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An EIP draft would burn staking rewards on Ethereum and cut net issuance to zero once 60.25 million ETH sit in the validator set.

The Mastercard BVNK acquisition, worth up to $1.8 billion, expands the card network’s stablecoin infrastructure for B2B payments.

Strategy sells Bitcoin worth around USD 104.73 million, issues 3.01 million new shares and buys back STRC preferred stock at a discount.

A Coldcard vulnerability made the Bitcoin keys of affected hardware wallets computable. Around 1,367 BTC have flowed out so far.

What has been happening this week in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies? Current events and background reports in our weekly review.

Strategy reports a net loss of USD 8.22 billion for the second quarter, caused almost entirely by the revaluation of its Bitcoin holdings.

More than 100 backers from DeFi, custody and Layer-2 networks jointly support the first ecosystem funding round of Ethereum Institutional.

Emirates now accepts crypto payments from eligible UAE residents, who pay for flight tickets out of their wallet in Emirati dirham.

The SparkKitty malware has been scanning the photo galleries of iOS and Android users for crypto seed phrases since at least February 2024.

Bitmine’s ETH holdings rise to 5.7mn tokens after the latest purchase, with roughly 85 percent running through its MAVAN validator platform.

BitMart shuts down its global trading platform and ends trading on August 26, 2026, the third crypto exchange retreat within one month.

What has been happening this week in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies? Current events and background reports in our weekly review.

Nine institutions including BlackRock and Coinbase launch the Bitcoin Security Consortium, pledging USD 15 million for Bitcoin’s security.

BitMEX shuts down on 23 September 2026 after 11 years, following a sale process that produced no buyer for the exchange.

BancaStato launches regulated crypto trading: buy Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Solana directly in e-banking via Sygnum and Avaloq.

What has been happening this week in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies? Current events and background reports in our weekly review.