Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin suggested that developers in the zero-knowledge proof (ZK) and fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) fields adopt more practical performance evaluation metrics. He proposed using an “efficiency ratio” — the ratio between encrypted computation time and original computation time — instead of the traditional “operations per second” metric. https://t.co/Lh6daow6ZT ...

On October 17, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a net outflow of $367 million, marking the third consecutive day of outflows. Spot Ethereum ETFs saw net outflows of $232 million, with none of the nine funds posting inflows.https://t.co/Hj2Gs49bWa https://t.co/gkagJ5Zjku ...

Retail Investor Losses - Retail investors have lost an estimated $17 billion trying to gain indirect Bitcoin exposure [1] - Losses stem from excessive equity premiums of digital asset treasury firms [1] Companies Involved - Metaplanet and Michael Saylor's Strategy are examples of digital asset treasury firms [1] Source - The report is from 10X Research, according to Bloomberg [1]

Vulnerability Overview - OneKey reported a vulnerability affecting approximately 120 thousand Bitcoin private keys [1] - The vulnerability stems from Libbitcoin Explorer (bx) 3x, which uses system time and the Mersenne Twister-32 algorithm with a small 2^32-bit seed space, making keys predictable [1] Affected Products - Affected wallets include Trust Wallet Extension 00172–00183 and Trust Wallet Core ≤311 [1] - Other products using the same libraries are also affected [1]

OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer announced plans to launch the $SEA token in Q1 2026. 50% of the total supply will go to the community, with half distributed via the initial claim — prioritizing OG users and rewards participants. $SEA will feature staking utilities tied to favorite tokens and collections, and 50% of platform revenue at launch will be used to buy back $SEA, supporting its value and ecosystem growth.https://t.co/XJ9mWJnMwb ...

Bloomberg reports that the Bank of England plans to introduce stablecoin regulations by the end of 2026, with a public consultation set to begin on November 10, 2025. The proposed framework will take cues from U.S. rules, requiring reserve assets to consist primarily of government bonds with maturities under three months. It will also allow interest-bearing assets to incentivize issuers and support demand for U.K. sovereign debt. https://t.co/NGCRZzZVaI ...

Product Release - Jupiter releases Ultra V3, a next-generation trading engine [1] - Ultra V3 features Iris-based meta-aggregation for optimal pricing [1] - ShadowLane and predictive execution are included for superior fill quality [1] - Advanced slippage modeling with sandwich attack mitigation is implemented [1] - Ultra V3 supports gasless transactions and Ultra signaling [1] - On-demand market reactivation is available [1]

Ethereum core developer Dankrad Feist has left the Ethereum Foundation to join Tempo, the Layer-1 project focused on payments infrastructure. https://t.co/QCLOBRcj6O ...

According to Fortune, blockchain startup Tempo, backed by Stripe and Paradigm, has raised $500 million in a Series A round at a valuation of approximately $5 billion. The funding was led by Thrive Capital (founded by Joshua Kushner) and Greenoaks, with participation from Sequoia Capital, Ribbit Capital, and SV Angel. Tempo aims to establish U.S. dollar-backed stablecoins as the foundational infrastructure for global payments. https://t.co/m5n9PN4svN ...

According to Bloomberg, Huobi founder Li Lin is collaborating with Shen Bo (co-founder of Fenbushi Capital), Xiao Feng (CEO of HashKey Group), and Meitu founder Cai Wensheng, among other early Asian Ethereum supporters, to establish a new digital asset trust aiming to accumulate about $1 billion worth of ETH. The group is reportedly in talks to acquire a Nasdaq-listed shell company to facilitate the trust’s structure. https://t.co/j2yqk5x9y7 ...