The Ethereum Foundation just cut a fifth of its staff
A Deliberate Restructuring, Not a Market Panic The Ethereum Foundation (@ethereumfndn) has laid off 54 employees, cutting roughly one fifth of its total workforce. The reductions conclude a m
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US Senator: Crypto Not the Cause of America’s Economic Strains
The US Senate Banking Committee convened a hearing on affordability Tuesday, but testimony from the crypto advocacy group The Digital Chamber drew limited engagement from most lawmakers. Cody
Oracle cuts 21,000 jobs as focus shifts to AI
Tech giant Oracle has relieved almost 21,000 people of their positions over the past fiscal year, amounting to a 13% reduction in its global workforce, as the company funneled tens of billion
Crypto isn't the problem with the US economy, says senator
Cody Carbone, CEO of the cryptocurrency advocacy group The Digital Chamber, received a largely muted response to his testimony at a Senate Banking Committee hearing on affordability. In a Tue
Ripple Lands MiCA License In Luxembourg To Serve All 30 EEA Countries
Ripple Secures Regulatory Foothold Across Europe @Ripple has received preliminary Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) approval from Luxembourg's financial regulator, the Commission de Survei
Drug Cartel Used Fake Zksync Token To Defraud Japanese Investors
A Chinese criminal network accused of smuggling fentanyl precursors from China to the United States also operated a fraudulent cryptocurrency token from a base in Japan, defrauding investors
South Korea's Largest Payment Platform is Integrating Solana
KG Inicis Brings Stablecoin Payments to Solana KG Inicis, South Korea's largest payment gateway operator, is set to integrate stablecoin payments on the @Solana blockchain, marking one of the
Clarity Act is Clear: Writing Code is not Money Transmission
Senator Cynthia Lummis is pressing her case for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, arguing that the legislation draws a clear legal line that writing code does not constitute money transmi
Chainlink pulls 50 banks into a plan to settle currency trades instantly
@chainlink has unveiled Project Pangea, a cross-border foreign exchange initiative that draws together more than 50 financial institutions across Europe and South Korea in a bid to replace th
The central banks' central bank says stablecoins still aren't real money
The Bank for International Settlements (@BIS_org), often described as the central bank for central banks, has delivered its bluntest verdict yet on stablecoins. In its 2026 Annual Economic Re
StarkWare's new demo proves your age without handing over your passport
@StarkWareLtd has unveiled a zero-knowledge identity system designed to let users pass a KYC check without surrendering their personal data to a central verifier. The prototype, called Privat
Europe's regulator tells unlicensed crypto firms to wind down as the MiCA clock hits zero
The clock has run out. July 1, 2026 marks the hard expiry of MiCA's transitional period across the European Union, and the European Securities and Markets Authority (@ESMAComms) has been unam