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bitcoinmagazine.com Trump Orders Fed to Review Crypto Access to U.S. Payment Rails

Bitcoin Magazine Trump Orders Fed to Review Crypto Access to U.S. Payment Rails President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday instructing the Federal Reserve and other regulators to dismantle longstanding barriers that have excluded crypto and fintech firms from the U.S. payment system, escalating a years-long battle over access. This post Trump Orders Fed to Review Crypto Access to U.S. Payment Rails first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman.

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cryptopotato.com What Is Meme Punch? The Medieval Meme Battle Game That Pays You to Play

Meme punch is a play-to-earn crypto game built around one of the easiest crypto concepts to understand. Players are able to choose a meme-inspired knight, fight in a medieval arena, climb the leaderboard, and earn MEPU tokens through battle rewards. It’s important to note that the project is not built solely as a passive meme […]

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bitcoinmagazine.com New Bitcoin, Energy, and Compute Hub Node NBO Opens in Nairobi, Kenya

Bitcoin Magazine New Bitcoin, Energy, and Compute Hub Node NBO Opens in Nairobi, Kenya On May 16, 2026, Node NBO, the world’s newest physical Bitcoin space opened in Nairobi, Kenya. This post New Bitcoin, Energy, and Compute Hub Node NBO Opens in Nairobi, Kenya first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Frank Corva.

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blockonomi.com Bet365 vs DraftKings: Two Titans Tested — and the Rise of ZunaBet

Two Platforms That Defined an Industry Bet365 and DraftKings come from different worlds but ended up competing for the same thing — the attention of online gamblers everywhere. One grew up in the English Midlands and became the world’s biggest online bookmaker. The other was born in Boston during the fantasy sports craze and fought [...] The post Bet365 vs DraftKings: Two Titans Tested — and the Rise of ZunaBet appeared first on Blockonomi.

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cryptopotato.com Pi Network (PI) Price Predictions for This Week, May 20

PI loses key support. Where will buyers return? PI Network (PI) Price Predictions: Analysis Key support levels: $0.15, $0.13 Key resistance levels: $0.16, $0.20 PI Loses Key Support as Sellers Return Since late last week, selling has intensified, which put pressure on the $0.16 support until this level could not hold any longer and broke. […]

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bitcoinist.com XRP Is Not The Real Leader Of RWA Despite Its Popularity, Here’s Where The Real Volume Is

Ethereum has emerged as the leader in real-world asset (RWA) tokenization despite the XRP Ledger’s (XRPL) popularity in this sector. This comes amid the rise in tokenization, with institutions bringing their products on-chain.  Ethereum Leads XRP In The RWA Sector  Token Terminal data shows that Ethereum currently leads the XRP Ledger and other networks in […]

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news.bitcoin.com AEON Raises $8M Led by YZi Labs to Build the Settlement Layer for Agentic Economy

PRESS RELEASE. AEON, the settlement layer built for the agentic economy, today announced it has successfully closed a $8 million pre-seed funding round. The round was led by YZi Labs, with participation from a robust group of leading investors, including IDG Capital, HashKey Capital, Stanford Blockchain Builders Fund, Oak Grove Ventures, SevenX Ventures, Alchemy Ventures, […]

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news.bitcoin.com Blackrock Drives $331M Bitcoin ETF Outflow as XRP and Solana Funds Attract Inflows

Institutional selling pressure remained firmly in control on Tuesday as bitcoin ETFs posted another major wave of outflows, while ether funds extended their losing streak to seven consecutive sessions. In contrast, solana and XRP ETFs continued to attract modest but steady inflows, reinforcing a growing divide in investor sentiment across the crypto market. Institutional Investors […]

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bitcoinmagazine.com South Carolina Enacts Bitcoin-Friendly Law, Bans CBDC Use by State Entities

Bitcoin Magazine South Carolina Enacts Bitcoin-Friendly Law, Bans CBDC Use by State Entities South Carolina has enacted a new law aimed at establishing a clear and supportive framework for cryptocurrency use, marking one of the most comprehensive state-level efforts to date. Governor Henry McMaster signed Senate Bill 163 into law on May 19 after it passed the legislature with strong bipartisan support, clearing the Senate in a 38–1 […] This post South Carolina Enacts Bitcoin-Friendly Law, Bans CBDC Use by State Entities first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman.

