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Vitalik Buterin proposes major Ethereum execution layer changes, including binary state trees and a possible shift from EVM to RISC-V.Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed a major overhaul of the network’s execution layer as part of its scaling roadmap. The plan targets bottlenecks in proving and execution, focusing on structural updates. Key proposals include shifting to a binary state tree and potentially replacing the EVM with RISC V architecture.Binary State Tree ProposalThe roadmap includes EIP 7864, which replaces the current hexary Merkle Patricia Tree. The new design uses a binary tree and a more efficient hash function. Developers including Guillaume…

Iran’s crypto ecosystem reached $7.78 billion in 2025, driven by mining and stablecoins.Russia signed a law permitting court-ordered seizure of Bitcoin and other virtual currencies.Bank of Korea urges commercial banks to lead won stablecoin issuance under regulation.Global crypto policy shifted as Russia approved court-ordered cryptocurrency confiscations while Iran’s digital asset ecosystem reached $7.78 billion in 2025. Chainalysis confirmed the growth, and President Vladimir Putin signed a seizure law. Regulators in South Korea, Japan, and China also introduced new digital asset measures.Iran Expands Crypto Operations as Russia Formalizes SeizuresIran has built a parallel crypto economy centered on Bitcoin mining and stablecoins.…

Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds have finally returned to positive territory after enduring five straight weeks of capital withdrawals. Flow data shows that the just-concluded week delivered a strong rebound in investor demand, although the late surge was not enough to fully repair the damage recorded earlier in February. Investors Pour $787 Million Into Spot Bitcoin ETFs According to data from SoSoValue, Spot Bitcoin ETFs posted a combined $787.31 million in net inflows during the week, which was the first green weekly print after five consecutive weeks of outflows. The turnaround was mostly facilitated by three straight days of positive flows…

Jupiter surpassed $1T volume in 2025, launched 10 products, burned 30% of JUP supply, and expanded across Solana DeFi.At the start of 2025, Jupiter was Solana’s largest trading venue by volume. By the end of the year, it had processed over $1 trillion in total transactions on a single chain. The company expanded beyond a decentralized exchange and built a broad onchain financial platform. Its growth was tied to product launches, token supply changes, and major integrations across the crypto sector.Product Expansion and Trading GrowthJupiter launched 10 new product lines within 12 months. These additions included lending, perpetual futures, and…

The past few days have seen shocking developments on the geopolitical front, with the United States and Israel launching coordinated strikes against Iran. The operation took place on Saturday, February 28, 2026, and because cryptocurrency markets trade around the clock, Bitcoin’s price action quickly reflected the shock. Bitcoin became the world’s real-time measure of fear, plunging, recovering, and leaving traders bracing for what comes next. Related Reading The Initial Shock: Bitcoin Tumbles Below $64,000 Bitcoin’s price action took a hit almost as soon as reports emerged that US and Israeli forces were conducting military operations inside Iran. Notably, Bitcoin plunged…

Cofense Intelligence exposes how threat actors abuse Windows File Explorer and WebDAV servers to bypass browser security and push RATs to corporate targets.Threat actors have found a way to push malware directly onto corporate machines without going through a web browser at all. Cofense Intelligence published findings on February 25, 2026, revealing an active campaign that weaponizes Windows File Explorer’s built-in ability to connect to remote WebDAV servers. The tactic sidesteps standard browser download warnings entirely. Most users have no idea that File Explorer can reach out to internet servers.WebDAV is an old HTTP-based file management protocol. Few people use…

A public fight is unfolding at Empery Digital (EMPD), a bitcoin BTC$65,614.36 treasury company holding 3,723 BTC whose shares have slumped 45% in the past 12 months.While it’s a small holding compared to firms like Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the boardroom drama with an activist investor brought this company into the spotlight. In a Feb. 4 letter, investor Tice P. Brown, founder and managing partner of the Woodmont Partners family office, said he owns 9.8% of the firm, accused management of reckless behavior and poor governance, allowing employees to “day-trade tens, or hundreds of millions of dollars of bitcoin derivatives.” He…

 Transia-RnD proposes an XRPL sidechain for options and up to 200x leverage, drawing direct comparisons to Hyperliquid’s $9B chain. Here’s what’s in the pitch.Transia-RnD has dropped a formal pitch for an XRPL options sidechain. Purpose-built. Not retrofitted. Denis Angell, the developer behind the proposal, published the full specification on GitHub and the crypto community reacted fast.On X, Denis Angell (@angell_denis) posted the GitHub link with two words: “Something big.” The document he linked outlines what Transia-RnD is calling the native derivatives layer for the XRP Ledger, a chain built specifically for options trading with up to 200x leveraged margin positions…

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency published its proposed rulemaking to regulate stablecoins under the GENIUS Act, sparking questions about whether it was banning yield payouts from crypto companies.You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the intersection of cryptocurrency and government. Click here to sign up for future editions.The narrativeThe Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), a federal banking regulator, published a notice of proposed rulemaking pursuant to the GENIUS Act explaining how it might oversee stablecoins. Most of it appears straightforward, but the portion addressing yield seems ambiguous, and possibly even controversial.Why…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure According to a recent report, Hyperliquid saw the surge in trading volume over the weekend, as it became the venue to bet on commodities and other traditional asset classes. Following the escalation of tensions between the United States, Israel, and Iran, Bitcoin and the crypto market succumbed to significant downward pressure. However, the crypto market wasn’t the only asset class that saw trader activity on Saturday, February 28, as perpetual swap futures tied to various commodities on Hyperliquid also witnessed significant price action. These moves offered some…