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Why was the EIP-8363 proposal on staking rewards withdrawn from the Hegot upgrade?

The EIP-8363 proposal envisaged burning part of the validator rewards, so the new issuance of ETH does not encourage staking growth above 50 percent of the total supply. In the blog, we explain how the proposal was supposed to work, what arguments were put forward by the authors and critics, why the authors withdrew it from the Hegot upgrade on October 1, 2026, and how a separate process for the issue of issuance was conceived.

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What Did the Fake Crypto Company Reveal About the Work of Suspected North Korean IT Workers?

Researchers Mauro Eldritch and Heiner García set up a fake DeFi company, Ballena Azul, to track the work of IT workers they suspect of working for North Korea from the inside. In the blog, we describe how the research was conducted, what tools the workers used, what the researchers discovered about their infrastructure, and what the data from US institutions show about the extent of such schemes.

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What is the basis for the estimate that Satoshi Nakamoto mined about 1.1 million Bitcoins?

Satoshi Nakamoto is often credited with around 1.1 million Bitcoins, but this figure is based on an analysis of the mining pattern rather than direct proof of ownership. In the blog, we explain how the Patoshi pattern was discovered, as shown by a new analysis by Bitquery, how many of these Bitcoins have moved so far, and why analysts do not associate the 600 BTC move in September 2026 with this miner.

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What does the data show after five years of Bitcoin application in El Salvador?

In September 2021, El Salvador became the first country to introduce Bitcoin as legal tender. In the blog, we compare the announced goals with the available data: how much the state-owned Chivo wallet was used, what role remittances played, what changed after the 2025 agreement with the International Monetary Fund, and how the experiment is evaluated by researchers and Bitcoin advocates.

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How AI Infrastructure Is Impacting the Business of Mining Companies

Bitcoin mining companies are increasingly turning to AI infrastructure and high-performance computing. The blog explains why energy capacity, data centers, and existing infrastructure have become important assets for miners, with examples of contracts from companies like IREN, Hut 8, and TeraWulf. In particular, the potential revenues, the costs of repurposing infrastructure, and the risks associated with large investments and contracts that have not yet been converted into actual revenue are addressed.

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AI is changing the way investors evaluate individual crypto companies

Crypto companies are no longer judged solely by the price of bitcoin, trading revenue, or the amount of crypto assets. Galaxy Digital shows how existing energy and data infrastructure, originally intended for bitcoin mining, can become important for AI and high-performance computing. The blog explains how this trend is changing the way investors view the value of crypto companies.

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Which blockchain upgrades mark the year 2026?

Ethereum, Solana, Base, and Avalanche are bringing major technical changes in 2026 that could affect the speed, scalability, and development of the blockchain ecosystem. In the blog, we provide an overview of upgrades such as Ethereum Glamsterdam, Solana’s Alpenglow, and Base’s Beryl, with a focus on institutional deployment and the future of networks.

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Users withdrew billions from Aave, and the platform continued to work; what’s going on?

In April 2026, users withdrew billions of dollars from Aave following an attack on the Kelp DAO and the loss of rsETH token coverage. Although Aave was not directly hacked, the stolen tokens were used as collateral, creating significant bad debt. In the blog, we bring an overview of the attack, Aave’s reaction, the attempt to cover the losses and the state of the platform a few months later.

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Quantum computers and Bitcoin: What solutions are being considered?

Quantum computers could one day threaten Bitcoin’s transaction signing system, specifically ECDSA and Schnorr signatures. In the blog, we explain why this is a technical problem related to signatures and not mining, what solutions the Bitcoin community is currently considering (larger blocks, aggregation using STARK proofs, BIP-360 and BIP-361 proposals) and how close the so-called Q-day is realistically.

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Why are banks calling for stricter regulation of stablecoins?

Stablecoins can enable faster payments, 24/7 availability, and, in certain cases, lower transaction costs. That is why there is more and more talk about their role in the future of digital money.
At the same time, their increasing use has opened a debate between the crypto industry and the banking sector about what the future financial system should look like.
What’s behind this debate, and why have stablecoins become one of the most important regulatory issues?

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Strategy Sold 32 Bitcoins: Context and Possible Reasons for the Transaction

The Strategy company surprised the market with the first sale of Bitcoin in more than five years. Although it is only 32 BTC, the decision has attracted a lot of attention because it is a company known for its long-term Bitcoin accumulation strategy. In this article, we explain why the sale took place, how much Bitcoin Strategy still owns, and what this move says about managing corporate reserves in cryptocurrencies.

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The Clarity Act in the U.S.

The debate over the CLARITY Act has become one of the most important issues for the U.S. crypto industry. The bill should be clearer about which institutions oversee digital assets and how individual tokens are classified, but there are still significant disagreements about its provisions.

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How the stablecoin market tripled from $100 billion to $300 billion in one year

Stablecoins have become one of the most important parts of the crypto market in a short time. Their total value has grown from around $100 billion to $300 billion, which shows how much their role in trading, payments, and transferring value between different platforms has changed.

In this blog, we explain what has driven the growth of stablecoins, why they are most often pegged to the US dollar, how they are used by exchanges, fintechs and users, and what regulatory and market changes are behind this trend.

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How can stablecoins be frozen if crypto is decentralized?

Stablecoins are one of the most important parts of the crypto market. They are used to trade, send money, store value, and access the dollar without a classic bank account.

Still, many users don’t know that some stablecoins can be frozen. Although they are located on the blockchain, issuers such as the companies behind USDT or USDC can block certain addresses in certain situations.

In this blog, we explain why stablecoins are not the same as Bitcoin, how asset freezing works, why it happens, and what it means for users who believe that everything in crypto is completely decentralized.

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Claude helped a user get 5 Bitcoins back

An old seed phrase can mean the difference between lost and re-available Bitcoin. In this case, the user, with the help of the AI chatbot Claude, was able to analyze the clues, understand the problem and restore access to the wallet in which the 5 BTC were located. The blog explains what happened, why the seed phrase is so important, and what security lessons anyone holding crypto can learn from this.

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How stablecoins strengthen the dollar and help developing countries

Stablecoins have become one of the most important parts of the crypto market, but their role goes much further than trading. In many developing countries, people use them as easier access to the dollar, protection against inflation, and a simpler way to send money across borders.

This blog explains how stablecoins actually spread the impact of the US dollar, why they are useful in countries with weak currencies, and how they can change the way people use money in their daily lives.

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