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forklog.media Generative AI Employed in Hypersonic Engine Design

Researchers at GE Aerospace have developed a preliminary design for a hypersonic dual-mode ramjet engine using their proprietary generative AI. The LLM tool generates hundreds of engine layout variations in mere seconds for different flight scenarios. Previously, this initial design stage took weeks or months. The work aligns with the U.S. Department of Defense's intention to expedite the development of new solutions. Technical Features The ramjet uses the aircraft's speed to "ram" air into the engine, compressing it in the process. Fuel is injected into the compressed air, and the hot exhaust gases exit from the rear, creating powerful thrust. Ramjet engines operate only at high speeds. A conventional aircraft cannot be launched using a ramjet, but they are ideal for use in hypersonic cruise missiles. This design achievement potentially allows for faster creation of more advanced structures while reducing costs. According to Jefferies analyst Sheila Kahyaoglu, the aerospace industry could become one of the main beneficiaries of AI. GE Aerospace's defense division supplies and services engines for helicopters, aircraft, and ships. Approximately 30,000 of its power units are in operation, with about 700 sold annually. The defense sector is experiencing growth. Kahyaoglu forecasts that over 1,000 engines will be delivered by 2028. This growth may partly be driven by hypersonic models and units for new autonomous combat aircraft capable of operating in groups. Accelerating the Development Cycle GE Aerospace focuses not on the mere use of artificial intelligence, but on integrating the system into the early engineering phase—before testing and final modeling. At this stage, the basic geometry of the engine is formed, and key design trade-offs are determined. AI allows for the simultaneous consideration of multiple operating modes and customer requirements, speeding up the transition from concept to the first installation variant. Thus, the company aims to shorten one of the slowest stages of aerospace development—the iteration of configurations and the search for a workable scheme for further testing. In July 2024, GE Aerospace announced the successful demonstration of a hypersonic ramjet engine, which was developed and prepared for testing in less than 11 months. At that time, the firm emphasized that the development provided three times the airflow compared to previous systems. Against this backdrop, the current project with generative artificial intelligence appears as the next step—an attempt to accelerate the already existing hypersonic engine development cycle. The company reported that it is expanding the use of AI tools to civilian projects, including CFM RISE—a program for developing technologies for the next generation of narrow-body aircraft engines. GE Aerospace is attempting to turn generative artificial intelligence into a universal engineering tool for aerospace systems. The hypersonic direction is being developed through the Edison Works division. In its 2024 annual report, the company already linked the development of digital tools with future defense programs. A New Approach GE Aerospace is attempting to solve one of the main problems of the aerospace industry—the lengthy and costly transition from concept to finished product. The aerospace sector is particularly suited for AI implementation due to the high cost of engineering errors, capital intensity, and complex regulatory environment. However, the company does not claim that AI independently "created the engine." GE Aerospace speaks of a viable concept at the prototyping stage. It does not disclose project parameters, publish new test results, or announce a transition to mass production. AI is beginning to transform from a presentation stage into a real engineering element of complex aerospace systems. In the case of GE Aerospace, this is no longer about abstract experiments but about technology integrated into an active hypersonic program. Back in May, U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll gathered leading contractors and representatives from Palantir and Anduril to improve system interoperability and deepen AI integration. Earlier, the Pentagon entered into agreements with Nvidia, Microsoft, Reflection, and Amazon Web Services to apply advanced AI tools in classified military environments.

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blockonomi.com Animoca, ViaBTC, Everwood, CANDAQ, WAGMI, Credit Scend and Web3 Labs Bet $3.8M on IOTrader’s Hybrid Perp DEX

Singapore– Seven of the more recognisable names in the current Web3 funding cycle, Animoca Brands, ViaBTC Capital, Everwood Capital, CANDAQ, WAGMI Ventures, Credit Scend, and Web3 Labs, have committed $3.8 million to IOTrader, a BNB Smart Chain protocol pairing leveraged perpetuals with permissionless prediction markets. The lineup itself signals more than capital. It reads as a [...] The post Animoca, ViaBTC, Everwood, CANDAQ, WAGMI, Credit Scend and Web3 Labs Bet $3.8M on IOTrader’s Hybrid Perp DEX appeared first on Blockonomi.

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forklog.media Crypto without the punk

