The Ethereum Foundation has finalized a new gas limit floor and improvement proposal for its “Glamsterdam” upgrade, which is likely to go live sometime in the third quarter of 2026. The Ethereum Foundation has reached several progress milestones on the next Ethereum upgrade called “Glamsterdam” and has named three new leads for its Protocol team. The Ethereum Foundation said in a blog post on Monday that it had achieved a “credible post-Glamsterdam target,” establishing a 200 million gas limit floor, giving the network a major post-upgrade speed boost from its current gas limit of around 60 million. “The immediate focus is shipping Glamsterdam,” the Ethereum Foundation said, which had originally scheduled the upgrade for June, but is now likely to be sometime in the third quarter of 2026. Read more
The blockchain analytics company said the funding will support expansion of AI-powered compliance and transaction monitoring software for banks and crypto firms. Blockchain analytics company Elliptic raised $120 million in a Series D funding round backed by investors including Nasdaq Ventures, Deutsche Bank and the British Business Bank, as stablecoins and tokenized assets see broader institutional adoption. The funding round, led by One Peak, values Elliptic at $670 million and will be used to expand its AI-driven blockchain analytics and transaction monitoring services for banks, fintech companies, government agencies and crypto firms, according to the announcement. Elliptic said its platform screens more than 1 billion blockchain transactions per week across more than 65 networks and is used by over 700 customers in 30 countries. Read more
The company said its platform now supports tokenized equities, funds and money market instruments across trading, settlement and post-trade operations. Broadridge Financial Solutions said it expanded its infrastructure to support tokenized securities alongside traditional assets, as Wall Street firms pour into building systems for blockchain-based trading and settlement. The financial technology company focused on institutional securities markets said on Tuesday that its platform now supports tokenized equities, funds, alternative assets and money market instruments across trading, order routing and post-trade operations. The New York Stock Exchange-listed company added that the system connects to public and permissioned blockchain networks including Ethereum-compatible chains and Canton. On Monday, the company said it had begun operating an Agentic AI platform for capital markets and wealth management workflows. Read more
Christopher Delgado, the former Goliath Ventures CEO charged with fraud and money laundering, has publicly apologized to investors of what US prosecutors allege is a Ponzi scheme. Christopher Delgado, the former CEO of Goliath Ventures, has publicly apologized to investors for what US prosecutors allege was a $328 million crypto investment Ponzi scheme. “They put their trust in me, and I failed them,” Delgado told ABC-affiliated television station WFTV in an interview aired on Monday. Delgado said he wanted to publicly explain what happened “from beginning to end” and express “how sorry I am.” Delgado claimed that he voluntarily returned to the US to face charges of fraud and money laundering brought by the Orlando US Attorney’s Office on Feb. 20. He faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison if convicted on all counts. Read more