Author: John Smith

Ravencoin disclosed on Aug. 11 that a critical consensus vulnerability had been exploited since Aug. 7, allowing vulnerable nodes to accept invalid blocks beginning at height 4,487,776.  Summary Ravencoin said invalid blocks began at height 4,487,776 after a critical consensus vulnerability was exploited. 2Miners released an emergency patch rejecting forged blocks and advised every network operator to upgrade. Transactions confirmed after block 4,487,775 remain at risk if the recovery chain becomes dominant eventually. Upbit suspended RVN deposits and withdrawals after citing a network issue affecting Ravencoin on Monday. RVN fell 19.1% to about $0.00288 as traders reacted to the network…

Node operators who miss the August 11 cutoff will be disconnected from Pi’s mainnet. With 421,000 nodes, a token trading at $0.08, and Binance still refusing to list, the upgrade is a stress test for a project that claims 60 million users but struggles to prove they matter. Summary Pi Network’s Protocol 26 upgrade carries a hard deadline of August 11, 2026. Any mainnet node operator who has not completed the update will be disconnected from the network until they do, raising the risk of a temporary reduction in active validators. The upgrade focuses on contract security, state management, and…

Ethereum’s updated roadmap adds native rollups, stronger privacy, and post-quantum scaling as advances in cryptography and AI reshape the network’s long-term technical priorities, according to co-founder Vitalik Buterin. Summary Quantum security has moved higher in Ethereum’s priorities compared with its 2023 roadmap. New areas include native rollups, stronger privacy, and blob and gas futures. Ethereum may use specialized scaling mechanisms for transfers, trading, and privacy applications. STARKs and AI-assisted formal verification could support upgrades across all three protocol layers. Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin compared the network’s 2023 roadmap with its current Strawmap in an Aug. 10 X post, identifying…

Ripple has voted to support two XRP Ledger amendments designed to introduce single-asset vaults and fixed-term institutional lending directly at the network’s protocol level. Summary Ripple’s validator voted “yes” on XLS-65 and XLS-66, supporting native vaults and lending. XLS-65 has reached 40% validator support, while XLS-66 has secured more than 37%. Both amendments require over 80% support for two consecutive weeks before activation. The framework could support loans funded with XRP, RLUSD, and other XRPL-issued assets. Ripple backs XRP Ledger lending amendments Ripple’s validator has backed the Single Asset Vault and Lending Protocol amendments as voting continues among trusted XRP…

A federal judge has paused the CFTC’s civil case against a US Army soldier accused of using classified information to earn more than $400,000 from Polymarket contracts tied to Nicolás Maduro’s removal. Summary Judge Andrew Carter stayed the CFTC’s civil enforcement case until the related criminal proceeding concludes. Prosecutors allege Gannon Van Dyke earned about $409,881 from 13 Venezuela-related Polymarket trades. Van Dyke pleaded not guilty and has challenged whether the event contracts legally qualify as swaps. The prosecution could shape how US commodities and fraud laws apply to prediction-market insider trading. CFTC case paused until criminal proceedings conclude US…

Crypto industry leaders are voicing frustration after the U.S. Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act before its August recess, leaving the market structure bill facing a crucial procedural vote weeks before the 2026 midterm elections. Summary Senate leaders filed cloture, setting up a Sept. 15 procedural vote on the CLARITY Act. Coinbase executives and Sen. Cynthia Lummis called the pre-recess failure disappointing and frustrating. Ethics restrictions and stablecoin rewards remain unresolved as the bill seeks 60 Senate votes. Polymarket traders give CLARITY a 25% chance of becoming law during 2026. CLARITY Act faces a Sept. 15 procedural vote Senate…

Bitcoin Policy Institute and more than 40 digital-asset organizations have called on leading AI laboratories to give qualified open-source security researchers controlled access to frontier models as AI-assisted cyberattacks grow more capable. Summary More than 40 organizations signed the appeal for trusted access to advanced AI models. The coalition requested early model access, computing power, secure environments, and direct communication channels. Block, Coinbase, Strategy, MARA, Galaxy, BitGo, Brink, and Trezor were among the signatories. The request follows several AI-assisted attacks and major Bitcoin security failures reported in 2026. Bitcoin coalition asks AI labs for controlled access Bitcoin Policy Institute announced…

BlackRock Canada has launched an exchange-traded fund that combines global equities with a 3% Bitcoin allocation, giving Canadian investors both exposures through one TSX-listed product. Summary IBQT targets 97% equities and 3% Bitcoin through underlying iShares ETFs. The fund began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange with a 0.22% management fee. BlackRock also launched XINT, covering more than 5,000 companies outside North America. BlackRock’s U.S. Bitcoin ETF attracted about $693 million last week. IBQT combines global stocks with Bitcoin The iShares Equity + Bitcoin ETF Portfolio, trading under the ticker IBQT, began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Aug.…

Bitmine Chairman Tom Lee believes Robinhood Chain could become one of 2026’s biggest crypto success stories by connecting the brokerage’s 27 million customers with Ethereum-based financial services. Summary Lee called Robinhood Chain one of crypto’s biggest success stories of 2026 after its July 1 launch. Robinhood’s customer base gives the network a potential market of more than 27 million funded accounts. Robinhood Chain has recorded nearly $9 billion in cumulative DEX volume, although memecoins drove most early trading. The Ethereum Layer 2 uses ETH for transaction fees and settles activity on the Ethereum mainnet. Tom Lee sees Robinhood Chain accelerating…

Solana price rallied nearly 7% from its Aug. 7 low, breaking a five-week descending channel as proposed supply changes and institutional adoption renewed demand for SOL. Summary Solana price rose from $72.49 to $77.36, breaking above a five-week descending channel. 4-hour Supertrend support flipped bullish at $75.02, strengthening the breakout structure. Liquidation clusters at $78 and $80 could accelerate gains if buyers maintain control. Daily momentum remains mixed, leaving $74–$75 as the main breakout invalidation zone. Solana price breaks its five-week downtrend According to data from crypto.news, Solana (SOL) price traded around $76.93 on Aug. 10, up nearly 7% from…