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Updated April 8, 2026 · 5:18 PM UTC

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Technology

New BitVM proposal brings Ethereum-style contracts to Bitcoin

The developer said the technology would allow "any computable function to be verified on Bitcoin."

3 years ago

Staking

Vitalik Buterin proposes two-tier model to address ‘centralization challenges’ in Ethereum staking

The primary concern addressed in Buterin's proposal revolves around the limitations of the current staking system.

3 years ago

Adoption

‘We don’t want to be asking in 30 years, ‘Who lost crypto?”: Coinbase chief legal officer

Paul Grewal believes that if the U.S. keeps dithering on crypto regulation, the industry will meet the same fate as semiconductors.

3 years ago

Technology

Charles Hoskinson defends Hydra as Cardano DeFi thrives

Despite recent concerns within the Cardano community, decentralized finance (DeFi) activity on the network continues to thrive.

3 years ago

Exchanges

Whistleblower accuses Arkham Intelligence of exploiting Binance and FTX backdoors to dox users

Alleged former employee claims misuse of backdoor exploits raises serious questions on user privacy and legality.

3 years ago

DeFi

THORSwap moves to ‘maintenance mode’ to halt proliferation of unlawful transactions

Cryptocurrency researcher Tayvano reported that more than 50% of the Ethereum moved through the THORSwap router during the last four months were stolen funds.

3 years ago

Technology

Is Slack down? Global outage highlights need for communication redundancy for remote teams

Outage awakens global workforce to remote communication vulnerabilities.

3 years ago

Wallets

Ledger reduces staff by 12% as controversial Recover feature looms

CEO Pascal Gauthier attributed staff cuts to market conditions but said that the company will push forward with operations and products.

3 years ago

Wallets

New images of Block’s Bitcoin wallet leak as beta version begins to ship

Photos of the fintech firm's hardware wallet, BitKey, have surfaced as reports indicate that its beta version may ship soon.

3 years ago

Friend.Tech bolsters security as more users report SIM-swap attacks

Technology 3 years ago

Polygon co-founder Jaynti Kanani steps down after six years with project

Technology 3 years ago

Op-ed: Rookie mistakes don’t stop Musk’s gaming debut from drawing millions

Gaming 3 years ago

Vitalik considers implications of adding ZK-EVM, other features to Ethereum mainnet

Culture 3 years ago

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Technology news today

New BitVM proposal brings Ethereum-style contracts to Bitcoin

Vitalik Buterin proposes two-tier model to address ‘centralization challenges’ in Ethereum staking

‘We don’t want to be asking in 30 years, ‘Who lost crypto?”: Coinbase chief legal officer

Charles Hoskinson defends Hydra as Cardano DeFi thrives

Whistleblower accuses Arkham Intelligence of exploiting Binance and FTX backdoors to dox users

THORSwap moves to ‘maintenance mode’ to halt proliferation of unlawful transactions

Is Slack down? Global outage highlights need for communication redundancy for remote teams

Ledger reduces staff by 12% as controversial Recover feature looms

New images of Block’s Bitcoin wallet leak as beta version begins to ship

Friend.Tech bolsters security as more users report SIM-swap attacks

Polygon co-founder Jaynti Kanani steps down after six years with project

Op-ed: Rookie mistakes don’t stop Musk’s gaming debut from drawing millions

Vitalik considers implications of adding ZK-EVM, other features to Ethereum mainnet