Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said the role of layer-2 networks needs to be reconsidered as Ethereum’s main network continues to scale and transaction costs remain low. In a post on X, Buterin said the original rollup-centric roadmap, which positioned layer-2s as the primary way Ethereum… Read More
Crypto payments firm BCB Group has appointed Tim Renew as its new CEO, naming the former deputy CEO to lead the institutional digital asset infrastructure provider through its next phase of growth. Co-founder Oliver Tonkin will move into the role of president, where he will… Read More
Criminal actors pulled in $158 billion in digital assets last year, which marked a sudden increase in the value of illicit activity after years of decline, according to a report released by TRM Labs analyzing 2025 data. However, the rise in the total still represents… Read More
Investing in crypto assets like ether, the native token of the Ethereum network, once followed a simple path: traders bought coins on platforms like Coinbase or Robinhood, or stored them in self-custody wallets such as MetaMask, and held them directly. Then came staking, or pledging… Read More
Some of the U.S. Senate Democrats in the negotiation over the crypto market structure bill filed requested amendments on Friday, seeking a number of their top policy requests in the draft legislation pushed by Republicans in the Senate Agriculture Committee. The draft they’re trying to… Read More
Coinbase VP of US Policy Kara Calvert explains what tipped the scales for Coinbase against the legislation just hours before a scheduled markup.
