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Ethereum’s 2029 quantum-security deadline is influencing upgrade discussions. EF Protocol priorities keep shorter slots and node efficiencies conditional, while a proposal could delay mandatory execution proofs by one fork, CryptoSlate reports.
A Polish court has detained a fifth suspect in the Zondacrypto exchange probe, Decrypt reports. The platform’s two chief executives have disappeared four years apart, while 1.3 million clients remain locked out.
PwC, Merck and Hashgraph say their system combines physical authentication, digital traceability and enterprise process design. Cocoa is the first application, with the firms indicating that wider supply-chain use may follow.
Bit2Me has established a specialized unit to help law enforcement track crypto assets, formalizing previous cooperation with agencies including Interpol and Europol. The exchange processed €1.5 million in seized cryptocurrency during 2025.
A proposed LAPTOP memecoin associated with Hunter Biden has drawn backlash from crypto traders. Kraken deleted a promotional post, while a media group named in the token’s distribution distanced itself from the project.
A Gamers Nexus investigation reportedly found LG TVs scanning home-network devices and capturing microphone audio while their screens appeared off, four months after LG told Texas regulators it had fixed its tracking practices.
The UK’s FCA is reportedly weighing whether to lift its ban on prediction markets and binary options for retail investors. Companies have been prohibited from selling, marketing or distributing the products in the UK since 2019.
Polish prosecutors charged Romana Ż. with organized crime and misappropriation offenses involving $2.1 million in Zondacrypto user funds. They are seeking pretrial detention, according to Cointelegraph.
Ethereum’s proposed Frames change would allow extra validation work at individual nodes, but privacy proofs studied so far exceed the shared 100,000-gas allowance. One proof reportedly requires nearly twice the proposed budget.
Bitcoin started the week flat, while LINK reached an eight-month high after Bottomline selected Chainlink to connect more than 600 banks to blockchain settlement. Bottomline provides SWIFT services and processes $16 trillion annually.
Polish prosecutors have charged a fifth suspect in a major crypto investigation linked to the exchange formerly known as BitBay. The platform became Zondacrypto in 2021 and halted trading in April after frozen withdrawals and losses estimated at $94 million.
Ethereum’s EIP-8141 could allow users to pay transaction fees without holding ETH. The proposal has been in draft form since January and was initially presented by its authors as a defense against quantum computers.
Solana’s Transaction v1 feature activates Wednesday, tripling transaction capacity so complex proofs and large multisignature operations can fit in one transaction. Services that read Solana data will need to update for compatibility.
DBS and Citi completed a weekend USD payment through Swift’s Digital Ledger using tokenized deposits. It is the second confirmed live use of Swift’s blockchain ledger as the network seeks to compete with always-on digital payment rails.
Vitalik Buterin estimates a 60% chance of a cryptography breakthrough involving three primitives. At least one, probably SNARKs, could arrive by decade-end and potentially weaken traditional Wall Street intermediaries.
