Vitalik Buterin praised Polygon and co-founder Sandeep Nailwal for their key contributions to the Ethereum ecosystem. He highlighted Polygon’s early investment in ZK-EVM development, Jordi Baylina’s team efforts, and the creation of infrastructure like AggLayer. Vitalik also commended Sandeep for his work on CryptoRelief and for returning $190M in SHIB donations, which helped fund the Balvi open-source anti-pandemic project. He added that he hopes Polygon will adopt mature ZK technology to bring full securi ...

Ethereum core developer Péter Szilágyi revealed a letter he sent to the Ethereum Foundation leadership last year, criticizing Vitalik Buterin’s excessive influence and claiming that most projects are controlled by a small circle of 5–10 people and 1–3 venture capital firms behind them, forming a Vitalik-centric interest group where the success of new projects depends largely on their relationship with this circle.https://t.co/GN1xk5v1ev ...

Pantera-backed digital asset treasury firm Solana Company (HSDT, formerly Helius) has moved up the unlock date for its $500 million PIPE round, allowing early investors to sell shares ahead of schedule. HSDT shares have plunged about 60% over the past three days, now trading around $6.50, below the September PIPE issue price of $6.881.https://t.co/l7DztzS2oq ...

According to Bloomberg, the Canadian province of British Columbia plans to limit power use by AI data centers and permanently ban new crypto mining projects. The province’s Energy Ministry said it will prioritize grid access for mining and natural gas industries to create more local jobs and revenue.https://t.co/Ujp8CmPqWX ...

Coinbase Traders announced on October 20 at 22:43 (UTC+8) that Coinbase Advanced trading is currently down due to an AWS outage. The team is actively investigating and working to restore the service. ...

According to data from @marcov_91, Wyoming government has recently issued 100,000 FRNT stablecoins on each of seven blockchain networks—Solana, Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Optimism, Polygon, and Avalanche C-Chain—bringing the total supply to 700,000 tokens distributed across six addresses. Backed by USD and short-term Treasuries plus a 2% reserve, FRNT’s yield supports Wyoming’s education fund. https://t.co/yfpLBQx4EB ...

Regulatory Developments - MAS (新加坡金融管理局) launches BLOOM initiative for tokenized settlements [1] - Dubai unveils financial strategy highlighting virtual assets [1] - Russia explores tokenizing domestic stocks [1] - Japan considers allowing banks to hold crypto assets [1] Project Updates - Ant Group suspends stablecoin plans in Hong Kong [1]

Evernorth, backed by Ripple, plans a Nasdaq listing to raise over $1 billion for building the largest publicly traded XRP treasury. The deal is expected to close in early 2026 with key investors including SBI, Pantera Capital, and Kraken. https://t.co/QNVkfvWWoV ...

Greenlane Holdings (Nasdaq: GNLN) announced a $110 million private placement to fund its cryptocurrency treasury strategy focused on Berachain (BERA) tokens. Led by Polychain Capital and other investors, the funds will be used to acquire BERA for the treasury. https://t.co/4KcFikfoqA ...

BitMine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR) announced the purchase of approximately 203,800 ETH in the past week. Its total crypto and cash holdings have reached $1.34 billion, including 3.24 million ETH, 192 BTC, $219 million in cash, and $119 million in equity of Eightco Holdings. https://t.co/k1R9TDej1N ...