blockchain

DTCC Runs First Live Blockchain Trades: Wall Street's Tokenization Milestone

The plumbing behind virtually every U.S. stock trade just went on-chain. DTCC's July 15 live tokenized trades with 40+ Wall Street giants mark the moment blockchain graduated from pilot to production.

Bitcoin

Banco Santander Joins the Bitcoin ETF Rush: Spain's Largest Bank Discloses $4.3M Position

Spain's largest bank Banco Santander disclosed a $4.3 million Bitcoin position via BlackRock's IBIT ETF in an SEC filing — the latest milestone in institutional crypto adoption that signals traditional finance is accelerating its embrace of digital assets.

security

Crypto's Bloodiest Half-Year: 212 Exploits Stole $1.1B as AI-Powered Attacks Go Mainstream

Blockaid's H1 2026 report reveals 212 onchain exploits draining $1.1B from Web3 protocols. North Korea's Lazarus Group drove over $600M in losses, and AI prompt injection attacks are emerging as the next major threat vector. Here's what every builder needs to know.

ai-agents

AI Agents Can Now Pay on Your Behalf: Moonpay PayBox Explained

Moonpay's PayBox lets ChatGPT and Claude execute real crypto transactions from a conversation — no terminal, no developer tools, no handing over private keys. Here is how the infrastructure works and what it means for web3 developers building for the AI agent economy.

regulation

Asia's Crypto Rulebook Takes Shape as Hong Kong OKs XRP and Korea Drafts Landmark Law

On July 29, 2026, Hong Kong opened retail XRP trading through OSL Group while South Korea advanced its Digital Asset Basic Act. Here is what Asia's crypto regulatory divergence means for developers and the global market.

institutional

Morgan Stanley Debuts Cheapest ETH and SOL ETFs With Staking

Morgan Stanley launched spot Ethereum and Solana ETFs at 0.14% - the cheapest in the US market - with staking rewards flowing directly to investors from day one. Here's why it's a turning point for institutional crypto adoption and what it means for web3 builders.

ethereum

Ethereum ETFs Surpass Bitcoin in Weekly Institutional Flows

For the third time in 2026, Ethereum ETFs have attracted more weekly institutional capital than Bitcoin — and the gap is widening. Here's what's driving the rotation.

RWA

Robinhood Chain Surpasses Solana in Tokenized Stock Trading Volume

Robinhood Chain overtook Solana in tokenized stock trading volume just three weeks after launch, amassing $70M in onchain equities. Here's what the breakout means for the future of tokenized finance.

regulation

CLARITY Act 2026: Senate Vote Guide for Web3 Developers

The 616-page CLARITY Act merged text includes the strongest developer protections in US crypto law. Here's what the Senate vote means for Web3 builders.

ethereum

Lido $16.5B ETH Migration Reshapes Ethereum Staking

Lido begins the largest Ethereum staking migration in history, consolidating $16.5 billion in staked ETH onto post-Pectra validators and introducing ETH bonds for professional node operators.

ethereum

Ethereum Staking at All-Time High as Exit Queue Hits Zero

Ethereum's validator exit queue just hit zero for the first time, with 41M ETH staked and 2.48M more waiting to enter. Combined with Morgan Stanley's staking ETF clearing the SEC, the supply dynamics are shifting fast. Here's what developers and builders need to know.

ethereum

Post-Quantum Ethereum: A Developer's Migration Guide

Google estimates quantum computers could break Ethereum's cryptography with 1,200 logical qubits. The Ethereum Foundation's structured migration roadmap targets 2029. Here's what smart contract developers need to know — and do — today.

perp-dex

Perp DEX Infrastructure: How Order Books Are Winning Onchain

Decentralized perpetuals now process $750M+ daily as purpose-built order book chains overtake AMM-based models. Here's what the infrastructure shift means for builders.

