Vitalik Buterin says Hegotá could be Ethereum’s last ‘normal’ fork

Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin said PeerDAS marked the start of Ethereum’s transition “from being just a blockchain to being something much more powerful.” Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said Ethereum’s Hegotá upgrade could be the network’s last “normal” fork before development shifts toward technologies that include recursive STARKs, automated formal verification, optimized consensus and quantum-safe cryptography.  On…

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Newsom signs California ban on public officials issuing memecoins

The law also restricts crypto companies from offering certain memecoins tied to public officials to California residents and takes effect for tokens issued from Jan. 1, 2027. California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation barring state and local public officials from issuing memecoins, as Newsom criticized US President Donald Trump’s crypto ventures.  Newsom on Sunday signed…

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Fed proposes new capital, redemption rules for stablecoin issuers

The Fed’s proposal would set capital requirements, a two-day redemption window and new reserve disclosures as regulators implement the GENIUS Act. The Federal Reserve has proposed capital, redemption and other regulatory requirements for stablecoin issuers under its supervision as it moves to implement the GENIUS Act. The GENIUS Act already requires stablecoin issuers to maintain…

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Researchers propose Zcash-style private Bitcoin transfers without a soft fork

Shielded Bitcoin would use zero-knowledge proofs and encrypted notes to hide transaction details without changing Bitcoin consensus, but researchers have raised questions about anonymity and quantum resistance. Researchers at the cryptography research firm Alloc Init have proposed a system for bringing Zcash-style private transfers to Bitcoin without requiring a soft fork.  The proposal, called Shielded…

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