World Chain becomes first production L2 to ship streaming Block Access Lists via Flashblocks
The L2 will activate the feature on mainnet on Aug. 17 ahead of Ethereum's Glamsterdam upgrade planned for later this year.
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Mastercard expands stablecoin push with Crypto Credential pilot
Mastercard and Borderless.xyz are piloting Crypto Credential to support trusted cross-border stablecoin payment flows.
The Block•Brian Danga5 Aug
Circle names BlackRock, DTCC among Arc validators as Q2 revenue hits $701 million
Circle named BlackRock, Visa, DTCC and eight others as Arc validators as Q2 revenue hit $701M and USDC circulation reached $73.3B.
The Block•Naga Avan-Nomayo5 Aug
Visa expands stablecoin capabilities on Visa Direct with zerohash collaboration
Visa Direct reportedly connects to more than 18 billion endpoints, including cards, bank accounts and digital wallets.
The Block•Daniel Kuhn5 Aug
‘Panic visible onchain’: Bitcoin activity hits 2026 high amid Coldcard attack as K33 flags potential bottoming pattern
Bitcoin's seven-day active supply climbed to a 2026 high with about 890,000 BTC moved over the past week amid the Coldcard attack, per K33.
The Block•James Hunt5 Aug
Cipher slides 16% on wider Q2 losses as Bernstein sees upside from Texas power audit
The bitcoin miner-turned-HPC developer posted a net loss of $267.5 million in Q2, more than five times the loss it registered a year ago.
The Block•Timmy Shen5 Aug
Former LAPD officer gets life sentence for kidnapping teen in $350,000 bitcoin robbery: report
Former LAPD officer Eric Halem was sentenced to life plus 15 years for kidnapping teen and stealing $350,000 in bitcoin.
The Block•Brian Danga5 Aug
Eliza Labs founder declares native token ‘dead,’ winds down foundation after Burwick Law settlement
Walters said the team used its remaining treasury and available funds to settle the class action lawsuit represented by Burwick Law.
The Block•Danny Park5 Aug
Crypto PAC Fairshake scores primary wins in Michigan and Washington
Fairshake backed Michigan's Bill Huizenga and Washington's Suzan DelBene, Kim Schrier, Marilyn Strickland and Amanda McKinney.
The Block•Timmy Shen5 Aug
Three Missouri men charged over alleged plot to steal bitcoin through home invasion
The three individuals have pleaded not guilty to the charge of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery.
The Block•Danny Park5 Aug
Crypto ‘will be fine’ even if Clarity fails to pass this week, Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says
The US Congress is entering a month-long recess next week, giving Clarity a three-day window to advance through the Senate.
The Block•Danny Park5 Aug
Tribal gaming regulators, senators make a renewed push to add prediction markets provision to Clarity Act
Senators and tribal gaming regulators are pushing to keep sports betting under state jurisdiction, resisting efforts by a federal regulator.
The Block•Sarah Wynn4 Aug
BlackRock’s spot Ethereum ETF to undergo 1-for-3 reverse share split in October
The split will consolidate every three ETHA shares into one, increasing the fund’s per-share net asset value.
The Block•RT Watson4 Aug
Ethereum researchers propose burning validator rewards to cap staking at 50%
EIP-8361 would gradually burn a rising share of validator rewards as the staking ratio climbs.
The Block•Daniel Kuhn4 Aug
Cloudflare kicks off stablecoin wallet rollout for AI agents to pay for APIs and online content
Users can claim Cloudflare wallet handles now, while funding and payment features will arrive later.
The Block•Kyle Baird4 Aug
Senators seek SEC probe of President Trump’s memecoin as crypto bill enters into a pivotal week
Sens. Warren and Blumenthal are calling on the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate President Donald Trump's memecoin.
The Block•Sarah Wynn4 Aug
Robinhood shrugs off crypto slump as Coinbase activity remains tied to trading cycle
Robinhood and Coinbase saw crypto trading activity slump alongside broader market conditions, but one managed to offset that weakness.
The Block•Ivan Wu and Bryan Samsoedin4 Aug
Dinari launches tokenized S&P 500 stocks for US self-custody wallets using USDC
Tokenizing equities has generated significant interest from both crypto natives and firms like JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs.
The Block•RT Watson4 Aug
BitGo moves $7.4 billion Wrapped Bitcoins to Chainlink CCIP in latest LayerZero exodus
The move pushes the total value migrating from LayerZero to Chainlink near $15 billion, with WBTC representing the largest shift yet.
The Block•Daniel Kuhn4 Aug
Hut 8 shares slip after mild Q2 revenue miss as AI data center pipeline grows
Hut 8 CEO Asher Genoot said future bitcoin exposure will primarily come through its American Bitcoin subsidiary.
The Block•Kyle Baird4 Aug