Over the years the crypto industry has acquired a thick crust of manifestos: “money without states”, “code is law”. Such slogans would be unworkable without cryptographic engineering and alternative economic mechanisms. ForkLog examined which blockchain technologies retain value without cypherpunk ideology, which rely mainly on community faith, and gathered views from researchers and project representatives. Ideology and technology: where the boundary lies Bitcoin appeared in 2008 as a political response to the banking crisis. Later concepts — Web3, DeFi, DAO — largely inherited the original idea: decentralisation was seen not only as a technical fix but as an ethical principle. Over the years the technology has outgrown its initial ideology. Cryptographically protected ledgers are used by JPMorgan, BlackRock, SWIFT and the central banks of Hong Kong, Singapore and the EU. In July 2025 America’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launched Project Crypto — a migration of market infrastructure onto blockchain rails, including tokenisation of equities and clearing. None of these players shares cypherpunk ideals. This suggests the technological foundations of blockchain can exist apart from the political and cultural precepts with which they were first associated. With BTC, however, the line is harder to draw. Web3 researcher Vladimir Menaskop argues that ideology is embedded in Bitcoin’s very architecture: “What is written in the white paper of the first cryptocurrency? That is the ideology embodied in technology — if you know how to read between the lines.” The expert noted that Bitcoin’s uniqueness is not only its capped issuance. Every component at its core existed long before the cryptocurrency: the PoW algorithm, hash functions, timestamps. The obvious question follows: what stopped anyone from assembling these elements into a single system earlier? Why did even such eminent specialists as Hal Finney, and the whole cypherpunk community, wait for Satoshi Nakamoto? According to Menaskop, a brilliant technical composition was not enough: Bitcoin also needed a powerful ideological foundation, which the anonymous creator of BTC provided. A similar view comes from Nikolai Bordunenko, CPO at MetaLamp. In his opinion, separating technology from ideology in Bitcoin is a mistake, and the hard cap of 21m coins is above all a political statement. “In the Coinbase message of the genesis block there is a quote from a 2009 The Times headline: ‘Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks’. This is a direct allusion to the events of those years — the British government was preparing to pour taxpayer money into failed banks again, and central banks were launching issuance on an unprecedented scale. And it is precisely against this backdrop that an asset appears whose issuance no one can change by fiat,” the expert explained. Georgy Verbitsky, founder of TYMIO, allows only a partial separation. Fixed issuance, he says, is an engineering decision but also a fundamental ideological choice, reflecting limits on money supply and independence from centralised monetary policy. Mikhail Pshenichnikov, head of development at Dash, sees it differently. He argues that it is better to separate the technological and ideological components, since the former can exist on its own: fixed issuance is merely one Bitcoin feature, and there are projects that do not follow this rule. “The emergence of Bitcoin gave a boost to a new industry united by a common foundation, but now everyone builds their own principles and values,” the expert summed up. What endures beyond ideology Cryptographic primitives Hash functions, digital signatures, zero-knowledge proofs (ZK) — the maths predated Bitcoin. Crypto has become their main proving ground. Today ZK technologies are used beyond digital assets. They are being tested for identity verification without disclosure, authenticity checks for AI content and audits of ML models. This layer will persist under any scenario — it is useful in its own right. Tokenisation of real assets RWA is among the industry’s fastest-growing segments, not grounded in anarchist values. Big finance is interested mainly for pragmatic reasons: faster settlement, programmability of transactions and lower infrastructure costs. Settlement networks After the adoption in the US of the GENIUS Act, stablecoins obtained a clearer regulatory status. Firms like Tether and Circle have already become important providers of infrastructure for cross-border dollar transfers, especially in underbanked countries. USDT’s popularity is not about decentralisation but simple efficiency: transfers via stablecoins are often cheaper and faster than traditional payment systems. According to Andrey Velikiy, co-founder of Allbridge.io, without widespread crypto cards it would be all but impossible to use digital assets in everyday life. He likens Bitcoin to digital gold locked safely in a vault, while actual payments have shifted towards regulated, centralised stablecoins. Smart contracts as a class of software Automatic execution of conditions without an intermediary is a useful abstraction for escrow, derivatives, subscriptions and royalties. It works in both private and public networks. What rests on ideology “Maximalism” and money-replacement narratives The thesis “Bitcoin will replace the dollar” lives in the media, not in financial statements. The market’s flagship behaves like a risk asset correlated with the Nasdaq, not a means of payment — the share of P2P transactions in its volume is small. This does not negate its role as a store of value, but it weakens scenarios of fully displacing fiat currencies. Radical decentralisation for its own sake Many projects are formally decentralised but in practice depend on a narrow circle of developers, concentrated staking and centralised access interfaces. Velikiy mentioned the exchange Kraken, which introduced compulsory application of the Travel Rule for European accounts to all transactions over €1000, as well as Tether, blocking wallets at the first request of regulators. “There is now almost more freedom in the banking system than on centralised exchanges,” Velikiy believes. Does a structural difference from traditional finance remain? Bordunenko thinks it does. Looking at the concentration of validators, developers and stablecoin issuers, the gap is smaller than is often claimed. One structural distinction endures, however — permissionless entry. No regulator’s approval is needed to issue a new stablecoin or build a settlement rail. The expert recalled that when USDT began freezing addresses at the behest of American regulators, the market responded with alternatives