture is live.

13:4020h agoWireCointelegraphtechnologyESMA to prioritize EU-wide AI and tokenization supervision in 2027National regulators will map client-facing uses of the technologies, check a subset of firms and develop common approaches to oversight.

13:3720h agoWireBitcoin MagazinetechnologyAssessing the Quantum Threat to Bitcoin w/ ShinobiThe quantum threat to Bitcoin is no longer purely theoretical, so what would an actual attack look like on chain? This post Assessing the Quantum Threat to Bitcoin w/ Shinobi first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Patrick Green .

13:2820h agoWireCryptonewstechnologyAnthropic’s Claude AI Predicts a Wild 2026 Price Target for LINKAnthropic Claude AI predicts that Chainlink (LINK) could hit $75 or higher in 2026 if parabolic bull market conditions align in Q4. LINK is trading just above $12, with a market cap of around $9.5Bn. 2025 opened at $20.00, spiked to $27.

13:1921h agoWireCoinGapetechnologyCRCL Stock Outlook as BlackRock Says AI-Powered Stablecoin Growth Could Deepen Circle’s UtilityCircle (NASDAQ: CRCL) stock price is down in pre-market trading today, mirroring the drop in other crypto stocks following the stalling of the broader crypto market’s rally.

12:2222h agoWireCointelegraphtechnologyEU watchdogs warn quantum computers could pick crypto’s locksEU supervisors warn quantum computing could weaken blockchain security as Bitcoin developers weigh a draft migration plan and Ethereum targets 2029.

12:1522h agoWireDecrypttechnologyNorth Korea's Fake Job Interviews Drained $11M From 7,000 Crypto WalletsA seven-agency advisory ties the WaterPlum hacking crew and Pyongyang's remote IT worker scheme to the same bureau.

11:1523h agoWireCryptonewstechnologySolana Begins Testing on Major Speed Upgrade: SOL Price to $150?Solana trades near $118.95 as the Alpenglow upgrade hits testnet targeting 0.15-second finality. SOL eyes $120-$150 resistance levels.

10:3423h agoWireCryptonewstechnologyXRP Ledger Batch Upgrade Nears Activation, but Demand Is UnclearThe Batch upgrade has 30 of 35 validator votes for September 29 activation, but XRP’s 22.2% weekly rally may not signal new demand.

10:001d agoWireCoinGapetechnologyBitget Expands GetAgent 2.0 With AI Research Across Crypto, Stocks, Gold and OilBitget exchange is upgrading the capabilities of its AI assistant as it implements its Universal Exchange model.. The company has updated GetAgent 2.0 to include research on both crypto and traditional markets. Now, the tool is seeing the inclusion of assets like stocks, gold and oil.

09:571d agoWireCoinDesktechnologyFTX, Alameda-linked wallets send $75 million in ether to Wintermute, onchain data showsOnchain analysts PeckShield and EmberCN say the funds moved to a Wintermute wallet, but neither a sale nor the purpose of the transfer have been confirmed.

09:291d agoWireU.TodaytechnologyBlackRock: AI Boom Could Fuel New Crypto DemandBlackRock believes the artificial intelligence boom could emerge as a major new source of demand for crypto.

09:171d agoWireCoinDesktechnologyBlackRock says AI agents could drive stablecoin and crypto adoptionThe asset manager sees payments as the nearer-term opportunity, while markets for computing capacity remain at an early stage

08:301d agoWireCoinGapetechnologyCoinbase Preps Post-Quantum Custody for $250B Held for BlackRock After Lindell Flags MPC Blind SpotCoinbase is quietly engineering a post-quantum custody architecture for roughly $250 billion in institutional assets it holds for BlackRock and others. Ad Ad Why Bitcoin’s Quantum Fix Could Break Today’s Custody Model Today, Coinbase’s institutional stack runs on multi-party computation (MPC).

08:171d agoWireCrypto.newstechnologyXRP Ledger delegation upgrade could go live Oct. 5, will XRP benefit?XRP Ledger has moved PermissionDelegationV1_1 into its 14 day activation period after 29 of the network’s 35 trusted validators backed the account permission upgrade. According to the live XRP Ledger amendment dashboard, the countdown began on Sept.

