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Ethereum Foundation AI lead Davide Crapis and Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin have proposed a way to use zero-knowledge proofs and other methods to ensure that a user’s interactions with large language models are private, while preventing spam and abuse. API calls occur every time a user sends a message to a software application, such as an AI chatbot. Crapis and Buterin said in a blog post on Wednesday that a core challenge for both users and providers is privacy, security, and efficiency. “We need a system where a user can deposit funds once and make thousands of API calls anonymously,…

According to a recent report by the Financial Times, Telegram, a cryptocurrency-friendly messaging app, is poised for a significant revenue surge in 2025. The company has significantly improved its financial performance ahead of a potential initial public offering (IPO) and a possible stock exchange launch associated with the IPO process. According to unaudited financial data, Telegram’s revenue reached $870 million in the first half of 2025. This represents a remarkable 65% year-on-year increase compared to $525 million in the same period last year. Management has set a revenue target of $2 billion for the full year, one of the most…

The top Democrat on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee demanded the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission explain during a Wednesday hearing what happened with the agency’s enforcement interest in Tron Foundation founder Justin Sun and whether his ties to President Donald Trump have had an influence. Representative Maxine Waters highlighted the U.S. securities regulators’ abandonment of almost all of its previous crypto enforcement cases when Trump took over the White House and replaced the agency’s leadership last year. She underlined the case against Sun in which the agency investigated Sun and his company on wide-ranging allegations, including…

Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has denied a viral claim. It’s about the exchange’s actions during the 2020 market crash. On February 13, CZ responded to a widely shared post that accused Binance of earning more than 60K $BTC on BitMEX. The claim suggested Binance hedged user positions before the March 2020 crash. Additionally, it recorded the largest withdrawal and profit in BitMEX history. 4. Fake news. They just making things up randomly now. Not sure what their goal is. I feel bad for the people believing this without seeing any proof. 😂Binance never traded on BitMex. @CryptoHayes (a friend)…

Abu Dhabi–based Venom Foundation has fully integrated the ChainConnect protocol to offer what it calls institutional-grade, intermediary-free cross-chain transactions. The integration enables atomic swaps between Threaded Virtual Machine (TVM)-compatible networks, including Venom itself, TON, Everscale and Hamster Network, and EVM chains, allowing tokens to move as single, indivisible operations that either complete in full or revert without partial settlement. The move positions the network to handle tokenized asset transfers for clients with the highest security requirements, such as central banks and sovereign wealth funds, because it removes custody risks associated with third-party intermediaries. ChainConnect’s approach to TVM–EVM interoperability has been…

Fundstrat head of research Tom Lee said he expects Ether to rebound quickly following recent declines, arguing the asset has experienced eight such recoveries since 2018. “A lot of people are frustrated, but keep in mind that Ethereum, since 2018, has fallen more than 50% eight times,” Lee said at a conference in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Last year, Ethereum fell 64% from January to March, he added. “But eight out of eight times, Ethereum has had a V-shaped bottom. So it has recovered 100% of the time within almost the same speed that it fell.” He argued that nothing…

China is upgrading the digital yuan in 2026, shifting it from digital cash into a fully integrated banking product. The new e-CNY framework keeps banks at the center while selectively using blockchain for payments and settlement. China’s digital yuan is moving beyond trials, signaling a long-term strategy for domestic and cross-border payments. China’s digital yuan is about to change in a way that goes far beyond payments. As of January 1, 2026, the People’s Bank of China (PBC) has officially put a new Action Plan into effect that upgrades the digital yuan (e-CNY) from a digital version of cash into…

Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried claims to have “new evidence“ that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) under former President Joe Biden silenced key witnesses in his fraud case, as he pushes for a new trial. “New evidence shows that Biden’s DOJ threatened multiple witnesses into silence or into changing their testimony. My conviction should be thrown out,“ said SBF in his latest X post from prison on Wednesday. He linked to a court filing seeking a new trial under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 33. The motion, submitted Thursday, references a declaration from a former FTX employee and follows earlier reporting…

The world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume has rolled out its prepaid Mastercard crypto card in several countries in the Commonwealth of Independent States, marketing lead Anka Tsintsadze confirmed on Friday. The Binance Mastercard is now accessible to verified users in select CIS jurisdictions including Armenia, allowing users to convert bitcoin, ethereum, stablecoins and more than 100 supported tokens instantly into local fiat currency at checkout. “Pay in crypto. Merchants get fiat or crypto. Best way to push crypto payments and adoption,” Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao wrote on X, lauding the crypto card service’s regional expansion. Binance crypto card…

Charles Hoskinson reveals post quantum security plan for Cardano with Google and Microsoft research support. Hoskinson says Nightstream can replace zero knowledge systems without major changes to Cardano core network. Cardano Nightstream project targets quantum resistant encryption using fast lattice based cryptography systems for blockchain. Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson post quantum plans are putting quantum cryptography into focus as the network prepares for future quantum computing risks. Hoskinson revealed that Cardano is working with experts linked to Google, Linux groups, and Microsoft Research, aimed at preparing the blockchain for future quantum computing threats. Charles Hoskinson Post Quantum Plans With Google…