and a shift of volumes into networks facing less pressure. Verbitsky identified openness as the key distinction: in public blockchains the system’s rules, code, architecture and often decision-making processes are available for market scrutiny. That does not eliminate centralisation risks, but it makes them far more visible. In his view, the distributed ledger today forms an intermediate model between classical centralised finance and fully decentralised systems. Menaskop urged people “not to mix all blockchains into one flask” — they differ radically. A validator, he says, can be “if not everyone, then anyone”: not everyone has 32 ETH, but upgrades and pooling are being created, so a figure above a million validators no longer looks frightening. At the same time there are projects like TON, where 400 validators is an outlandish figure. The expert also allowed for the emergence of projects that are hard to distinguish from financial institutions, citing Base, XRP Ledger and BNB Chain. Meme coins and “culture” Meme coins rely heavily on community attention and media effects. Technically, most are standard tokens without unique infrastructure. That does not make the segment pointless, but it places it closer to digital entertainment and speculative assets than to financial transformation. Where capital will flow Experts’ 3–5 year allocation forecasts diverge markedly, reflecting market uncertainty. Bordunenko bets on infrastructure and security. Big capital goes where rules are clear: custody of cryptoassets, stablecoins and tokenisation. He singles out security for huge investment: protection from the quantum threat, audits and remediation of software vulnerabilities. He sees insurance as especially “under-ripe” — not all threats can be prevented, but hedging against the loss of billions is quite realistic. As for the cultural layer — DAOs, DeSoc, everything that reimagines social structures via blockchain — it is losing scope to attract capital, Bordunenko believes. He sees a chance for serious inflows only in one scenario: a crisis on the scale of 2008. A new wave, he says, could come when people en masse realise they own neither their data, nor digital identity, nor intellectual property. That would require an incident of incredible scale — a major platform hack, a data leak or serious damage affecting officials as well. Verbitsky offers a similar forecast, with a geopolitical caveat. In his view, the infrastructure layer will see the largest inflows: blockchain is gradually turning from a purely “cryptocurrency” technology into a universal financial infrastructure. Platforms such as Hyperliquid, he notes, already allow trading not only cryptoassets but also derivatives linked to traditional markets. Should doubts about the resilience of state currencies intensify, the narrative of independent money and “hard assets” could return to the fore. Menaskop sees an asymmetry in funding. Infrastructure gets so much money, he argues, because many analytic firms and venture funds insisted: “It is almost 100% ready — just take it and assemble dapps like Lego bricks.” They were wrong, and the LayerZero hack is the best confirmation. He predicts money will flow not where crypto-enthusiasts would like: into various corporate “blockchains” and the RWA segment. Even so, the ZKP sphere will not stall — the balance of power will simply shift. Pshenichnikov emphasises the cultural and consumer segment. Projects with strong communities and marketing support, he observes, traditionally attract more attention and liquidity. This demand pattern does not always align with a project’s technological significance, but it largely determines capital allocation in the industry. Openness as a practical advantage Ideological theses about “open finance” are often stress-tested by hacks and scandals. Menaskop points to a comparative argument: access to open data is itself a breakthrough. “Many shriek that DeFi is hacked at every turn,” he says, yet a single comparison with hacks in banking shows the problem is not DeFi. Traditional institutions keep failures secret for years, and when they surface the sums are in the billions. He calls the “head-in-the-sand” effect the burden of centralised finance — and a very frightening one. Bordunenko shares a similar view, but for states rather than users. To some degree, he argues, governments are also interested in decentralisation. After 2022 it again became clear that the dollar can be used as a tool of political influence, and no one knows whose head it will “hit” next. A permissionless network turns from ideological whim into a backup plan: those who yesterday pressed on crypto-infrastructure and demanded blockages may turn to it tomorrow — simply because there will be no other options. A de-ideologised scenario: what a mature industry looks like If today’s trends are extrapolated — regulation in the EU and US, licensing in Hong Kong and the UAE — a three-layered industry emerges: Infrastructure: blockchain as a backend for settlement, clearing and rights registries. Users will not see it, just as they do not see the TCP/IP protocol. Regulated financial products: spot ETFs, tokenised Treasuries, stablecoin payments. Public networks as testbeds: DeFi, on-chain games, identity, ZK-privacy applications. There remains space for what was originally deemed the “spirit of crypto” — but without claims to replace the rest of the world. What will endure? Strip out ideology and crypto leaves: cryptography, tokenisation, programmable settlement, a new class of financial products. What departs is the eschatology, the maximalism and a chunk of the marketing. The technological layer proves sturdier than the ideological — normal for a mature industry: electricity outlived 19th-century utopias of a “new human of the electric age”, and the internet outlived the libertarian manifestos of the 1990s. The picture painted by experts is contradictory — which is itself a diagnosis of the industry’s condition. Capital goes where rules are clear: into infrastructure, stablecoins, tokenisation, security and insurance. Ideology either awaits “its 2008”, or returns in spurts. Bitcoin remains the point where the technical and the ideological are still stitched together — a manifesto for some, an engineering compromise for others. Public blockchains are in an intermediate state: no longer entirely decentralised, yet still more transparent and open than regulated finance — even if Tether’s latest decisions and those of large CEXs make one doubt even that. Web3 has ceased to be a single project. It is a set of distinct networks, communities and values. Each segment is progressing through its own stage of maturity.