08:071d agoWireCointelegraphtechnologyZcash’s November upgrade could freeze funds in legacy Sprout poolThe proposed NU7 change would disable version 4 transactions, leaving ZEC in Zcash’s legacy Sprout shielded pool unspendable.

07:371d agoWireCoinDesktechnologyXRP Ledger retries upgrade that lets banks split payment and compliance dutiesThe upgrade could activate Oct. 5, letting businesses give another account limited powers such as making payments or approving customers without handing over full control.

07:181d agoWireCrypto.newstechnologySolana Alpenglow testnet: What does the 150ms finality upgrade change?Solana has moved its Alpenglow consensus upgrade toward public testnet deployment as developers prepare to test a design intended to cut transaction finality from roughly 13 seconds to around 150 milliseconds.

06:341d agoWireCrypto.newstechnologyUS treasury secretary Scott Bessent reportedly in running to become Trump’s AI czarU.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has emerged as a leading candidate to become President Donald Trump’s next artificial intelligence czar as the administration prepares to establish a new “AI Force.” Semafor reported on Sept.

06:331d agoWireSlowMisttechnologyFATF Report | How to Understand and Address Risks in Gaming and GamblingIn September 2026, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published the report Risks of Gaming and Gambling , providing a systematic analysis of money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing risks in areas including casinos, sports betting, other forms of gambling, and online gaming.

05:341d agoWireCointelegraphtechnologyUS Treasury secretary emerges as frontrunner for Trump’s AI czar role: ReportUS President Donald Trump previously tapped David Sacks as his AI and crypto czar before Sacks stepped down from the role earlier this year after reaching his service limit as a special government employee.

05:161d agoWireCoinDesktechnologySolana starts testing upgrade that could cut finality from 12.8 seconds to 150 millisecondsAlpenglow would let exchanges, bridges and merchants treat payments as irreversible almost immediately.

04:331d agoWireCointelegraphtechnologyAI potential to drive crypto demand remains ‘underappreciated’: BlackRockBlackRock says AI agents could drive demand for stablecoins and programmable payment rails, while tokenized computing capacity could create another opportunity for digital assets.

03:331d agoWireCointelegraphtechnologyOpenAI, Anthropic to brief UN Security Council on AI risks: ReportsAnthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are expected to brief the UN Security Council as it examines AI risks and global security.

00:011d agoWireU.TodaytechnologyDogecoin (DOGE), Shiba Inu (SHIB), Near Protocol (NEAR) and Zcash (ZEC) Price Analysis For September 23: Volatility Breaks All LimitsDogecoin, Shiba Inu, Near Protocol and Zcash are all testing critical technical levels after strong recent moves.

23:271d agoWireCryptonewstechnologyMicrosoft Copilot AI Predicts a Huge Move for Bitcoin by 2027Microsoft Copilot AI predicts that if a full-blown bull market returns in Q4, Bitcoin could hit $180,000 before January 1, 2027. The bullish range is listed at $140,000–$180,000, with a genuine late-cycle blow-off potentially pushing Bitcoin toward $200,000+.

22:162d agoWireDecrypttechnologyUN Security Council Will Get Advice on AI Risks From Tech Giants Building ItDeepSeek will address the UN Security Council on AI risks this week, sharing a stage with Dario Amodei—who has spent a year calling China's government the industry's biggest threat.

22:122d agoWireCryptonewstechnologyGoogle Gemini AI Predicts XRP Could Hit $8.50 by 2027In welcome news for the Ripple army, Google Gemini AI predicts XRP could hit $8.50 by the end of 2026 if certain conditions are met. The update comes as CoinGecko data shows XRP trading at $1.30, up a modest +0.4% over 24 hours but down -6.

20:012d agoWireDecrypttechnologyInside Coinbase’s $250 Billion Playbook for Post-Quantum Bitcoin CustodyHead of cryptography Yehuda Lindell says the exchange is designing custody that can adapt to whatever post-quantum signing scheme Bitcoin adopts.

19:032d agoWireCryptoPotatotechnologyCardano Joins Solana, XRPL in AI Agent Payments Race as ADA Gains 6%x402 processed more than 75 million transactions worth roughly $24 million over the past month, involving 94,000 buyers and 22,000 sellers.

15:472d agoWireCryptoPotatotechnologyArthur Hayes Says AI Glut Could Lower Compute Costs and Boost CryptoIn Hayes' scenario, a potential bailout of insurers exposed to AI debt could increase the money supply and support Bitcoin prices.

