Author: NBTC

Private payment systems on Ethereum can already hide information using cryptographic proofs, but getting those transactions onto the blockchain still takes extra infrastructure, and some designs route users through relayers, outside services that submit the transaction on their behalf. Frame Transactions is one of 66 proposals on the table for Hegotá, expected to follow this year’s Glamsterdam release and ship in 2027, and developers will now consider what they can realistically build, test and release on time. Two accompanying proposals handle what breaks when many people transact privately through the same account. Keyed Nonces, or EIP-8250, would let transactions use…

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is preparing to solicit public comment on futures contracts tied to computing capacity, a critical resource for artificial intelligence development, as major exchanges move to launch products tied to the emerging asset class. Bloomberg reported Monday that the regulator sent a request for comment to the White House Office of Management and Budget for review. The move could complicate the timeline for planned compute futures from CME Group and Intercontinental Exchange, whose products remain subject to regulatory approval. Once the White House review is complete, the CFTC is expected to open a public…

Bitcoin developer Kevin Loaec, who flagged the risk on X this week, said large holders could be targeted first. Doing nothing will be a safer option, he stated, as coins that never move cannot be replayed because there is no signed transaction to copy. ⚠️IMPORTANT⚠️In the next couple of days, a new shitcoin will fork off Bitcoin. It is a big security risk for people who just believe they will get an “airdrop” and want to sell it, to get more bitcoin.I will write more about it, but here is the TLDR: 👇— Kevin Loaec 🧙‍♂️🐟 (@KLoaec) August 6, 2026…

Ethereum researchers are examining whether the network stores more information as permanent state than some transactions actually require. The question has gained spotlight as a proposed native UTXO design seeks to separate one-time payments from persistent account state. Under the proposal, simple payments could leave only a small spent marker in Ethereum’s state while their transaction details remain provable through historical commitments. The approach would preserve Ethereum’s account model while introducing a separate value mechanism that does not need to remain active indefinitely. Ethereum UTXO Proposal Redefines What Becomes State The Ethereum UTXO proposal, published by Toni Wahrstätter, aka Nero_uth,…

JPMorgan, Citi, UBS and 25 other public and private institutions completed Project Agorá’s tokenized payment trials, processing approximately CHF 800,000 across six currencies. The testing involved 30 transactions across 17 scenarios using Swiss francs, euros, British pounds, Japanese yen, South Korean won and US dollars. The trials covered corporate and interbank payments, intragroup transfers, dual currency transactions and payment versus payment settlement. Project Agorá used tokenized central bank reserves and commercial bank deposits representing real monetary value. Transactions were settled atomically, meaning the assets involved were transferred simultaneously or not at all. Despite the prototype not being directly integrated with…

Hedera has had a genuinely split week. On one side, an oracle exploit drained $9.05 million from the network’s largest DeFi lending protocol and wiped out nearly 40% of Hedera’s total value locked in a single day. On the other, Lloyds Banking Group, Aberdeen Investments, and Archax completed the UK’s first foreign exchange transaction using tokenized real-world assets as collateral on Hedera — a genuine institutional milestone that landed in an HM Treasury-backed report the same week. Here’s what’s actually happening with $HBAR right now, and why the network’s enterprise-heavy governance model makes this kind of split story more common…

Nevada gaming regulators are asking a court to fine Kalshi $120,000 per day, alleging that the prediction market operator continued to offer prohibited event contracts in the state after a court-ordered deadline. The request moves Nevada’s dispute with Kalshi from the broader question of who can regulate prediction markets to a narrower one: whether the company complied with an existing injunction while that larger case continues. In July, Kalshi agreed to use GeoComply and block trading from Nevada by Aug. 12, 2026. However, the regulator claims its investigators could still access the platform after the deadline. The court has not…

Addresses with balances between 10 and 10,000 $BTC added over 20,000 Bitcoin units while the price fluctuated between $63,000 and $65,000. Micro-holder wallets recorded the fastest liquidation rate registered since December 2024. Network activity reached a three-month peak with 712,000 active addresses in seven days and 61,800 transactions over $100,000. During the first week of August, large Bitcoin holders steadily increased their positions, absorbing available supply while the price hovered between $63,000 and $65,000. At the same time, retail investors reduced their holdings at the fastest pace observed in over a year. According to the report by Santiment, this divergence…

BitMine Chairman Tom Lee stated that a significant breakout is approaching in Ethereum’s ($ETH) technical outlook, reiterating his bullish outlook for $ETH. According to the technical analysis highlighted by Lee, the Ethereum price is only about 3.5% away from breaking above the upper boundary of the Ichimoku Cloud on the daily chart. If $ETH surpasses this level, it will mark the first breakout above the Ichimoku Cloud since October 9, 2025. Ethereum is trading at around $1,906, with the upper boundary of the cloud, which technical analysts are monitoring as a significant resistance zone, also near the current price. Breaking…

Compute Infra Providers See Shares Soar Keel Infrastructure Corp., formerly known as Bitfarms, led the group with a 29.13% gain, trading at $4.10 per share, up $0.92 on the day by 2 p.m EDT on Thursday. Nebius Group N.V. followed close behind, adding 28.52% to reach $190.50. Cipher Digital Inc. climbed 28.30%, and IREN Limited rose 27.36% to $37.33. The gains extended well beyond the top names. Whitefiber added 27.35%. SharonAI Holdings gained 26.86%. Bloom Energy rose 26.04%, and Sandisk Corporation added $244.33 per share, a 24.05% jump that pushed the stock above $1,260. Miners Post Broad Gains Riot Platforms…