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Ethereum isn’t waiting for quantum computers to become a problem before figuring out how to survive them. The Ethereum Foundation launched pq.ethereum.org on Wednesday, a dedicated resource hub for the protocol’s post-quantum security effort. The site consolidates a roadmap, open-source repositories, specifications, research papers, EIPs, and a 14-question FAQ written by the EF’s post-quantum team. More than 10 client teams are already building and shipping devnets weekly through what the foundation calls PQ Interop, the foundation said in an X post earlier Wednesday. Today, several teams at the EF are launching https://t.co/L9ZOUoRNNB, a dedicated resource for Ethereum’s post-quantum security effort.What…

Recent crypto market volatility hasn’t been kind to crypto exchange Coinbase. At the time of writing, COIN has lost 8% since the opening bell on Wednesday and was changing hands for about $149 per share. The stock has now dropped 34% since the start of the year, according to Yahoo Finance. “Obviously been a bit of a bloodbath,” Argus Research analyst Kevin Heale told Decrypt. Heale added that he’s been watching to see if retail and leveraged investors come back into the market. In the meantime, he said that for Thursday’s Coinbase earnings call, the company has asked that analysts…

Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has warned that anyone promising to secure a token listing on the exchange for a fee is a scammer. To enforce this, Binance has implemented a strict zero-tolerance policy against intermediaries. Any project that attempts to use a middleman to access the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange can be permanently blacklisted. Listing scams The warning comes as fraudulent “listing agents” increasingly target emerging Web3 projects. They often claim to have insider connections or a personal friendship with Binance executives. “You can safely assume anyone who claims to be able to help you list your project on Binance (CEX)…

Paxos, a regulated blockchain infrastructure platform and trust company that enables enterprises to tokenize, custody, trade, and settle digital assets, has disclosed its strategic partnership with Solana Developer Platform (SDP), a comprehensive initiative launched in March to help enterprises and financial institutions build compliant, tokenized, and high-performance financial products. Paxos is joining @Solana Developer Platform as an infrastructure partner.Enterprises building on SDP will be able to access Paxos’ stablecoin issuance, global orchestration, and institutional self-custody through Fordefi.https://t.co/TfVNEGbKUB pic.twitter.com/twXYkpx7NS — Paxos (@Paxos) March 24, 2026 The basic objective behind this partnership is to provide stablecoin issuance, global orchestration, and institutional self-custody…

In a significant cryptocurrency market development, institutional market maker Flowdesk has transferred 63,250 Ethereum ($ETH) valued at approximately $135 million to the Binance exchange, triggering immediate analysis about potential selling pressure and broader market implications for 2025. Flowdesk $ETH Deposit to Binance: Transaction Analysis Blockchain analytics provider ai_9684xtpa first identified the substantial Flowdesk deposit to Binance. The transaction occurred over a 24-hour period with an average Ethereum price of $2,145 per token. Market analysts typically interpret such substantial transfers to centralized exchanges as preparatory steps for potential selling activity. Consequently, this movement represents one of the largest single-entity transfers to…

Even a modest model portfolio allocation to crypto in Asia could drive massive inflows into the market, according to Nicholas Peach, head of APAC iShares at BlackRock. Speaking on a panel at Consensus Hong Kong, Peach said rising institutional acceptance of crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) — particularly in Asia — is reshaping expectations for the sector. “Some model advisors are now recommending a 1% allocation to cryptocurrencies in your standard investment portfolio,” Peach said. “If you do some fun math… there’s about $108 trillion of household wealth in all of Asia. So you take 1% of that… and that’d be…

Memecoin launchpad Pump.fun introduced a new restriction on creator fee settings, limiting token deployers to a single post-launch change in how fees are distributed on the platform. In a post on X, Pump.fun co-founder Alon Cohen said the update aims to reduce “griefing” and other forms of manipulation tied to fee redirection, where token creators can alter who receives fees after a coin gains traction. Under the change, each token will have one opportunity to redirect creator fees to a different wallet, after which the configuration becomes permanently locked. Pump.fun’s latest update follows a broader overhaul announced in January, when…

Cottonia AI and REI Network, developed by GXChain, has announced a partnership to combine AI-native distributed cloud acceleration with a zero-fee, high-performance blockchain built for DeFi, gaming, and real-world applications. Cottonia AI brings the AI infrastructure layer. REI Network brings a lightweight, EVM-compatible blockchain that removes the fee friction that has slowed adoption across most smart contract environments. Together, they are targeting the intersection of scalable AI workloads and Web3 execution. 💥 New Partnership 💥@CottoniaAI 🤝 @GXChainGlobalREI Network is a zero-fee, high-performance, EVM-compatible chain built for scalable DeFi, gaming, and real-world use. ⚡️Together, #CottoniaAI and #GXChain aim to power scalable…

In a significant cryptocurrency market development, seven previously unknown digital wallets executed substantial Ethereum withdrawals from Binance, removing 74,959 $ETH valued at $161.13 million within just 16 hours. This coordinated movement, reported by blockchain analytics platform Onchain Lens on March 15, 2025, represents one of the largest concentrated exchange outflows in recent months and signals potential strategic accumulation by sophisticated market participants. Ethereum Withdrawal Patterns and Market Significance Blockchain analysts immediately recognized the importance of these Ethereum withdrawals from Binance. The transactions occurred between 2:00 AM UTC on March 14 and 6:00 PM UTC on March 15, 2025. Each wallet…

As expectations regarding the Fed’s interest rate policy reshape themselves in global markets, two major financial institutions have updated their forecasts for the interest rate cut timeline. TD Securities announced that the Fed has postponed its expectation of its first interest rate cut from March to June. Despite this, the firm maintains its forecast of a total of 75 basis points of interest rate cuts throughout 2026. According to this scenario, the Fed is expected to make three separate 25 basis point cuts in June, September, and December, bringing the policy rate down to 3% by the end of the…