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The team behind Starknet has introduced a new token standard aimed at solving one of the most persistent issues in blockchain: the lack of privacy in everyday transactions. Called STRK20, the new framework allows ERC-20 tokens to support confidential balances and private transfers while still operating within the broader decentralized finance ecosystem. The idea is fairly simple in principle but...
In a move that highlights the growing race to build infrastructure for autonomous artificial intelligence, Meta Platforms has acquired Moltbook, a relatively new social network designed specifically for AI agents to interact with each other. The acquisition brings Moltbook founders Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr into Meta’s AI research division, Meta Superintelligence Labs. The unit is currently led...
Prediction market platform Polymarket has entered a new partnership with Palantir Technologies and artificial intelligence firm TWG AI to build a next-generation sports betting integrity platform. The system will be powered by the Vergence AI engine, a technology designed to monitor trading activity across sports prediction markets. According to the announcement, the platform will monitor trades...
The Ethereum Foundation has begun staking part of its treasury, marking a significant step in how the organization manages its long-term digital asset holdings. The move involves deploying validator infrastructure developed by Bitwise Asset Management through its on-chain infrastructure division. The process is starting gradually. According to early details shared publicly, the Foundation has...
Fresh reports circulating in the crypto space suggest that Wei Jiequan, better known as Wilson Wei, may currently be under investigation in mainland China. Wilson is known as the founder of the blockchain social infrastructure project CyberConnect and also the AI startup SurfAI. According to claims posted online by crypto commentator Forevergalxy, the entrepreneur was detained by authorities...
The infrastructure powering autonomous AI agents on Ethereum is slowly coming together. Payments, trust layers, and discovery systems are already taking shape, but one key piece has been missing, a reliable way for agents to exchange payments tied to completed work. That missing piece may now have a solution. Virtuals has introduced ERC-8183, a new Ethereum standard focused on enabling agentic...
Developers working on Bitcoin are beginning to explore a new idea aimed at protecting the network from a problem that doesn’t exist yet—but could someday become real: quantum computing. A proposal known as BIP-360 has now been merged into the official Bitcoin Improvement Proposal repository. The document introduces a new address format called Pay-to-Merkle-Root (P2MR), which is designed to...
The global crypto market is approaching a historic moment. After more than 17 years of mining and network growth, Bitcoin is about to cross one of the most symbolic thresholds in its history: 20 million BTC in circulation. That milestone represents more than 95% of the total 21 million supply that will ever exist. As of March 8, 2026, the Bitcoin network sits just a few blocks away from this...
Crypto exchange Bybit has confirmed that its Co-Chief Executive Officer, Helen Liu, will step down from her role on April 30, 2026, as she moves on to pursue a new entrepreneurial venture. The update came through a brief company announcement that quickly made the rounds across the crypto community. Leadership changes at large exchanges tend to draw attention, and this one was no different. Liu...
A massive Ethereum transaction has drawn fresh attention from the crypto community after 79,258 ETH, worth roughly $157 million, was moved to the crypto exchange Kraken. On-chain data suggests the funds may be connected to Ethereum co-founder Jeffrey Wilcke, although the transfers themselves do not explicitly confirm ownership. The movement was first flagged by blockchain observers monitoring...