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Polygon sacrifices 30% of its team to dominate crypto payments. We give you all the details in this article.

Explosion on the Ethereum network: 447,000 new investors in one day, an unprecedented record in 7 years! All the details here.

An explosive case shakes the crypto market: three Polymarket whales targeted for suspicious bets on Venezuela. Details here!

Two major cybersecurity incidents shook user confidence in late 2024: $7 million stolen via a compromised Chrome extension at Trust Wallet, and another personal data leak at Ledger. As attacks multiply, the industry is exploring radically different approaches to secure the ecosystem. In Brief Trust Wallet…

Binance promised light speed, Fermi delivers it: the blockchain is moving full speed... but will it hold up when crypto heats up and traders sweat?

Outset Data Pulse continues to map global shifts in the crypto mediascape. Following our in-depth reports on Asia, Latin America, and individual European subregions, we now turn our focus to Europe as a whole, examining how crypto-native and mainstream outlets performed across Eastern and Western Europe in Q3 2025 amid regulatory execution and changing discovery dynamics.

Reports of a potential large-scale Instagram data leak have sparked widespread concern, as cybersecurity researchers and Meta offer sharply different accounts of what occurred. While a security firm claims millions of user records are being sold online, Meta insists its systems were not breached. The conflicting narratives have left many users uncertain about the safety of their accounts.

Zcash’s developer activity has fallen to its lowest level since late 2021, as governance disputes and prolonged market weakness continue to cloud sentiment. The slowdown comes amid a sustained decline in ZEC’s price, even as large holders continue to accumulate the token. At the same time, these trends point to an increasingly complex outlook for one of the crypto sector’s longest-standing privacy-focused networks.

While traders were counting their losses, Binance was tinkering in the shadows: its blockchain is breaking records. A twist in the crypto jungle, the giant is gearing up for 2026.

Vitalik Buterin draws a parallel between Ethereum and Linux. Goal: to revolutionize digital governance. Details here!

End of the Web3 dream for Nike. The company quietly sold RTFKT, its NFT subsidiary. All the details in this article.

JPMorgan plays the bankers of the future: its JPM Coin infiltrates Canton, the blockchain of the big players. It smells like crypto fragrance on Wall Street, with more control than utopia.

Ledger users are being targeted by a new phishing campaign following a data breach at Global-e, a third-party e-commerce provider used by the hardware wallet company. Attackers are using stolen order information to send personalized scam emails that impersonate Ledger and promote false claims of a merger with rival wallet maker Trezor.

Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, is under fire for generating non-consensual deepfake images, prompting global investigations and safety measures.

The Fusaka update propels Ethereum. Its number of holders explodes, analysts raise alarms. All details in this article.

Ethereum is about to enter a new era. In a message published on X, Vitalik Buterin announces a major technical upheaval: zk-EVMs could become, by 2027, the main block validation mechanism. A profound transformation of the protocol, which would mark one of the most ambitious turning points since the creation of the network. Performance, decentralization, scalability... Buterin claims the trilemma is "solved" in practice. One challenge remains: ensuring security.

Crypto phishing losses dropped 83% in 2025, with fewer victims and smaller attacks, yet new wallet scams and evolving threats continue to challenge users.

In crypto, good resolutions never last: barely January has started, wallets are already siphoned, insiders suspected, and MetaMask emails clicking where it hurts...

A simple technical incident was enough to paralyze a large part of the crypto ecosystem. In November 2025, an outage at Cloudflare took offline Coinbase, BitMEX, Blockchain.com, Ledger, and many others. Within hours, the promise of Web3 resilience clashed with a brutal reality. Behind the smart contracts, the infrastructure remains vulnerable. Dependent on centralized Web2 services, many so-called decentralized projects expose a critical flaw. Vitalik Buterin sees this as a warning sign and a call to action.

Trust Wallet suspends its Chrome extension after a $7 million hack. Why is this crucial update postponed? What are the risks for users? Analysis of vulnerabilities, impacts, and urgent measures to protect your crypto assets in 2026.

Russia is moving to impose tougher penalties on illegal cryptocurrency mining after officials reported low compliance with new registration rules. A draft bill from the Justice Ministry proposes fines, forced labor, and prison terms for miners operating outside the law. Officials say the measures are intended to bring a rapidly expanding sector under state oversight and into the tax system.

The Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN) sector is experiencing spectacular growth. According to CoinGecko, the total DePIN market capitalization now reaches $19.2 billion as of September 2025, up from just $5.2 billion a year earlier. The World Economic Forum projects this market could reach $3.5 trillion by 2028.

Miami, Florida, USA — As blockchain payments gain enterprise adoption, privacy has become a critical requirement rather than a feature. Addressing this shift, Fhenix introduced Privacy Stages — a new framework for assessing onchain privacy — and demonstrated its capabilities through Fhenix402, a private implementation of Base’s x402 payments that makes transaction amounts fully confidential while remaining fast and intuitive.

Ethereum is taking a strategic turn in 2026, with two major updates planned within a few months: Glamsterdam in the first half, followed by Hegota at the end of the year. Long criticized for the slowness of its development, the blockchain is now opting for a faster schedule, aligned with the growing demands of its ecosystem. This acceleration marks a turning point in the protocol's governance and opens a new technical phase for Ethereum, as the sector enters an era of consolidation.

Aave founder Stani Kulechov is facing growing criticism after purchasing a large amount of AAVE tokens ahead of a key governance vote, a move some community members say threatens fair decision-making within the DAO. The controversy has intensified concerns about the concentration of voting power and whether governance outcomes still reflect broad community interests rather than the influence of large holders.

When two former crypto rivals kiss on an ADA–SOL bridge, it smells like strategy… or a plot to dethrone Ethereum quietly, under Bitcoin's watchful eyes.

Nvidia has just signed a $20 billion check to acquire Groq's assets, an AI gem with chips 10 times faster. This historic acquisition will reshape the semiconductor market and impact even cryptocurrencies. Analysis of a masterstroke that could change everything, from data centers to investor portfolios.

Polymarket has just confirmed that a security flaw affected certain user accounts. It indicates that a vulnerability related to a third-party authentication provider allowed unauthorized access and resulted in losses for several victims. The platform states it has fixed the problem and indicates there is no longer any persistent risk.