15:322d agoWireThe DefianttechnologyKinetiq Opens Elysium Testnet for Hyperliquid-Focused DeFi AppsThe liquid staking protocol published a chain ID, an RPC endpoint and an explorer for its Arbitrum Orbit network, a month after saying HyperEVM's throughput leaves little room for sustained high-frequency activity.

10:052d agoWireU.Todaytechnology119% Near Protocol (NEAR) Surge: Can It Fuel $5 Run?Near Protocol's rally might reach yet unseen levels as $5 target now looms on the horizon.

08:282d agoWireSlowMisttechnologyAnalysis | Joint Report by Japan, the US, Australia, and Germany: Job-Seeking Phishing and Laptop…Analysis | Joint Report by Japan, the US, Australia, and Germany: Job-Seeking Phishing and Laptop Farms Operated by the North Korean Hacker Group “WaterPlum” On September 18, Japan’s National Police Agency, together with the National Cybersecurity Office, the U.

00:012d agoWireU.TodaytechnologyBitcoin (BTC) Price Prediction 2030: How AI and Crypto Might EmergeBitcoin's path to 2030 could be shaped by AI payments, stablecoin growth, regulatory clarity and increasingly scarce BTC supply.

00:002d agoPressBitcoin OptechtechnologyBitcoin Optech Newsletter #423 Recap PodcastMark “Murch” Erhardt, Gustavo Flores Echaiz, and Mike Schmidt are joined by Davidson Souza, Eric Price, and PortlandHODL to discuss Newsletter #423.

22:462d agoWireDecrypttechnologyGoogle Admits Gemini AI Hacked Three Companies—It Stayed Silent for 7 WeeksGoogle learned in late July that Gemini had breached three real companies during a May security test, but said nothing publicly for seven weeks.

13:003d agoWireU.TodaytechnologyXRP October Key Date Emerges as Permissions Upgrade Heads for ActivationOctober set to be significant for XRP community with two events ahead.

08:333d agoWireSlowMisttechnologyThreat Intelligence | PolinRider Poisons Nova, Using On-Chain Transactions as a C2 ManagerBackground The sample comes from a development branch of the Laravel Nova extension package visanduma/nova-two-factor, associated with the PolinRider campaign. This is a PHP package published on Packagist, with more than 700,000 cumulative downloads as of the time of this analysis.

10:004d agoWireSlowMisttechnologyThreat Intelligence | Analysis of FomoPeek App Store Poisoning and iOS Kernel ExploitationRecently, the SlowMist security team received multiple reports of user assets being stolen. Upon verification, all of the incidents involved private key exposure, and some of the affected users had previously downloaded and used FomoPeek App versions 1.

11:285d agoPressSolana NewstechnologySolana Changelog: September 18, 2026Transaction V1 reaches mainnet as Solana targets 250ms slots, lower rent, and program deployments with four times lower fees.

10:005d agoPressSolana NewstechnologyHow AI Is Reshaping Crypto Security, with Michael CoatesA ~$116 million Coldcard exploit shows why crypto security must eliminate single points of failure and automate defenses for AI-speed threats.

17:006d agoWireThe DefianttechnologyFake AI Bot Tutorials Tricked 224 Victims Into Deploying Their Own DrainersTRM traced 274.60 ETH to six operator addresses after victims signed and funded malicious contracts themselves between February and August.

00:006d agoPressBitcoin OptechtechnologyBitcoin Optech Newsletter #423This week’s newsletter summarizes an analysis of mining pool difficulty controllers stranding slowed miners, describes a proposed improvement to Utreexo’s initial block download, and links to a draft BIP for specifying unspendable taproot internal keys.

16:498d agoWireBanklesstechnologyCircle's Arc Mainnet Goes LiveThe USDC issuer just launched its own Layer 1, arriving to an arena already fielded by Tether and Stripe.

00:568d agoPressSolana NewstechnologyProject Harmonia Brings Institutional Tokenized Funds to SolanaProject Harmonia connects Allfunds, with about €1.9 trillion under administration, to tokenized funds on Solana; submissions close October 24, 2026.