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cryptopotato.com Bitcoin Price Analysis: On-Chain Metric Says BTC Is Coiling for a Big Move

Bitcoin is trading at $77.5k as the third week of May draws to a close. The market is recovering quietly from the $75k–$76k support zone after last week’s failed breakout attempt above $80k. The structure has absorbed the pullback without breaking, the ascending channel floor continues to rise, and the on-chain picture tells a story […]

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news.bitcoin.com Bitcoin Eyes $78K Breakout as Momentum Indicators Remain Neutral

Bitcoin trades modestly higher early May 20 at 8 a.m. ET, holding near the mid-$77,000 range as traders evaluate mixed technical indicators and tightening resistance levels. Market participants continue watching whether BTC can reclaim higher resistance zones after stabilizing above a key support cluster near $76,000. Bitcoin Chart Outlook Bitcoin is priced at $77,440 during […]

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blockonomi.com Bitcoin Slides 5.7% as April CPI Surprise Erases Fed Rate-Cut Bets

TLDR: April CPI came in at 3.8% YoY, beating estimates and erasing all Fed rate cut expectations for 2026.  Bitcoin dropped 5.7% to $78K, rejected five times at the 200-day MA amid rising macro pressure.  BTC spot ETFs recorded $1B in weekly outflows, snapping six consecutive weeks of positive inflows.  Ethereum fell 10.2% on the [...] The post Bitcoin Slides 5.7% as April CPI Surprise Erases Fed Rate-Cut Bets appeared first on Blockonomi.

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blockonomi.com SEC Proposes Sweeping Reforms to Modernize Public Company Offerings and Reporting Requirements

TLDR: The SEC proposed raising the large accelerated filer threshold from $700 million to $2 billion in public float. New public companies would receive a minimum five-year IPO on-ramp before facing heightened reporting requirements. Approximately 81 percent of all current public companies would qualify for expanded disclosure scaling accommodations. All non-accelerated filers would be exempt [...] The post SEC Proposes Sweeping Reforms to Modernize Public Company Offerings and Reporting Requirements appeared first on Blockonomi.

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forklog.media Euro Stablecoin Project Expands to 37 Banks

The pan-European initiative to launch the Qivalis stablecoin has expanded to 37 participants. An additional 25 credit institutions, including ABN Amro, Intesa Sanpaolo, and Rabobank, have joined the banking consortium, reports FT.  Among the institutions that previously supported the initiative are BNP Paribas, ING, and UniCredit. Following its expansion, Qivalis has become the largest coalition in the EU banking sector aimed at creating blockchain-based digital infrastructure. The project is developing amid increasing efforts by European regulators to reduce the region's reliance on dollar-based digital infrastructure. Europe Fears Dollar Stablecoin Dominance In recent months, EU authorities have increasingly linked the development of their own “stablecoins” with issues of financial sovereignty and control over payment infrastructure. A note published by the EU Council for the Eurogroup emphasizes the need to strengthen the international role of the euro.  In May, European Central Bank President ECB Christine Lagarde stated that the growth of private stablecoins requires a stricter separation of the functions of money and payment instruments, as well as increased attention to risks for the financial system. Betting on Banking Infrastructure According to FT, the key advantage of the single European stablecoin project should be not the technology, but access to the existing infrastructure of participating banks. The project is being built as a systemic tool for settlements, integrated into already functioning channels and client networks. Qivalis CEO Jan-Oliver Zell stated that the consortium does not intend to compete with regular consumer payments within Europe. The main focus is on cross-border transfers and instant transactions. The group has applied for a license with the Dutch Central Bank and expects to receive approval in the second half of this year. Europe's Goals Almost the entire global stablecoin market remains dollar-based. An ECB working paper states that dollar stablecoins create additional demand for US government debt and can enhance the global role of the US national currency through digital settlements. The authors of the document linked the growth of such tokens to the strengthening of the “dollar-centric” architecture of the global financial system. Against this backdrop, European projects still appear significantly smaller in scale.  Reuters reported in the summer of 2025 that Societe Generale's stablecoin had a total turnover of only €41.8 million. Meanwhile, the bank simultaneously launched USD CoinVertible, effectively acknowledging higher demand for dollar instruments. This gap is one reason why European banks are attempting to build a joint project instead of multiple separate tokens with limited liquidity. Regulators Aim Not to Miss the Digital Currency Market Previously, “stablecoins” in the EU were mainly perceived as part of the crypto market, but now they are increasingly seen as a component of international settlement infrastructure. In this context, European regulators are simultaneously trying to: strengthen control over digital payment systems; limit the region's dependence on dollar tokens; promote MiCA-compliant solutions within the EU; maintain the euro's influence in cross-border payments. Qivalis is intended to be not just another “stablecoin,” but a collective response by European banks to the growing influence of USDT, USDC, and other dollar coins. In May, Christoph Hock, head of tokenization and digital assets at Union Investment, stated that holding US Treasury bills in their portfolios does not guarantee Tether and Circle protection from a sudden liquidity crisis.

