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Bitcoin is a decentralized software protocol that has a collective action problem, unlike centralized companies, according to Jameson Lopp. Migrating Bitcoin (BTC) to post-quantum standards will take at least 5-10 years, according to Bitcoin core developer and co-founder of crypto custody company Casa, Jameson Lopp, who weighed in on the ongoing quantum computer debate. Lopp agreed with Adam Back, the CEO of crypto infrastructure company Blockstream, that there is no near-term threat to Bitcoin from quantum computers. Lopp said in an X post. We should hope for the best, but prepare for the worst,” he added. In a separate post, he said the Bitcoin protocol is more challenging to upgrade to post-quantum standards than centralized software because of its distributed consensus model. Read more

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson said post-quantum cryptography exists, but would slow blockchains without hardware support.

Binance’s growth reflects how liquidity, clear regulations, diversified stablecoins, and resilient infrastructure create a reliable trading environment.

David Sacks announced on Dec. 18 that Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott and Senate Agriculture Chair John Boozman confirmed a January 2026 markup for the CLARITY Act. “We look forward to finishing the job in January!” The problem: a January markup isn't finishing anything. It's the opening move in a multi-year pipeline where the most […] The post CLARITY Act explicitly leaves DeFi rules blank, risking a total retail protection collapse if negotiations fail appeared first on CryptoSlate.

[PRESS RELEASE – San Francisco, United States, December 21st, 2025] Self-Custody Wallet Eliminates Cross-Chain USDT Friction with Integrated Swaps, Bridges, and Anti-Scam Protection Gem Wallet, a fully open-source self-custody wallet, today announced a comprehensive USDT infrastructure spanning 10+ blockchains, addressing the fragmented stablecoin experience that has plagued crypto users. With USDT now exceeding $140B in […]

IcomTech falsely marketed crypto mining profits while promoters pocketed investor funds, according to the Justice Department.

BitMex co-founder Arthur Hayes thinks Bitcoin will range until year's end, but it could jump to $200,000 before March. Here's why.

Charles Hoskinson explains the "poisoned transaction" Cardano hack that took place back in November, and how it split the chain in two: “I don’t wanna have figure out, like, ‘How do we reimburse all these guys?’ They were honestly following the protocol, their nodes didn’t understand that there was a split.”

Cardano co-founder Charles Hoskinson talks hash vs lattice-based cryptography, and how November's “poisoned transaction” hack could have destroyed Cardano if they were BFT-based “Ethereum is embracing STARKs and hash-based crypto. [Cardano is] embracing lattice-based crypto on our side. You know, it’s Blu-ray vs HD DVD, we’ll see which one the market picks.”

Bitcoin price expectations diverged into the weekly close as $150,000 targets met calls for a drop to levels not seen in over a year. Bitcoin (BTC) circled $88,000 on Sunday as traders braced for fresh volatility into the weekly close. Key points: Bitcoin market participants have mixed views over short-term BTC price action with the market stuck below $90,000. Read more

On Dec. 15, Elizabeth Warren put two names at the top of a letter that signals where she thinks US crypto policy is actually written: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Attorney General Pamela Bondi. The ask is simple on paper but awkward in practice. Are their departments investigating what she calls “national security risks” tied […] The post Elizabeth Warren is using PancakeSwap to force Trump’s regulators into a conflict trap they can’t escape appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Despite bearish markets, Bitwise sees Bitcoin reaching 2026 highs as four-year cycles weaken, institutions embrace, volatility declines, and correlations fall.

"My base case is that we can stay here for some period of time," Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack told the WSJ.

Bitcoin may be the first digital asset, but it shouldn’t be the only one affected by legislation, Indiana State Rep. Kyle Pierce told Decrypt.

When a network brags about throughput, it’s really bragging about how much chaos it can swallow before it chokes. That’s why the most interesting part of Solana’s latest “stress test” is that there’s no story at all. A delivery network called Pipe published data that put a recent barrage against Solana at roughly 6 terabits […] The post How Solana neutralized a 6 Tbps attack using a specific traffic-shaping protocol that makes spam impossible to scale appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The shallow bear market prediction comes as the bitcoin bull cycle turns bearish amid negative market conditions.

The Maple Finance CEO says institutions will stop distinguishing between DeFi and TradFi as private credit moves onchain, and stablecoins process $50 trillion in payments.

Bitcoin Munari is now transitioning into the public market, setting December 28 as its token launch date. The reason is because of its early completion of internal launch-stage requirements. This has also resulted in a shorter rollout timeline and also places the presale into its final days a lot sooner than what was initially anticipated. […]

The BNPL giant will tap USDC-denominated funding via Coinbase as it explores stablecoins for treasury and capital markets use. Klarna, a Swedish fintech company known for its “Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) service, has partnered with crypto exchange Coinbase to add stablecoins to its institutional funding toolkit. Under the arrangement, the global payments and digital banking firm plans to raise short-term funding from institutional investors denominated in USDC (USDC), using Coinbase’s crypto-native infrastructure, according to a Friday announcement. “This is an exciting first step into a new way to raise funding,” Klarna chief financial officer Niclas Neglén said. “Stablecoin connects us to an entirely new class of institutional investors, and gives us the potential to diversify our funding sources in ways that simply weren't possible a few years ago,” he added. Read more

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