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When I worked at the Federal Reserve, we used to joke that our job was to protect the status quo. The Fed’s mandate has long included financial stability, certainly not financial disruption. But Fed Governor Chris Waller’s speech calling on Fed staff to research the creation of a new “payments account” for nonbank payment providers at this week’s Fed Payments Innovation Conference marks the first serious challenge to the assumption that only banks get to move money in America and who is allowed access to the Fed’s balance sheet.When I wrote in 2023 that “stablecoins are the battleground for the…

One month ago, Harshvardhan (“Hash”), an alumni of the MIT Bitcoin Club and an organizer for the MIT Freedom Tech Expo, told me in an interview about how a friend of his who is a social worker in Nepal and who was on the ground during the recent protests in the country doesn’t like Bitcoin. “There’s a lot of people with left-leaning ideology who still think bitcoin is a capitalistic tool, and they’re not very comfortable with it yet,” explained Hash. I’ve been thinking a lot about this point he made since we spoke. As someone who was formerly more…

Starting with the upcoming Fusaka hard fork, EIP-7825 introduces a per-transaction gas limit cap of 2²⁴ (≈ 16.78 million gas). This change is already live on Holesky and Sepolia, and will activate on mainnet with Fusaka. Developers and users who rely on very large transactions should verify that their contracts and transaction builders conform to the new cap. Background As Ethereum scales to higher block gas limits and prepares for parallel execution (e.g. EIP-7928 in Glamsterdam), the Fusaka fork introduces a per-transaction gas limit cap. Previously, a single transaction could consume the entire block gas limit (~45 million gas), creating…

As 2025’s crypto market heats up, presale coins are drawing fresh attention from both retail and institutional investors. But in a sea of promises and prototypes, only a handful of projects are showing real traction. The latest wave includes platforms focused on everything from high-speed micropayments to cold wallet security and blockchain interoperability. Yet one name is rising above the noise, BlockDAG. With working infrastructure and growing exchange visibility, it’s setting new standards. This list explores four standout contenders in the current cycle, each with unique value propositions. For many, the search for the best crypto to buy before launch starts…

Key points:Bitcoin bulls are attempting to sustain the price above $107,000, but the bears have continued to exert selling pressure.The recovery in most major altcoins has fizzled out, indicating that the bears continue to sell on minor rallies.Buyers have managed to keep Bitcoin (BTC) above the vital $107,000 support level, but the lack of a solid rebound suggests that the bears have maintained their pressure. The short-term uncertainty has divided the analysts on BTC’s next directional move. Standard Chartered’s global head of digital assets research, Geoff Kendrick, told Cointelegraph that BTC remains on track to hit $200,000 by the end of…

In a shocking announcement yesterday, the Kadena team revealed that the organization is no longer able to continue business operations and will cease all activities immediately. Despite the company’s closure, the Kadena blockchain itself will remain operational, maintained by independent miners and developers under its decentralized proof-of-work structure. Related Reading The news sent shockwaves through the crypto community, triggering a massive sell-off in KDA, Kadena’s native token, which dropped by more than 55% within hours of the announcement. The drop effectively erased nearly all of Kadena’s price gains accumulated over the past five years, marking one of the most dramatic…

FIL$1.6306 surged over 4% to $1.65 on Tuesday early afternoon, breaking above a key $1.60 psychological resistance, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model.The model showed institutional accumulation with two major spikes above 140% of average volume.The storage token broke decisively through $1.60 resistance after weeks of consolidation, according to the model.Price action demonstrated textbook institutional buying patterns with higher lows at $1.52 and $1.55 confirming the uptrend structure. In recent trading FIL was 4.4% higher over 24 hours, around $1.65.The wider crypto market also rose, with the CoinDesk 20 index up over 3%.Technical Analysis:Primary support locked at $1.52 with…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin is once again under pressure as the market navigates a volatile and uncertain phase. After briefly reclaiming the $111K level, the world’s largest cryptocurrency is struggling to maintain $110K as a stable support zone. Sellers are regaining control, and bearish traders are calling for a deeper retrace toward lower range levels — possibly below the six-figure mark. Adding to the cautious tone, fresh data from CryptoQuant reveals a concerning on-chain development: old Bitcoin coins are waking up. This metric, which tracks previously dormant BTC moving on-chain,…

Zcash (ZEC) price has been one of the strongest performers among privacy coins, gaining nearly 470% over the past three months. The token is now trading near $250 after a brief pullback, cooling off from its recent surge but still holding most of its gains.At first glance, the pause (even one since yesterday might seem like fading momentum. But the signals suggest something different. Whales are taking a step back, retail conviction remains strong, and technical patterns continue to hint that the broader uptrend is far from over.Sponsored SponsoredWhales Ease Off, But Retail Traders Ride The ConvictionLarge investors have started…

Cross-asset rotation drives fresh inflows into risk assets as XRP outperforms major altcoins, reclaiming the $2.50 handle before profit-taking sets in.News BackgroundXRP posted a 3% intraday gain on Monday as traders rotated out of defensive assets amid gold’s pullback and a modest uptick in bitcoin. The move came as broader markets digested easing geopolitical tension and lighter U.S. inflation data, prompting short-term risk appetite across digital assets.Institutional desks reported renewed positioning in XRP ahead of the SEC’s pending ETF decisions, while Ripple’s ongoing $1 billion capital raise continued to support sentiment among professional traders seeking exposure to regulated-linked tokens.Price Action…