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Bitcoin infrastructure company Blockstream launched Blockstream Swaps, a feature enabling users to make trustless swaps between the Bitcoin main chain and Lightning Network. The launch aims to provide resilient ecosystem utility, complementing existing providers after non-custodial swap provider

Blockstream announced Blockstream Swaps this month, a new feature enabling trustless swaps between Bitcoin's main chain and the Lightning network. The service allows users to move funds across layers while maintaining full control of their assets, without needing to run a node or open a payment

Supporters of BTCPay Server, the open-source bitcoin payments processor that recently disclosed an exploit, have committed to supporting a recovery bounty of 10% of any funds recovered, capped at 3 BTC for full recovery, according to an announcement on Monday. The bounty responds to a critical

According to an announcement on Monday, BTCPay Server supporters committed to supporting a recovery bounty of 10% of any recovered funds, capped at 3 BTC, following a critical vulnerability in the open-source Bitcoin payments processor. The flaw, disclosed on Friday, allowed attackers to steal LND a

According to Bitcoin News, Bitcoin developers plan to execute a hard fork on September 1 to change the proof-of-work algorithm, with the selected hash algorithm expected to be announced on September 1. The fork will create an independent blockchain, and existing BTC holders will receive tokens on th

According to Bitcoin.com News, Vitalik Buterin published a new Ethereum roadmap—called the 2029 Strawmap—on Monday, comparing it side-by-side with his 2023 plan. Quantum safety, designed to protect Ethereum from future quantum computers, jumped ahead in priority, alongside new privacy tools like

According to Odaily and Sui monitoring data, Hashi testnet has processed over 1.1 million deposits and 165,000 withdrawals since its launch three weeks ago. In the past two weeks, more than 50% of Bitcoin Signet transactions have originated from Hashi testnet

Sui announced on X that the Hashi testnet dashboard now displays real-time deposit and withdrawal records.

According to Odaily, Sui launched Seal, a governance mechanism enabling scoped, time-limited, and revocable regulatory access without requiring a master key. Regulatory bodies receive differentiated permissions based on their role: prudential regulators

According to HyperliuqidNews, xStocksFi, a tokenized stock platform, will launch on Hyperliquid. The first batch of 5 stocks will be available on HyperCore.

According to ChainCatcher, Mysten introduced a privacy prototype on August 10 to address amount visibility challenges in blockchain settlement. The prototype is built on Seal MPC and confidential transfer technology, enabling institutions to conduct

Vitalik Buterin posted a comparison on Monday between Ethereum's old roadmap and the Ethereum Foundation's latest 'Strawmap,' highlighting significant priority shifts toward privacy and quantum security. The Strawmap, a reference guide for protocol upgrades through 2029 last updated on Aug. 4,

Bitdeer's shares (BTDR) sank over 15% on Monday following second quarter results. The Bitcoin miner and AI infrastructure provider posted total revenue of $229 million, a 47% increase, while reporting a net loss of $92.3 million, a 47% increase year-over-year, as electricity costs, depreciation, R&D

According to The Block, Bitcoin miner and AI infrastructure provider Bitdeer's shares (BTDR) fell over 15% on Monday following its quarterly earnings report, which revealed a net loss of $92.3 million, up 47% year-over-year, despite strong revenue growth. Total revenue climbed to $229 million, a 47%

According to Solana Name Service (SNS), the .sol domain service will suspend new registrations starting August 17 to conduct a credential snapshot. The snapshot will cover only .sol domains registered before the suspension date. Following the snapshot, users will be able to check new eligibility or

According to BeInCrypto and Luke Dashjr, Bitcoin's BIP-110 soft fork proposal failed on August 9-10, 2026, garnering only 2.53% support and mining just two blocks before supporters abandoned the effort. The proposal sought to restrict data sizes in transactions to remove Ordinals inscriptions from b

According to PANews, Vitalik Buterin updated Ethereum's roadmap on August 10, prioritizing three major shifts from the 2023 plan. Quantum safety now takes precedence, including post-quantum expansion and signature aggregation design. Privacy becomes a first-class citizen goal, covering keyed

According to Vitalik, Ethereum's updated roadmap now maps 2023 priorities to the current Strawman proposal, with significant new directions added. Key priorities include enhanced privacy mechanisms such as keyed Nonce, lean privacy pools, and FOCIL; post-quantum scaling through leanSPHINCS