depin

DePIN Isn't Dead: Why the 83% Token Crash Hides a Developer Boom

DePIN tokens crashed 83%. Headlines are calling it dead. But underneath the carnage, real usage is surging: 428% growth on Akash, 1,170 active projects, and AI demand that won't slow down. Here's what developers need to know.

stablecoins

Stablecoin Exchange Reserves Drop $2.3B: What the Liquidity Crunch Means for Web3 Builders

Binance and Bybit shed $2.3 billion in stablecoins over 30 days, and total USD stablecoin supply contracted by $5 billion in the largest monthly decline since Terra-Luna. Here is why shrinking exchange liquidity matters for every web3 builder, from token launches to DeFi protocol design.

security

MetaMask DPRK Contractor Breach: What Web3 Developers Must Know About Supply Chain Security

Consensys confirmed a North Korean contractor accessed MetaMask code for one month. The developer previously worked at five protocols that were later exploited. Here is what every web3 team needs to know about supply chain security.

security

Allbridge Core Exploit: What the $1.65M Flash Loan Attack Means for Cross-Chain Security

Allbridge Core paused its protocol after a $1.65 million flash loan exploit on Solana. Learn how the attack manipulated stablecoin pool ratios in a single transaction, why cross-chain bridges remain the most targeted crypto infrastructure, and what developers must do to protect users.

web3

Web3 Gaming Infrastructure: A Developer's Guide to Blockchain Game Engines

The web3 gaming market reached $48.55 billion in 2026 with a 22.4% growth rate. Compare blockchain game engines and SDKs — Sequence, thirdweb, Immutable, and MUD — to choose the right infrastructure stack for your game studio.

tokenization

Fidelity FILQ Tokenized Fund Brings $7B Model to Ethereum

Fidelity International launched FILQ, a tokenized money market fund on Ethereum rated AAA-mf by Moody's. With Chainlink-powered NAV feeds and 24/7 stablecoin settlement, it signals institutional tokenization moving from concept to production infrastructure.

privacy

Zcash Zakura Node Targets 50K TPS for Visa-Scale Privacy

Zcash just shipped the first piece of its most ambitious plan yet: Zakura, a Rust full node targeting 50,000 private transactions per second. Inside the recursive proofs, PIR infrastructure, and Ironwood upgrade powering the push to Visa-scale privacy.

ethereum

Ethereum Hegota Upgrade: Native Smart Accounts, Binary State Trees, and the RISC-V Endgame

Ethereum's Hegota upgrade brings the biggest execution-layer changes since proof-of-stake. Native smart accounts, binary state trees, and a RISC-V VM roadmap will reshape how developers build onchain. Here's what you need to know.

ethereum

Ethereum Fusaka Upgrade: 8x Blob Capacity Reshapes L2 Scaling

Ethereum just shipped Fusaka, its second major upgrade of 2026. The centerpiece is PeerDAS — a data availability sampling technique that lets L2s post 8x more blob data without raising node requirements. Here is what changed and why it matters for every builder on Arbitrum, Base, and Optimism.

ethereum

Base B20: Protocol-Level Tokens Without Smart Contracts

Coinbase's Base L2 just shipped the B20 native token standard — a Rust precompile that replaces ERC-20 smart contracts with protocol-level logic, built-in compliance controls, and zero deployment overhead. Here's what it means for web3 developers building tokens in 2026.

ai-agents

Ledger Agent Stack: Hardware-Gated Wallet Security for AI Agents

Ledger open-sourced its Agent Stack, letting AI agents interact with crypto wallets but requiring hardware approval for every transaction. With over 1,000 agents tested and production integrations already live, it is the first standardized security framework for AI agent finance.

ethereum

ETRADE Crypto Trading Goes Live: What Morgan Stanley's Spot BTC, ETH, SOL Move Means for Web3

Morgan Stanley launched spot BTC, ETH, and SOL trading on E*TRADE at 50bps, undercutting Coinbase. Here's how the Zero Hash custody architecture works and what transfers later this year mean for web3 builders.