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bitcoinist.com Crypto AI Platform Bankr Locks Down System After Hacker Breaches 14 Crypto Wallets

Tech entrepreneur Austen Allred was among the victims. His wallet, tied to a project called Kelly Claude AI assistant, was drained of Ether — though the hacker left his memecoin holdings untouched. Allred said there was no sign anyone else had logged into his Bankr account, suggesting the attacker got to the private keys through other […]

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btcmanager.com Free cloud mining: 5 leading Bitcoin and Dogecoin cloud mining platforms in 2026

AJC Mining gains attention as cloud mining platforms evolve beyond traditional crypto mining models. As more users search for easier ways to understand Bitcoin mining and Dogecoin cloud participation, mobile-first platforms and browser-based dashboards continue gaining visibility as alternatives to…

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blockonomi.com Bank of England Sets Timeline for Stablecoin Rules as UK Pushes Tokenized Finance Vision

TLDR: The Bank of England will publish draft rules for systemic stablecoins next month and finalize them by year-end. Temporary issuance limits on stablecoins may be introduced to manage risks during the early adoption phase. Sixteen firms, including HSBC and Euroclear, are preparing to launch on the Digital Securities Sandbox by late 2026. The Bank [...] The post Bank of England Sets Timeline for Stablecoin Rules as UK Pushes Tokenized Finance Vision appeared first on Blockonomi.

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news.bitcoin.com A16z-Linked Wallets Emerge as Sixth Largest HYPE Holder With $90M Accumulated

Wallets linked by onchain analysts to venture capital firm a16z crypto have accumulated over $90 million worth of HYPE tokens since mid-April, making them the sixth-largest holder and potentially the largest external institutional position in Hyperliquid’s native asset. Data Points to a16z as the Largest External HYPE Holder Wallet address 0xb5E4, whose funding history and […]

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blockonomi.com a16z-Linked Wallets Accumulate 9.18 Million HYPE Tokens, Now Ranked Sixth-Largest Holder

TLDR: a16z-linked wallets have accumulated 9.18 million HYPE tokens since August 2025, valued at roughly $356 million. The average cost basis sits at $38.77 per HYPE, generating approximately $79.29 million in unrealized gains so far. In 2026 alone, the wallets added 4.92 million HYPE worth $183 million, showing an accelerating accumulation pace. After exchange transfers, [...] The post a16z-Linked Wallets Accumulate 9.18 Million HYPE Tokens, Now Ranked Sixth-Largest Holder appeared first on Blockonomi.

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blockonomi.com Bitcoin’s Quantum-Exposed Supply: 6.04 Million BTC Already at Risk, Glassnode Data Reveals

TLDR: 6.04 million BTC, or 30.2% of the issued Bitcoin supply, already has its public key visible on-chain. Operational exposure at 4.12M BTC exceeds structural exposure, driven largely by address reuse behavior. Exchange-related balances account for 1.66M BTC, nearly 40% of all operationally unsafe Bitcoin supply. Coinbase shows only a 5% of the balance is [...] The post Bitcoin’s Quantum-Exposed Supply: 6.04 Million BTC Already at Risk, Glassnode Data Reveals appeared first on Blockonomi.