13:109d agoWireEthereum MagicianstechnologyERC-8418: Itemized Non-Fungible TokenAn NFT collection cannot prove on-chain how many of one item within it will ever exist. A collection typically holds many items — item kinds, ticket classes, art series — each with its own intended edition size. The issuer publishes those sizes in metadata.

00:009d agoPressBitcoin OptechtechnologyBitcoin Optech Newsletter #422 Recap PodcastMark “Murch” Erhardt and Mike Schmidt are joined by Adam Gibson and Rob Segers to discuss Newsletter #422.

11:0010d agoPressSolana NewstechnologySolana: Building, Proving and Earning Trust in PublicSolana has maintained 100% uptime since February 2024, including when a routing failure took nearly 29% of network stake offline.

08:5113d agoWireSlowMisttechnologyAnalysis of the Liquid Network Cache Key Collision Vulnerability: Nearly 4,000 L-BTC Minted Out of…Analysis of the Liquid Network Cache Key Collision Vulnerability: Nearly 4,000 L-BTC Minted Out of Thin Air At 13:52:10 UTC on September 6, two transactions with the same structure appeared in Liquid block 4,050,335. One minute later, a third transaction was confirmed in block 4,050,336, bringing approximately 3,998.

00:0013d agoPressBitcoin OptechtechnologyBitcoin Optech Newsletter #422This week’s newsletter describes a proposed protocol for probabilistic coinjoins disguised as covert bets and summarizes benchmarks of a silent payments indexing server against compact block filters for light clients.

20:1614d agoPressSolana NewstechnologySolana Changelog: September 10, 2026V1 transaction activation is delayed to Epoch 1035, alongside new Agave, Firedancer, Web3.js, Solana Kit, and program releases.

20:1614d agoPressSolana NewstechnologySolana Changelog: September 3, 2026Firedancer adopts three RPC calls and advances ARM support, while three mainnet feature gates and new Agave, Web3.js, and Solana Kit versions land.

16:1614d agoWireEthereum MagicianstechnologyB(l)o(h)ard: a minimal on-chain message boardThe design: blohard protocol design A running proof of concept on Base Sepolia and Base mainnet: https://blohard.social The idea in a paragraph One immutable, ownerless contract holds a table of messages. Each message is two storage slots: a keccak256 hash of the content, the author, a parent link (zero for a top-level post) and a timestamp.

10:1314d agoWireSlowMisttechnologyU.S. OFAC and DOJ Join Forces to Crack Down on Xinbi Guarantee, Restricting More Than $52 Million…U.S. OFAC and DOJ Join Forces to Crack Down on Xinbi Guarantee, Restricting More Than $52 Million in Crypto Assets On September 9, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the U.S.

17:3915d agoWireBanklesstechnologyVitalik Pitches EIP-8288 as Ethereum's Next Big Cryptography UnlockA new mempool design could make quantum-safe signatures and private transactions dirt cheap on Ethereum.

15:0015d agoResearcha16z cryptotechnologyEntering the era of lattice SNARKs – with a faster, post-quantum JoltToday we are releasing Lattice Jolt, a new version of our open source zkVM (zero knowledge virtual machine).

09:2715d agoWireEthereum MagicianstechnologyEIP-8413: Decouple Stake from Validator RegistrationDiscussion thread for decoupling stake deposits from validator registration 1 post - 1 participant Read full topic

00:0016d agoPressBitcoin OptechtechnologyBitcoin Optech Newsletter #421 Recap PodcastMark “Murch” Erhardt, Gustavo Flores Echaiz, and Mike Schmidt are joined by average_gary, Erick Cestari, Conduition, and Greg Sanders to discuss Newsletter #421.

06:5817d agoWireSlowMisttechnologyThe Vanishing Debt — An Analysis of the Notional Finance HackBackground On September 4, 2026, the well-known decentralized lending platform Notional Finance was attacked, resulting in approximately $1.73 million in losses. The following is a detailed analysis of this attack by the SlowMist Security Team: Prerequisite Knowledge In Notional Finance V1, fCash can be understood as cash claims with an expiration date.

10:2520d agoWireSlowMisttechnologyThreat Intelligence | iOS Safari DarkSword Wallet Asset TheftBackground A campaign offering free VPS services was actually a decoy. A page recovered from a public web archive shows that event[.]polarnode[.]vip, registered in late August 2026, declared https[:]//lk[.]wyincc[.]com/lk.