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Vitalik Backs Bitcoin's Utreexo for Ethereum Scaling Research

Ethereum researcher Vitalik Buterin credited Bitcoin's Utreexo model as inspiration for Ethereum's scaling work on nativ...

Aug 17, 2026, 10:04 AM
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Ethereum Roadmap Prioritizes Privacy and Post-Quantum Cryptography

Ethereum's updated roadmap now prioritizes native rollups, enhanced privacy features, and post-quantum scaling as techni...

Aug 11, 2026, 02:05 AM
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Robinhood's Crypto Chief Outlines 'Two Wolves' Strategy for Robinhood Chain

Johann Kerbrat, Robinhood's head of crypto, described the company's competing priorities for its blockchain as 'two wolv...

Aug 9, 2026, 03:01 AM
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World Chain Deploys Streamed EIP-7928 Block Access Lists on Mainnet

World Chain will deploy streamed EIP-7928 block access lists on its mainnet starting August 17, enabling parallel block ...

Aug 5, 2026, 04:13 PM
World ChainEIP-7928
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Stacks Explores Bitcoin Staking to Drive STX Demand in 2026

Stacks is developing a Bitcoin staking mechanism aimed at channeling idle Bitcoin into productive DeFi use, a shift that...

Aug 3, 2026, 02:05 PM
StacksBitcoin
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Zero-Knowledge Proofs: The Cryptographic Tool Behind Privacy and Scaling

Zero-knowledge proofs enable one party to prove a statement is true without revealing underlying information, serving as...

Aug 1, 2026, 01:16 PM
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Offchain Labs CEO Defends Arbitrum Licensing Model as Base Exits Optimism Arrangement

Offchain Labs CEO argued Tuesday that Arbitrum's licensing approach offers competitive advantages over revenue-sharing m...

Jul 30, 2026, 07:02 AM
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Shiba Inu's Shibarium Activity Surges 78% Despite Price Pressure

Shibarium, Shiba Inu's Layer 2 network, recorded a 78% increase in transaction activity on Saturday, according to on-cha...

Jul 29, 2026, 05:02 AM
Shiba InuShibarium
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Ondo Finance Launches Ondo Network for Non-Custodial Trading

Ondo Finance unveiled the Ondo Network on July 27, an execution layer designed for fast, private, and non-custodial trad...

Jul 28, 2026, 04:04 AM
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