Community tallies show Solana’s active validators have fallen from over 2,500 in March 2023 to around 800 today (≈–68%). Opinions diverge: some argue the decline reflects healthy pruning of Sybil nodes; others—including infrastructure teams—say many recent exits were genuine operators leaving due to economic and operational costs. The real effect on decentralization depends on the remaining number of independent validators and the distribution of stake/voting power. https://t.co/wKrEv1nyRH ...

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said he long criticized the Ethereum Foundation’s lack of P2P networking expertise—over-indexing on cryptoeconomics, BFT consensus, and block-layer work while taking the network layer for granted—but that this has now changed. He cited PeerDAS performance as evidence, praising @raulvk and EF contributors for “heroic” efforts to get PeerDAS running and for a roadmap targeting faster propagation, stronger resilience, and parallel improvements in network privacy. https://t.c ...

Canada’s CRA says ~40% of taxpayers using crypto platforms are evading taxes or at high risk of non-compliance. The agency’s cryptoasset program has 35 auditors handling 230+ cases, recovering about $100M over three years. CRA cites legal gaps that hinder reliable identification of crypto taxpayers and has sought user-data disclosures from platforms such as Dapper Labs. https://t.co/qfaPWRspC7 ...

Tether Investments said it has joined other major investors in a €70 million funding round for Generative Bionics, one of the largest spinouts from Italy’s Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT). The capital will fund industrial validation of the company’s humanoid robotics platform, construction of production facilities, and integration across a broader robotics ecosystem. Generative Bionics plans to announce its first industrial deployments in early 2026, targeting manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, and ...

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has formally designated Tether’s USDT as an “accepted fiat-referenced token,” allowing ADGM-licensed institutions to offer regulated services involving USDT, including trading and custody within the ADGM framework. ADGM had previously classified USDT issued on Ethereum, Solana, and Avalanche as accepted virtual assets; this recognition expands its regulated use across the jurisdiction. https://t.co/UvfLM7ds93 ...

Acting CFTC Chairman Caroline Pham announced the launch of a digital-assets collateral pilot program allowing BTC, ETH, and USDC to be used in U.S. derivatives markets, alongside new guidance for tokenized collateral. MPD also withdrew Staff Advisory 20-34, stating that developments in digital assets and the use of tokenized collateral, including the enactment of the GENIUS Act, have made the advisory outdated and no longer relevant. https://t.co/R7FLjIHQMk ...

Coinbase announced that Theoriq (THQ) has been added to its listing roadmap. Theoriq is described as a modular and composable foundational layer for AI agents. https://t.co/Q1zg7oWczP ...

Coinbase announced that it will list Plume (PLUME) and Jupiter (JUPITER) for spot trading on December 9, 2025. Plume is a full-stack blockchain focused on RWA, while Jupiter is a Solana-based DEX aggregator. The related trading pairs will open once liquidity conditions are met. https://t.co/EYNgG6FfnA ...

MicroBT launched its new WhatsMiner M70 series in Abu Dhabi, offering efficiency as low as 12.5 J/TH even as hashprice sits near historic lows around $35/PH/s/day. The lineup ranges from ~214 TH/s air-cooled units to over 1 PH/s rack models, with MicroBT emphasizing energy-efficiency gains and announcing HashSmith as a new joint-mining partner. https://t.co/wZsDzhk5el ...

BlackRock has officially filed for a staked Ethereum ETF, marking its first formal move toward SEC approval. BlackRock’s existing Ethereum fund holds $11B in ETH, but the new ETF would offer separate staking exposure. https://t.co/RdFVVBYeAq ...