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Ethereum is set to roll out EIP-8141, letting users send transactions without holding ETH for gas. The proposal is scheduled for Hegota’s next major upgrade.

American illustrator John Paul Ferrara, nearly blind after surgery, reignites his romance cover art career in August 2025 using detailed AI prompts in ChatGPT.

David Sacks claims on a podcast that Vitalik Buterin funded anti-AI efforts, citing a $600M memecoin transfer to the Future of Life Institute.

Switzerland's franc-backed stablecoin sandbox enters testing. Market operator SIX and the TWINT app join banks to explore real-world stablecoin use.

Cronos validators reversed 10,961 blocks after a $120.4M exploit on Tectonic, recovering $111.2M. $9.19M was lost before the chain halt. Network restored in 11

A trader flipped $4,400 into $780,000 on 4Stock in two hours, grabbing 18.6 million tokens and becoming the top whale. Here’s how it happened, plus the risks.

Arthur Hayes links a potential Bitcoin surge to $250K–$500K with a real crisis forcing the Fed to pump liquidity. His 2026 outlook on BTC, ETH, ENA, HYPE, and E

AUSTRAC revoked, suspended, or refused to renew 45 crypto and remittance licenses in the past year. Action against GetCoins disrupted major investment scams.

Uzbekistan launches a stablecoin payment pilot with HUMO, pegged 1:1 to the soum and backed by government securities. The test could run up to 3 years.

White hat hackers return 85% of BTC stolen from Liquid Network's multisig wallet—about $270 million. Liquid gears up for a network relaunch.

AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton says losing control over superintelligent AI could threaten humanity. OpenAI's risky experiment and the UK's push for a ban.

Ethereum's 2027 Hegotá upgrade will introduce EIP-8141, letting users pay gas fees with stablecoins—no ETH required. Frame Transactions also announced.

The UK's FCA is considering ending its ban on prediction markets. Since 2019, retail sales, marketing, and distribution of binary options have been prohibited.

Ethereum Foundation sets FOCIL and Frame Transactions as core EIPs for the Hegotá upgrade, with dozens of other proposals under review by devs.

Four French nationals used ChatGPT and social media sleuthing to rob a Canberra mansion, making off with $2M in watches, jewelry, and designer bags.

CryptoQuant reports short-term Bitcoin whales now sit on a record $9.07B in unrealized profits. Could weak BTC price action trigger a wave of sell pressure?

Polish prosecutors have charged Roman Ż. in the Zondacrypto case, alleging $2.1M in user fund embezzlement and organized crime. Pre-trial detention requested.

Former Russian telecom minister Nikolai Nikiforov escaped to the UAE just hours before a planned arrest in the $55M+ Finiko crypto pyramid case with 7,700+ vict

CoinShares says Bitcoin investors aren't leaving the market—they're trading around the Fed's rate path. BTC tests $80,000 as September rate hike risk grows.

Hackers have sent back 3,400 BTC ($272M) to Liquid Network after stealing 4,000 BTC. 600 BTC ($48M) is still missing. On-chain transfer confirmed.

Hanwha Investment & Securities has finished building a multi-chain tokenization platform for securities, led by FairSquare Lab since 2025, with Avalanche suppor

Bitcoin slides 2% as bulls fail to hold the $80,000 mark during low-liquidity Labor Day trading in the US. Here’s what’s happening with BTC price action now.

Whale trader Garret Jin locks in $2.7M profit after closing a $105M BTC long. Still holding a $46M losing ZEC short. On-chain wallet details inside.

The Philippines central bank is proposing stricter controls for crypto payment companies, direct acquirer relationships, and a 12-month freeze on new payment sy