Morning Edition · Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Crypto
Aztec Activates Alpha V5 on Ethereum, Cutting Private-Transaction Costs to Under Five Cents
The privacy layer-2 more than doubled proving speed and halved fees through an on-chain governance vote, as rival Miden advances a competing model for confidential smart contracts.
Crypto
WEMIX Freezes Its Entire Network After Owner-Key Breach Mints 5.23 Million Dollar-Pegged Tokens
Attackers seized administrative control of the stablecoin's contract, minted tokens outside its stated full-reserve backing, and converted part of the minted tokens before bridges were suspended.
Crypto
Ethereum Researchers Weigh Proprietary AMMs After the Model Captures a Third of Solana Trading
A new analysis argues that market-maker-controlled automated pools, which run active strategies on-chain, could migrate to Ethereum and reshape how liquidity and order flow are priced.
Crypto
On-Chain Data Shows 5,287 ETH Draining From a Custody Wallet in Quiet Triple-A Breach
The unexplained outflow adds to a series of key-compromise and endpoint attacks that are removing funds without touching smart-contract code.
Crypto
US Senate Defers Floor Vote on Crypto Market-Structure Bill as New York's Attorney General Warns It Weakens States
The majority leader is prioritizing other legislation, while Letitia James argues the CLARITY Act would strip state enforcement powers rather than add consumer protections.
Tech
Researchers Detail Post-Quantum Cryptography for Bandwidth- and Power-Constrained Networks
A new paper addresses the practical obstacle to quantum-resistant security: larger keys and signatures that burden satellites, sensors, and low-power devices.
Crypto
Kraken Parent Payward Buys Magic Labs' Embedded-Wallet Unit Behind 60 Million Wallets
The acquisition folds infrastructure that powers app-embedded wallets into Kraken's business-to-business platform, deepening the consolidation of crypto's key-management layer.
Crypto
SEC Commissioner's Framework on DeFi Yield Vaults Targets the Humans Quietly Steering Them
A fact-specific test reaching strategy, allocator appointment, and asset movement could bring curators of vaults like Morpho's under securities oversight.
Crypto
Stablecoin Supply Fell $7.7 Billion in June Even as Adjusted Transfers Reached $1.79 Trillion
Circulating supply contracted while settlement activity, led by USDC, expanded, a split between shrinking float and rising real usage.
Crypto
BitMart Abruptly Winds Down After Nine Years, Locking User Withdrawals
The exchange stopped operations with ETH drained from its wallets, the latest mid-tier venue to exit and concentrate counterparty risk onto larger platforms.
Geopolitics
Russia's Sberbank Sets December Deadline to Build Out Crypto Infrastructure
The country's largest bank plans a digital depository and wallet, a state-linked institution constructing crypto infrastructure under sanctions pressure.
Markets
Bitcoin Falls to About $63,200 as Korea's KOSPI Drops Near 10 Percent Before Fed Decision
A selloff in artificial-intelligence stocks across Asia drove crypto lower, with a Federal Reserve rate decision Wednesday set to test whether Bitcoin moves with equities or diverges.