Research
Research
Blockchains may finally break their hidden reliance on a ticking randomness clock to keep networks secure
Distributed samplers replace fresh public randomness while a common random string, DDH, LWE, and proof-of-work assumptions remain.
Analysis
Peter Todd reopens Bitcoin’s 21M cap debate because transaction fees make up just 0.5% of miner revenue
A viral clip sharpened the clash between fee-funded security and the credibility of a fixed supply.
Derivatives
KuCoin’s new perp rule can turn one funding-rate extreme into 36 hours of hourly settlements
KuCoin's USDT and USDC contracts move from the next period, while returning to four-hour settlement requires 36 stable hours.
Digital Asset Treasuries
Solana treasury firm cuts shares 700-for-1 but leaves room for nearly 100 billion more
The capital reset leaves Solana treasury SOLAI with nearly 100 billion authorized shares after its NYSE suspension and move to OTC trading.
Debt
Crypto miner warns of potential bankruptcy as unclosed financing leaves $33 million in maturing debt exposed
The PIPE’s Oct. 10 outside date lands 21 days before the notes mature, with $9.2 million of June liquidity.
Regulation
Forced liquidations begin in 30 days for business crypto accounts missing new verification rules on Bybit
Only notified business users are covered; access restrictions follow Aug. 21 and market-price liquidation starts Sept. 21.
Technology
Solana’s Agave 4.2 activation target arrives with mainnet feature gates still pending
The first slot-time gates were still pending, while the 90% rent cut and 4,096-byte transactions lacked confirmed starts.
Technology
Bitcoin Core feature freeze nears as rebase issues hit unencrypted-connection proposal
The queue mixes feature proposals, bugs and release administration, so the count alone does not identify what could delay October.
Exchanges
Why accepting crypto payments over €1,000 on Bitstamp can reportedly freeze your assets starting tomorrow
The customer-posted notice reportedly leaves exchange transfers unaffected, while rejected funds require support to return them to the originator address.
Digital Asset Treasuries
Nasdaq healthcare company promised Bitcoin would safeguard its future – then sold every coin to stay afloat
OneMedNet reported a $3.41 million working-capital deficit as equity became its clearest disclosed funding path.
Digital Asset Treasuries
How a public firm’s $70 million altcoin bet crashed 77% and left it facing Nasdaq delisting
The rule is not operative, but Greenlane’s disclosed share count implies a steep price hurdle if the stay is lifted.
ETF
Slowing ETF demand and corporate treasury selling are breaking the math behind Wall Street’s $16 trillion Bitcoin target
ARK's scenario now requires 78.6% annual growth, with institutional allocation and digital gold supplying 92.8% of modeled value.
