Ethereum in 2026: Glamsterdam and Hegota forks, L1 scaling and more
The coming year will see perfect parallel processing, big increases in the gas limit and number of data blobs, and 10% of Ethereum’s network switching to ZK.
Crypto derivatives volume explode to $86T in 2025, averaging $265B per day
Crypto derivatives trading surged to $86 trillion in 2025, averaging $265 billion per day, as Binance captured almost 30% of global volume, CoinGlass reported.
CZ proposes fix to address poisoning after investor loses $50M
Zhao urged the blockchain industry to adopt new security measures, including scam address blacklist, after an investor lost $50 million to an address poisoning scheme.
Social engineering cost crypto billions in 2025: How to protect yourself
Crypto hackers took social engineering to a whole other level this year, and advances in artificial intelligence mean scams are about to get even harder to detect.
Crypto mergers and acquisitions hit record $8.6B in 2025: FT
The number of crypto deals reportedly skyrocketed this year and hit a record total value of $8.6 billion, led by Coinbase’s record-breaking acquisition of Deribit.