AI Is Breaking the Tools Crypto Needs Against Quantum
Key Takeaways Each experiment cost roughly $100,000. Bitcoin’s existing signatures remain unaffected. Human verification took longer than discovery. Future cryptography must remain replaceabl
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They Survived the 2022 Crypto Crash but Are Giving Up in 2026
Crypto projects that had resisted the collapses of Terra and FTX are now closing their doors. Zapper, Botanix, Step Finance, Parsec, and Odos held up during the most violent years of the mark
Ethereum Layer 2 TVL Falls To Two Year Low
Total value locked in Ethereum Layer 2s has slid back to roughly $5 billion, a level last seen in 2023. The retreat marks a sharp reversal for a sector that drew significant capital only a ye
Crypto VC is narrowing to a smaller circle of firms
Fewer Players, Bigger Cheques The pool of active crypto venture investors has shrunk dramatically. CryptoRank data puts unique investors in crypto funding rounds at roughly 152 so far in July
American Fortress Introduces Quantum-Safe Model to Secure Crypto Wallets
American Fortress, a popular blockchain security entity, has unveiled a post-quantum security model. With the new quantum-safe framework, American Fortress aims to secure the current cryptocu
How DecimalChain Fees Work: USD-Pegged Costs and a Price Oracle
Most blockchains price fees in their native coin, so the real cost of a transaction floats with the market and network load. DecimalChain takes a different approach: the cost of operations is
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Project Continues Token Buybacks! Here Are the Details
Pendle, a yield protocol operating in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space, announced that it has passed a significant milestone in its buyback program aimed at strengthening its ecosystem.
Ethereum Layer 2 TVL Falls To Two Year Low
Total value locked in Ethereum Layer 2s has slid back to roughly $5 billion, a level last seen in 2023. The retreat marks a sharp reversal for a sector that drew significant capital only a ye
Crypto VC is narrowing to a smaller circle of firms
Fewer Players, Bigger Cheques The pool of active crypto venture investors has shrunk dramatically. CryptoRank data puts unique investors in crypto funding rounds at roughly 152 so far in July
Pi Network Spotlights Slice Liquidity Model
Pi Launchpad Routes Sale Proceeds into Liquidity Pi Network (@PiCoreTeam) has used the completion of its SLICE testnet token distribution to explain the liquidity model at the heart of its La
Zcash sealed its main shielded pool and the migration moved fast
@Zcash activated its Ironwood (NU6.3) network upgrade at block 3,428,143 on Tuesday, sealing the Orchard shielded pool that held about 3.66 million $ZEC and opening a new private pool that st
Ethereum Layer 2 TVL Falls To Two Year Low
Total value locked in Ethereum Layer 2s has slid back to roughly $5 billion, a level last seen in 2023. The retreat marks a sharp reversal for a sector that drew significant capital only a ye