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August 12, 2025

Circle Unveils Arc Layer-1 Blockchain Built Around USDC Payments

Key Takeaways: Circle is stepping into infrastructure terrain with its upcoming launch of Arc, a Layer-1 blockchain using USDC as its native gas token. With ... Read more

King A

August 12, 2025

Ethereum Developer Freed in Turkey, Pledges $500K to Tornado Cash Co-Founder’s Defense

Key Takeaways: A high-profile detention involving blockchain developer “Fede’s intern” ended with his release by Turkish authorities this week. The Argentine coder, held in Izmir ... Read more

King A

August 12, 2025

ETH Profits Will Be Rotated to BTC, Analyst Warns

Key Takeaways: Bitcoin hardliner Samson Mow is issuing a warning to the Ethereum community: the current ETH surge may be a setup for a sell-off, ... Read more

King A

August 12, 2025

Ethereum Soars as Mysterious Institution Acquires $1B

Key Takeaways Ethereum’s recent price rally is being driven by aggressive institutional accumulation. A fresh wave of buying from a so-called “mystery institution” has become ... Read more

King A

August 11, 2025

Vitalik Buterin Becomes On-Chain Billionaire Again as ETH Tops $4.3K

Key Takeaways Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has once again reclaimed billionaire status—on-chain—after ETH soared past $4,000. Blockchain firm Arkham estimates his holdings at just over ... Read more

King A

August 11, 2025

Ethereum Developer Detained in Turkey Amid Vague ‘Misuse’ Allegations

Key Takeaways Over the weekend, an Ethereum developer known as “Fede’s Intern” was detained in Izmir, Turkey, under nebulous accusations of aiding in the “misuse” ... Read more

King A

August 7, 2025

Tornado Cash Co‑Founder Found Guilty of Operating Unlicensed Money Service

Key Takeaways In a significant verdict for crypto regulation, Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm was found guilty by a Manhattan jury for conducting an unlicensed ... Read more

King A

August 7, 2025

Coinbase To Apply A 0.1% Fee To USDC-to-USD Conversions Exceeding $5M

Key Takeaways Coinbase will impose a 0.1% fee on USDC-to-USD net conversions beyond $5 million within a 30-day window, effective August 13. Previously, conversions up to ... Read more

King A

August 6, 2025

Base Blames 33-Minute Outage to Faulty Backup Sequencer

Key Takeaways Base, Coinbase’s Ethereum layer‑2 chain, went offline for 33 minutes on August 5 after its backup sequencer failed to produce blocks. The incident began ... Read more

King A

August 6, 2025

Bitcoin Dip to $112K Fails to Ignite an Altcoin Season

Key Takeaways Bitcoin fell to $112,044 this week but showed no clear altcoin uplift, leading analysts to question whether “altcoin season” is still forthcoming. Despite ... Read more

King A

August 12, 2025

Key Takeaways: Circle is stepping into infrastructure terrain with its upcoming launch of Arc, a Layer-1 blockchain using USDC as its native gas token. With ... Read more

August 12, 2025

Key Takeaways: A high-profile detention involving blockchain developer “Fede’s intern” ended with his release by Turkish authorities this week. The Argentine coder, held in Izmir ... Read more

August 12, 2025

Key Takeaways: Bitcoin hardliner Samson Mow is issuing a warning to the Ethereum community: the current ETH surge may be a setup for a sell-off, ... Read more

August 12, 2025

Key Takeaways Ethereum’s recent price rally is being driven by aggressive institutional accumulation. A fresh wave of buying from a so-called “mystery institution” has become ... Read more

August 11, 2025

Key Takeaways Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has once again reclaimed billionaire status—on-chain—after ETH soared past $4,000. Blockchain firm Arkham estimates his holdings at just over ... Read more

August 11, 2025

Key Takeaways Over the weekend, an Ethereum developer known as “Fede’s Intern” was detained in Izmir, Turkey, under nebulous accusations of aiding in the “misuse” ... Read more

August 7, 2025

Key Takeaways In a significant verdict for crypto regulation, Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm was found guilty by a Manhattan jury for conducting an unlicensed ... Read more

August 7, 2025

Key Takeaways Coinbase will impose a 0.1% fee on USDC-to-USD net conversions beyond $5 million within a 30-day window, effective August 13. Previously, conversions up to ... Read more

August 6, 2025

Key Takeaways Base, Coinbase’s Ethereum layer‑2 chain, went offline for 33 minutes on August 5 after its backup sequencer failed to produce blocks. The incident began ... Read more

August 6, 2025

Key Takeaways Bitcoin fell to $112,044 this week but showed no clear altcoin uplift, leading analysts to question whether “altcoin season” is still forthcoming. Despite ... Read more

Key Takeaways Coinbase will impose a 0.1% fee on USDC-to-USD net conversions beyond $5 million within a 30-day window, effective August 13. Previously, conversions up to ... Read more

Key Takeaways Base, Coinbase’s Ethereum layer‑2 chain, went offline for 33 minutes on August 5 after its backup sequencer failed to produce blocks. The incident began ... Read more