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Ethereum Shanghai Hard Fork Goes Live April 12 Enabling Staked ETH Withdrawals
Ethereum's Shanghai hard fork went live April 12, 2023, after a two-week delay for Goerli testnet validation. The Shapella upgrade enables withdrawals for 17.1M staked ETH ($28B) via a dynamic two-step exit queue process. Five EIPs include EIP-4895 for beacon chain push withdrawals plus gas optim
Ripple's XRP Payment Network Reaches 300+ Institutions as SWIFT Launches Blockchain Pilot
Ripple's cross-border payment network now serves over 300 financial institutions across 55 countries with $95B cumulative volume. Meanwhile SWIFT launches a blockchain pilot with 17 banks, some using Ripple tech, but not XRP.
Cardano Vasil Hard Fork: Technical Upgrade Details and Market Impact
Cardano's Vasil hard fork introduced diffusion pipelining and three CIPs to improve scalability and smart contracts. ADA price fell 10% post-announcement amid broader market pessimism.
Binance CEO Urges India to Embrace Stablecoins and Crypto Payments Beyond Trading
Binance CEO Richard Teng called on Indian policymakers to regulate stablecoins and crypto payments separately from trading. The exchange is registered with India's FIU and sees the country as its fastest-growing APAC market.
Ripple CEO Reveals Company Nearly Shut Down Amid SEC Lawsuit Before Settlement
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse disclosed the company nearly shut down after the 2020 SEC lawsuit. The SEC dropped its appeal in March 2025, triggering an 11% XRP surge, and the case settled last year.
Ethereum's Shanghai Fork: Real Timeline From Final Testnet to Mainnet
Ethereum's Shanghai upgrade completed its final testnet deployment on Goerli on March 14, 2023, and activated on mainnet on April 12, 2023. The fork enabled staked ETH withdrawals for the first time since the Beacon Chain launched in December 2020.
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Solana ETFs Log Inflows Every July Day as Morgan Stanley Joins Race
US spot Solana ETFs closed every July 2026 trading session with net inflows and have drawn over $1 billion since their October 2025 launch. Morgan Stanley entered on July 28 with Ethereum and Solana ETFs charging 0.14% and passing 95% of staking rewards to shareholders.
Coldcard Wallet Exploit Drains $89M From 4,585 Addresses Across Three Attack Waves
A Coldcard firmware vulnerability allowed attackers to predict wallet seeds and steal 1,367 BTC ($89M) from 4,585 addresses. Stolen funds remain consolidated and unspent.
Crypto's Record Half-Year: 212 Exploits Drain $1.1 Billion in H1 2026
Blockaid's H1 2026 report, released July 28, verified 212 exploits that drained more than $1.1 billion, the most-hacked half-year on record by incident count. North Korea's TraderTraitor subgroup accounted for roughly $609 million, led by the $292 million KelpDAO and $285 million Drift…
Tokenized RWAs Reach $33.5 Billion as DTCC Starts On-Chain Treasuries
On-chain real-world asset value reached about $33.5 billion as of July 8, 2026, per rwa.xyz data, nearly tripling from $11.8 billion a year earlier. DTCC, which custodies $114 trillion in assets, began limited production trades of tokenized Treasuries and equities in July ahead of a full…
GENIUS Act Rules Hit July 18 Deadline as Banks Chase $263B Stablecoins
Six federal agencies faced a July 18, 2026 deadline to finalize GENIUS Act stablecoin rules, one year after the law was signed. JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo are meanwhile building a shared tokenized deposit network targeting a first-half 2027 launch.
Bitcoin Rebounds After Trump Calls Himself 'Big Crypto Guy' Amid Strategy's $216M Sale
Bitcoin recovered from a 2% intraday decline to $63,854 after President Trump declared he's 'a big crypto guy.' Strategy's $216 million bitcoin sale abandoned its never-sell pledge.
Strategy Investors Face 40% Stock Slide as Bitcoin Falls Below $65K
Strategy (MSTR) shares fell 42.8% in the first half of 2026 and now trade near $95, roughly 80% below their peak, while Bitcoin hovers around $64,000 — under the company's $75,476 average purchase price. In July, the firm sold 3,588 BTC for about $216 million and $466.7 million of common stock to fund preferred dividends and rebuild its cash reserve.
Bitcoin Loses Momentum as Whales and Long-Term Holders Take Profits
Bitcoin dipped below $100,000 in November 2025, down over 20% from its peak, as long-term holders sold roughly 400,000 BTC worth $45 billion. Analysts say the supply overhang could persist for months.
Japan Reclassifies Crypto as Financial Assets, Enables ETFs and 20% Tax Rate
Japan's Diet approved legislation reclassifying cryptocurrencies as financial assets under the FIEA, effective fiscal 2027. Lawmakers also approved cutting the top crypto tax rate from 55% to a flat 20% starting in 2028.