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bitcoinist.com Bitcoin Developer Who Worked With Satoshi Just Released A Tool That Changes Online Privacy Forever

Martti Malmi, one of Bitcoin’s earliest developers who worked directly with Satoshi Nakamoto in the protocol’s founding years, has released a new version of Nostr VPN — an open-source mesh VPN that discards the entire trust model underlying conventional virtual private network services and replaces it with cryptographic keys, decentralized relay infrastructure, and user-operated exit […]

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blockonomi.com The 10 Best Crypto Ad Networks: Find the Top Crypto Advertising Platforms in 2026

The crypto advertising ecosystem has matured significantly. What was once a handful of Bitcoin banner networks has evolved into a competitive landscape of sophisticated ad platforms offering wallet-level targeting, AI-driven optimization, and programmatic access to millions of crypto users. For advertisers in the blockchain space, the opportunity has never been bigger. But so has the [...] The post The 10 Best Crypto Ad Networks: Find the Top Crypto Advertising Platforms in 2026 appeared first on Blockonomi.

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forklog.media Opinion: AI and Quantum Technologies Threaten Corporate Security

The identification infrastructure of companies in the Asia-Pacific region (APAC) is struggling to cope with the current level of threats posed by artificial intelligence. This was stated by Keeper Security CEO Darren Guccione in a column for SMBtech. AI has simplified the scaling of attacks on accounts and access systems, and the quantum threat is no longer a "problem of the distant future," the expert stated, citing the Keeper Security Identity Security at Machine Speed report. According to the report, 83% of cybersecurity and IT leaders in APAC pointed to the increasing complexity of potential threats. Nearly half of the respondents (47%) directly linked this to AI attacks. Another issue is cloud security. In the region, 46% of companies consider it the main weak point in their defenses. Guccione also noted the rise in the number of new "digital identities." 38% of companies in APAC are under pressure due to the increase in accounts and associated identifiers. Furthermore, 53% of organizations reported issues with interacting with non-human users—service accounts, API tokens, and credentials for automation. These are appearing faster than companies can establish control. Many organizations continue to use SMS authentication. In APAC, this method is used by 36% of companies, and in China—by 40%. The expert considers SMS one of the most vulnerable elements of protection. He highlighted the risks of SIM swapping, real-time phishing, and social engineering using AI. Against this backdrop, 41% of companies in the region have already implemented phishing-resistant MFA—FIDO2, hardware security keys, and passkeys. However, only 26% of organizations have fully transitioned to the latest and most secure type of protection. Meanwhile, 64% of companies worldwide still lack a fully operational PAM system. In APAC, such a mechanism is implemented in 38% of organizations, and in Japan—only 22%. Quantum Threat and New Standards The second part of the column addresses the quantum threat. According to Guccione, the harvest now, decrypt later scenario cannot be considered purely theoretical. Malefactors are already accumulating encrypted data, intending to crack it once powerful quantum computers become available. At risk is information with a long lifespan: financial reports, intellectual property, and identification infrastructure. Guccione noted that in August 2024, the NIST approved the first post-quantum cryptography standards—FIPS 203, FIPS 204, and FIPS 205. In March 2025, the British NCSC released a roadmap for migration to post-quantum encryption. The document suggests: conducting an inventory of crypto-dependent systems by 2028; completing priority migrations by 2031; finalizing the transition by 2035. SMBtech cites this timeline as a signal that preparation can no longer be postponed. Following the publication of NIST standards, Cloudflare called them a significant milestone for protecting modern communications in the world of quantum computing. The OpenID Foundation also warned that the threat affects tokens, certificates, and TLS—the basic elements of modern identification infrastructure. Practical suggestions for improving security include: abandoning SMS authentication; accelerating the implementation of passkeys and MFA; inventorying cryptographic dependencies before transitioning to hybrid and post-quantum schemes. Back in May, Cisco's Global Director of Innovation Guy Diedrich announced that the company would prepare its network infrastructure ahead of the quantum leap.

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forklog.media Imec Unveils World’s First Quantum Dot Qubit Device

The Belgian Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (imec) has unveiled the world's first quantum dot qubit device. It is manufactured using High-NA EUV lithography. The main achievement lies not only in the production itself but also in the printing density: critical elements were manufactured with gaps of about 6 nm. This is crucial for such qubits, as the coupling strength between neighboring quantum dots increases exponentially as the distance between them decreases. Imec stated that the introduction of High-NA EUV allows the transition from laboratory demonstrations of individual devices to reproducible qubits compatible with 300 mm wafers. The centre had previously identified the full transition to a 300 mm process and the use of a more scalable quantum dot architecture as key conditions for scaling, which should alleviate the bottleneck issue of conductors. The industry requires not only high-quality but also scalable qubits. Imec believes that electron spin qubits in silicon quantum dots are particularly interesting due to their potential to improve qubit characteristics while simultaneously enhancing production scalability. Imec reported that EUV lithography provides higher layer alignment accuracy in chip production compared to E-beam tools. For silicon qubits, this is critical, as system stability depends not only on the minimum size of elements but also on the precise placement of control electrodes, contacts, and metallization relative to each other. Imec also emphasized that High-NA EUV remains an extremely rare technology. In May, IBM Quantum's Global Sales Director Petra Florisun announced the transition of quantum computing from laboratory experiments to real-world applications.

