What happened in crypto, why it matters, and what to watch next. Every story links its sources.
The Ethereum Foundation has published a clear strategic vision for how L1 and L2 should divide labor — and why getting that split right determines whether Ethereum becomes the world's financial settlement layer or just another blockchain.
Bitcoin's 3.6% surge on Iran's Strait of Hormuz statement wasn't just a relief rally — it was a data point in BTC's evolving identity as a macro-sensitive asset.
A single headline out of Tehran helped ease oil prices, calm inflation fears, and push crypto markets broadly higher — here's what's actually driving the move.
A sufficiently powerful quantum computer could theoretically crack Bitcoin's elliptic curve cryptography in minutes — here's what that actually means, when it might matter, and what the network can do about it.
As France moves to regulate crypto-related kidnappings, the wave of physical attacks on visible holders is a stark reminder that on-chain security is only half the battle.
Industry insiders at Paris Blockchain Week delivered a blunt message: putting an asset on-chain doesn't conjure a buyer, and the real-world asset boom needs honest accounting of what tokenization can and can't fix.
Spot ETFs, institutional custody, and enterprise payment rails are turning XRP from a retail speculative asset into a legitimate fixture of institutional portfolios.
Ethereum just posted its busiest quarter ever, Bitcoin's most reliable bottom indicator still hasn't fired, and Circle is in court — together, these three stories reveal exactly where crypto stands right now.
Ethereum just posted its busiest quarter ever — and the story behind the numbers is about what the network was actually built to do.
Two major security incidents in one week expose the gap between where crypto users store their assets and how much protection they actually have.
Three converging stories — a landmark Ethereum milestone, a class-action against Circle, and a stablecoin yield battle in Congress — reveal how DeFi is maturing into a space where legal and regulatory risk is now as real as smart contract risk.
Ethereum just logged its busiest quarter in network history, and the timing couldn't be more relevant for institutional allocators still sitting on the sidelines.
Circle faces a class action over the $280M Drift Protocol hack while the Clarity Act's stablecoin yield provisions hit a legislative wall — two separate blows landing on U.S. crypto policy in the same week.
A $280 million hack and a class action against Circle are forcing a reckoning over how much responsibility stablecoin issuers bear when their infrastructure gets used to move stolen funds.
Ripple's new institutional custody service reflects a broader infrastructure build-out that's moving tokenized assets and stablecoin settlements from pilot programs into live banking workflows.
Ethereum processed record transaction volume in Q1 2026, capping a multi-year comeback — but network activity and investment returns aren't the same story.
A technical indicator based on Bitcoin's 50- and 100-week moving averages has called every major bottom since 2015 — and it still hasn't fired.
Bitcoin's 10% April rally has stalled at a key technical level as large holders dump coins into ETF-driven strength — and on-chain data explains exactly why.
Adam Back's BIP-361 proposes optional quantum-resistant upgrades over five years — and the debate it's sparked reveals how Bitcoin handles existential technical risk.
Bitcoin's April rally has stalled near $75,000 as large holders dump into strength and key resistance looms — here's what the data actually shows.