Key takeaways Europe has moved from drafting to enforcing crypto rules under MiCA, giving companies clear timelines, licensing paths and compliance milestones across all EU member states. The US still relies on a multi-agency, enforcement-led framework, with major questions about token classification and market structure waiting on new federal legislation. MiCA’s single-license model allows crypto…
The Ethereum treasury company ETHZilla has purchased two jet engines after selling off some of its crypto stash and increasing its focus on asset tokenization. ETHZilla said in a regulatory filing on Friday that it purchased two aircraft engines through a newly formed subsidiary, ETHZilla Aerospace LLC, for $12.2 million in cash. The engines, which…
Gold prices have topped $5,000 amid rising geopolitical and global trade tensions, while Bitcoin has fallen toward $86,000 as the divergence between the two assets widened. Gold surged to a record high of $5,080 on Monday following a 17% gain so far this year, according to Gold Price, with traders flocking to the precious metal…
The Ethereum Foundation has made post-quantum security a central focus of the network’s long-term roadmap, announcing the formation of a dedicated Post Quantum (PQ) team. The new team will be led by Thomas Coratger, a cryptographic engineer at the Ethereum Foundation, with support from Emile, a cryptographer closely associated with leanVM, according to crypto researcher…
The world’s biggest global wealth manager, UBS, is reportedly exploring a move to open crypto trading to its wealthiest clients. Bloomberg reported Friday, citing a person familiar with the matter, that the Swiss banking giant aims to let select private banking clients in Switzerland trade Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) first, with a possible rollout…
Network activity on the Ethereum mainnet has now surpassed that on layer-2 scaling blockchains as gas fees remain low, though it may not all be organic users. Token Terminal said on Thursday that there has been a “return to mainnet,” with daily active addresses on Ethereum outranking all leading layer-2s. A recent spike in active…
The funding will support Superstate’s effort to let companies issue and trade regulated shares directly on public blockchains. Source link
Digital asset treasury (DAT) companies are likely to face consolidation in 2026, as the largest, best-capitalized players continue to accumulate Bitcoin and Ether while smaller companies struggle to keep pace, according to Pantera Capital. DATs are set for “brutal pruning” in 2026, with only a few dominant corporate treasuries left standing, predicted asset manager Pantera…
Opinion by: Youssef El Maddarsi, chief business officer of Naoris Protocol Some Bitcoin (BTC) advocates argue that the network faces no meaningful quantum threat in the immediate future, pointing to emerging NIST-approved post-quantum standards and suggesting that Bitcoin can simply upgrade long before any cryptographically relevant quantum computer appears. This confidence relies on the risky…
Ether (ETH) has made modest gains over the last 24 hours, briefly reclaiming the $3,000 psychological level. However, decreased ETH demand, evidenced by heavy spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETF), and a weakening technical structure could see Ether drop to levels below $2,000 over the coming weeks. Key takeaways: Decreasing Ethereum demand and negative spot Ether…