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themerkle.com Bankr Exploit Exposes AI Trading Risks As Platform Confirms Wallet Breach And Full User Compensation

Bankr, an AI-driven trading bot running on the Base blockchain, has confirmed that it lost funds from 14 internal wallets as a result of a “sophisticated” social engineering hacking attempt. The losses incurred by this breach are estimated to be at least $170,000, which necessitated an immediate response from the team and a halt of the affected systems to contain the incident before undertaking an in-depth investigation. Bankr also reiterated to its users that “all funds lost due to the breach will be compensated in full” in an official statement. While the platform focused on confirming the magnitude of this The post Bankr Exploit Exposes AI Trading Risks As Platform Confirms Wallet Breach And Full User Compensation appeared first on The Merkle News.

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blockonomi.com Circle CCTP Goes Live on Stellar, Unlocking USDC Access Across 23 Blockchains

TLDR: Circle CCTP enables native USDC transfers across 23 blockchains, eliminating the need for wrapped assets. Stellar now connects to DeFi protocols, wallets, and exchanges through seamless USDC interoperability. Developers can now embed cross-chain USDC transfers into apps using Hooks for autonomous execution. CCTP’s 1:1 burn-and-mint model ensures faster, more secure USDC settlements across supported [...] The post Circle CCTP Goes Live on Stellar, Unlocking USDC Access Across 23 Blockchains appeared first on Blockonomi.

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forklog.media Cisco Prepares Network Infrastructure for Quantum Leap

Cisco views AI as the current technological wave, while quantum computing is seen as the next phase, emerging from the research stage. This was stated by the company's Global Innovation Officer, Guy Diedrich, in an interview with Frontier Enterprise. According to him, this is not a distant prospect but a technology whose "time has come" now. Cisco is focusing not on creating its own quantum computer, but on the infrastructure for integrating different systems. The top manager identified the lack of reliable communication between various quantum environments as one of the industry's main challenges. This assertion aligns with Cisco's recent announcement of the Cisco Universal Quantum Switch—a research prototype capable of routing entangled photons without destroying their quantum state. Cisco claims the system can convert major types of quantum encoding and operate over standard telecom fiber at room temperature. Essentially, the company aims to occupy a sector analogous to the internet's network infrastructure: not the computing itself, but a switching system that will enable disparate quantum devices to be linked into a single network. Cisco's blog states that directly connecting a large number of quantum nodes quickly becomes impractical, whereas a switching level should eliminate this complexity and preserve signal properties. A 17.6 km Quantum Network In February, Cisco, in collaboration with Qunnect, built and tested a quantum network between Brooklyn and Manhattan using existing fiber-optic infrastructure. It operated over a 17.6 km stretch of urban fiber. The project became part of the company's strategy to connect quantum computers first within data centers and then between them. Diedrich stated that the industry has focused too long on the Q-Day scenario—the moment when quantum computers can break modern encryption methods. In his view, another phase may arrive sooner: regulators might start requiring proof of quantum readiness and compliance with new standards even before a practical threat emerges. He also noted that Cisco is already incorporating post-quantum cryptography into the architecture of its products and services. During Cisco Live EMEA 2026, the firm presented a full-cycle infrastructure for post-quantum cryptography. Parallel Development In the interview, Diedrich explicitly states that technologies no longer develop sequentially. According to him, AI, quantum, and neuromorphic systems are emerging simultaneously and beginning to reinforce each other. Quantum technologies are ceasing to be a laboratory experiment and are gradually becoming a key element of future network architecture, interoperability, and compatibility with existing telecom infrastructure. Back in May, Saudi Aramco and Pasqal opened access to the first quantum computer in Saudi Arabia and introduced the QCaaS platform.

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bitcoinist.com Chainlink Co-Founder Nazarov Reveals 3 Trends He’s Watching Closely

Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov said he is increasingly encouraged by three trends reshaping crypto infrastructure: a stronger industry focus on security, continued product development during quieter markets, and the growth of real-world assets and tokenized finance beyond crypto price cycles. 3 Reasons Nazarov Is Bullish On Chainlink In a lengthy post on X, Nazarov argued […]

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