Morning Edition · Monday, July 6, 2026
Crypto
Buterin Puts Quantum Resistance and Privacy at the Center of Ethereum's Largest Rebuild Since the Merge
A revised "Lean Ethereum" roadmap would replace nearly every core protocol component over three to four years, reordering priorities toward post-quantum cryptography and confidential execution.
Crypto
June's Crypto Thefts Concentrate in Stolen Keys, Not Broken Contracts
Roughly $75.9 million in reported losses last month was led by a $32 million private-key breach at Humanity Protocol and a $20 million wallet-software flaw on Cardano, extending a year in which access-control failures overtook smart-contract bugs.
Crypto
Privacy Networks Reframe Confidential Execution as a Requirement, Not a Feature
Aztec and Miden are publishing detailed accounts of how private transactions work and who can turn confidentiality off, positioning privacy as infrastructure for institutional on-chain use.
Crypto
Ripple Wins Full EU Crypto Authorization as MiCA Deadline Culls Unlicensed Firms
Luxembourg's financial regulator granted Ripple a full crypto-asset service provider license, clearing it to offer regulated payment services across all 30 European Economic Area countries.
Crypto
MiCA Is Quietly Handing Banks the Keys to Europe's Stablecoin Access
Analysts argue the EU's post-transition rules concentrate control of compliant stablecoin, wallet, and retail rails in licensed banks, reshaping who gatekeeps tokenized-dollar distribution.
Crypto
Ethereum Researchers Revisit an Old Idea to Fight State Bloat: Native UTXOs
A new Ethereum Research proposal would add Bitcoin-style unspent-transaction-output accounting to Ethereum, aiming to stop permanent state growth and improve privacy and stateless verification.
Crypto
South Korea's KT Joins the Won-Stablecoin Race With a "Token Factory"
The country's largest telecom operator will fold a won-pegged stablecoin effort into a 18 trillion won ($13.2 billion) technology investment plan, as purpose-built payment chains proliferate.
Crypto
Stablecoin Supply on the XRP Ledger Nears $890 Million, and a Challenger to RLUSD Emerges
Dollar tokens on the XRP Ledger have risen more than 20% in a month, driven mostly by Ripple's RLUSD, while a smaller issuer's USDV points to a broadening set of on-chain dollar providers.
Crypto
An Ethics Fight Over Trump-Linked Crypto Holds Up the US Market-Structure Bill
Law-enforcement objections to the CLARITY Act are softening, but a dispute over conflicts of interest tied to the president's crypto ventures is sharpening as investors' memecoin losses mount.
Crypto
Fake Mac App Shows How Malware Is Going After Crypto Keys on the Device
Researchers documented "PamStealer," macOS malware disguised as a clipboard tool that harvests passwords and drains wallets, underscoring an attack surface separate from smart-contract exploits.
Crypto
Fake Mac App Shows How Malware Is Going After Crypto Keys on the Device
Researchers documented "PamStealer," macOS malware disguised as a clipboard tool that harvests passwords and drains wallets, underscoring an attack surface separate from smart-contract exploits.
Crypto
US Wallets Traded $571 Million on Polymarket Despite a Ban
American-linked accounts wagered heavily on the prediction platform in defiance of a domestic prohibition, with demand concentrated in foreign-conflict markets.
Markets
Bitcoin Steadies Above $62,000 as a Veteran Trader Weighs a Rotation Into Gold
With Federal Reserve minutes due this week, ether led major tokens higher while Peter Brandt said he is considering selling some bitcoin for gold and miner-stress gauges hit their lowest of the year.