Digital Assets
Proof-of-Stake Economics: Issuance, Slashing, and MEV
A first-principles guide to Proof-of-Stake Economics, including its operating chain, economics, authoritative records, failure modes, and the evidence investors or operators should verify.
AI Flags Hidden Risks in Crypto Futures Trading
A Bitcoin chart can show modest price movement while the market underneath becomes increasingly difficult to trade. Buyers may be consuming available sell orders, liquidity providers may be withdrawing quotes, and leveraged positions may be accumulating. None of those conditions…
Open USD Goes Live on Solana With Over $1 Billion in Launch Liquidity
The Solana Foundation announced on September 30, 2026 that Open USD (OUSD), a US-dollar stablecoin from the company Open Standard, is now live on Solana. Businesses can mint and burn OUSD 1:1 for dollars at no cost and put it…
Can AI Detect Ethereum Ponzi Schemes Before Funds Move?
Crypto fraud detection usually begins after money starts moving. Investigators trace transactions, exchanges flag suspicious addresses, and compliance teams look for recognizable patterns. That approach is necessary, but it is also reactive. By the time an address has accumulated enough…
The Technologies Building More Scalable Blockchains
Blockchain infrastructure is becoming more specialized as developers balance scalability, privacy, security, interoperability, and quantum resilience. The result may be an ecosystem of purpose-built networks rather than one architecture dominating every application. Blockchain development is often described as a race…
Can Bitcoin Gain Zcash-Style Privacy Without a Fork?
Bitcoin has always offered pseudonymity rather than complete privacy. Anyone can create a wallet without attaching a legal name, but every confirmed transaction becomes part of a permanent public record. Amounts, addresses, timing, and transaction relationships can all be examined.…
Coinbase Taps Citi to Power Virtual Accounts and Stablecoin Acceptance
Coinbase announced on September 28, 2026 that it is expanding what businesses can build on its payments infrastructure through a deepened collaboration with Citi. Under the arrangement, Coinbase selected Citi’s Virtual Account Wallet, part of the bank’s Banking-as-a-Service offering, to…
Shiga to Launch Self-Custodial Products on Tether’s WDK for Africa and GCC
Tether announced on 28 September 2026 a collaboration with Shiga to launch self-custodial financial products for individuals, businesses and institutions across Africa and the GCC. Built with Wallet Development Kit by Tether (WDK), the products will give users direct control…
Is Bitcoin Really a Safe Haven During Global Crises?
Bitcoin is often assigned a fixed identity. Supporters call it digital gold, while critics describe it as a speculative risk asset that is likely to fall when investors become cautious. Both descriptions can appear correct because Bitcoin does not respond…
Self-Custody vs. Qualified Custody
A first-principles guide to Self-Custody and Qualified Custody, including its operating chain, economics, authoritative records, failure modes, and the evidence investors or operators should verify.
Will Blockchain Make Corporate Education Funding More Accountable?
Blockchain could make corporate education funding easier to trace and evaluate. New research suggests, however, that the technology matters less than whether companies align it with a credible strategy and secure support from the people expected to participate. Corporate social…
CME Group Plans Bitcoin Cash, Uniswap Futures Launch for October 19
CME Group announced on September 22, 2026, that it will launch Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Uniswap (UNI) futures on October 19, 2026, pending regulatory review, adding the two tokens to its single-asset cryptocurrency derivatives suite. Market participants will have the…
SoFi Goes Live With Stablecoin Settlement for $25 Billion Card Program
SoFi Technologies, Inc. and Mastercard announced on September 22, 2026 that stablecoin settlement is now live across SoFi Bank, N.A.’s debit and credit card program, with settlement running through SoFiUSD, SoFi Bank’s U.S. dollar stablecoin, on Mastercard’s global payments network.…
Investing in Polymarket | How to Buy Pre-IPO Shares
Polymarket is a privately held prediction-market company operating event markets across politics, economics, sports, technology, and culture. Its international product uses blockchain settlement, while its U.S. business operates through a CFTC-designated contract market and affiliated clearing infrastructure. Polymarket shares do…
S&P Global Agrees to Acquire Onchain Security Firm OpenZeppelin
S&P Global announced on September 17, 2026 that it has entered into an agreement to acquire OpenZeppelin, a blockchain security company it described as the security standard for onchain finance. Financial terms were not disclosed, and the transaction is subject…
