A newly proposed Ethereum staking reward cut, outlined in Ethereum Improvement Proposal 8361 (EIP-8361), would decrease validators’ yield from 2.6% to about 1.2%, a 54% discount phased in over 18 months. The mechanism is a burn: validators lose a bigger share of their consensus reward as the overall quantity of staked ETH climbs, and the…
Samsung Electronics unveiled its next-generation AI reminiscence portfolio on the Future of Memory and Storage (FMS) 2026 convention in Santa Clara, California, presenting a complete expertise roadmap designed to satisfy the quick rising calls for of high-performance computing and synthetic intelligence infrastructure. The firm showcased roughly 30 reminiscence and storage applied sciences at an AI…
Eric Halem, a former Los Angeles Police Department officer with 13 years of expertise, was sentenced for orchestrating a faux police raid that ended with the theft of $350,000 in BTC from a teenage crypto investor. Halem was sentenced to life in jail plus one other 15 years for his position in the violent dwelling…
The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board got here out in opposition to the CLARITY Act on August 4, 2026, opening with the argument that Congress “usually passes laws riddled with coverage land mines” it doesn’t wish to defuse. Crypto attorneys, an asset supervisor and a former senator spent the day choosing aside particular strains from…
Kansas City Federal Reserve President Jeff Schmid stated Tuesday that financial coverage isn’t restrictive and that returning inflation to 2% would require tighter coverage. His remarks got here lower than per week after the Fed held rates of interest at 3.50%-3.75%, a call that three officers opposed, favoring a quarter-point hike. Schmid Sees No Restriction…
US prosecutors have charged three Missouri males for allegedly becoming a member of a 2024 plot to rob a Connecticut man of a whole lot of tens of millions of {dollars} in stolen Bitcoin (BTC) by threatening his household. The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut introduced the indictment on August 4. Sedric…
Ripple XRP value is buying and selling at $1.0648 with a –1.22% drawdown during the last 24 hours, and the chart just isn’t sending any alerts value shopping for forward of. The token has spent weeks grinding close to the underside of a variety that stretches all the best way down from highs above $2.50,…
The Coldcard hardware wallet exploit has resulted within the theft of at the least 1,596 BTC from about 7,300 addresses as customers proceed transferring funds from doubtlessly susceptible wallets. Galaxy Research stated the confirmed losses got here from three main assault waves and 14 smaller incidents. The agency has additionally recognized a potential fourth wave…
After testing the $62,000 help on a few events since August started, bitcoin has managed to climate the storm and now sits above $64,000 as markets count on a Strait of Hormuz deal to be introduced right this moment. Most larger-cap alts have produced contracting performances over the previous day. XMR, XRP, and XLM are…
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF inflows rebounded to $170.1 million on Aug. 3 after a $265.4 million web outflow within the earlier buying and selling session on July 31. Seven of the 12 listed funds attracted money, whereas 5 had been flat. BlackRock’s IBIT accounted for almost two-thirds of the overall. The Bitcoin ETF influx rebound…