Aug 29, 20264m 34s
Polygon Issues Urgent Node Upgrade After Austin and Kyoto Hardforks
Polygon Labs pushed an emergency client upgrade after the Austin and Kyoto hardforks. Nodes on old Bor or Heimdall binaries have already dropped out of consensus.
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Narrated analysis on crypto policy, stablecoins, payments, and market structure.
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Aug 29, 20264m 40s
Ethereum ETFs Opened at $10.36B, But Almost All of It Was Grayscale
US spot Ethereum ETFs launched showing $10.36B in assets, but filing data shows 98.7% came from Grayscale conversions, not fresh institutional buying.
Aug 29, 20263m 54s
Tria Resolves Solana Card Balance Issue, Will Compensate Users
Tria says a security incident hitting Solana card programs affected some card balances. The issue is resolved and affected users will be compensated in full.
Aug 29, 20264m 30s
IREN's AI Cloud Revenue Overtakes Bitcoin Mining for the First Time
IREN's Q4 FY2026 report shows AI cloud revenue at $70.5M, passing Bitcoin mining's $66.7M for the first time, even as a $684M net loss sent shares down 8%.
Aug 29, 20264m 19s
Ripple Preps XRP Ledger for Quantum Computers Before 'Q-Day'
Ripple is moving to add quantum-resistant cryptography to the XRP Ledger before quantum machines can break the signatures that guard user funds. Here is what changes.
Aug 29, 20264m 01s
Bullish Backs USD.AI With a $100M Stablecoin Facility for GPU Loans
Bullish has provided USD.AI a $100M stablecoin facility to fund loans backed by GPU infrastructure, tying crypto capital to the AI compute buildout.
Aug 29, 20265m 13s
Ireland's CAB Moves Another 500 BTC, and the Silence Is the Story
Ireland's Criminal Assets Bureau shifted another 500 BTC with no public explanation. Here is what government seizures reveal about crypto custody risk.
Aug 29, 20264m 33s
ECB's Schnabel Calls for Central-Bank Money to Move Onchain
ECB board member Isabel Schnabel urged central-bank money onto blockchain rails, a shift that pulls Europe's monetary core toward tokenized settlement.
Aug 28, 20264m 32s
Avici Will Refund All Affected Card Balances After Partner Incident
Avici says every card balance hit by an incident at its card-issuing partner will be refunded in full, while ether.fi, KAST and Tria report clean systems.
Aug 28, 20264m 34s
Strategy Says USD Assets Now Almost Fully Offset Its Debt
Strategy says its USD holdings nearly cover all outstanding debt, pushing net leverage close to zero as it keeps buying Bitcoin. Here is what the numbers mean.