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White House nominates bipartisan slate for SEC and CFTC leadership ahead of Senate transition.
From the articleThe White House paired a Democrat and a Republican for each agency, racing a lame-duck window before Democrats take the Senate.
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White House nominates candidates for SEC and CFTC vacancies; bipartisan slate includes crypto-policy veterans, per Crypto Council for Innovation.
From the articleCrypto Council for Innovation's Ji Kim said this bipartisan lineup could develop durable rules that safeguard markets and support innovation.
SEC aligns with CFTC to defend stock perpetual approvals for Kalshi, Coinbase, and Bitnomial despite judicial skepticism.
From the articleWith both regulators now defending the approvals, the stock perps from Kalshi, Coinbase and Bitnomial look safer, though one judge has already signaled doubts.
Trezor CTO discusses post-quantum signature trade-offs for Bitcoin wallet security.
From the articleTrezor CTO Tomáš Sušánka explains the trade-offs of Bitcoin’s leading post-quantum signature scheme.
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Ether ETFs recorded sixth consecutive session of net withdrawals; price fell below $1,900.
From the articleUS spot ether ETFs recorded a sixth session of net withdrawals, while the next day's flow tally remained incomplete.
KPMG audit confirms $2.2B physical gold backing Tether Gold (XAUT), making it Tether's second Big Four-audited stablecoin.
From the articleKPMG counted every gold bar behind XAUT, making it Tether's second stablecoin to complete a full audit by a Big Four accounting firm.
This week’s newsletter links to draft BIPs for exfiltration-resistant signing, summarizes the disclosure of three vulnerabilities affecting older versions of Bitcoin Core, announces a plan for mining the testnet5 genesis block, and describes an investigation into degraded…
Proposes quantum-resistant notary scheme for blockchain interoperability combining ML-KEM, ML-DSA, and AES-256 with dynamic trust model, handling 270 tx/sec.
From the articleBlockchain interoperability is essential for enabling secure and reliable interactions across heterogeneous networks. However, existing notary schemes face two key issues: quantum vulnerability and rigid trust management. To address the first issue, this paper proposes a…
Coinbase gains final OCC approval for federal trust bank to custody institutional assets; absorbs NY custody over three years.
From the articleCoinbase's new federal trust bank is built for institutional custody, not deposits, and will absorb its New York custody business over three years.
This is a testnet release. https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/blob/v4.4/CHANGELOG.md What's Changed refactor(cli): use versioned messages and transactions throughout by @apfitzge in #15524 SIMD504: Shred wire format upstream by @alexpyattaev in #15522 keygen, cli: generate…
Proposes cryptographically signed replication certificates for academic publications to enable verification of research datasets and outputs.
From the articleAuthors increasingly deposit replication datasets---the data and code behind publications---in archives, and journals increasingly require them to, under progressively onerous rules. But a deposit alone proves little, so authors keep paying: months for the journal's reanalyses…
Glamsterdam (EIP-8037/EIP-8038) tested on Ethereum testnets; Chainsecurity identified projects vulnerable to gas-cost changes in the upgrade.
From the articleGlamsterdam, the next update for Ethereum, is currently being tested on testnets. During these tests Chainsecurity has found a few projects that would be vulnerable after Glamsterdam since they rely on certain invariants. These invariants will be broken by EIP-8037 and EIP-8038…
TULIP proposal for decentralized identity using secp256k1 keys and Schnorr signatures, addressing key rotation challenges in Nostr.
From the articleI believe the world would benefit from an identity system that isn’t centrally controlled. Nostr, afaik, is one of the few systems that has leaned into pseudonymous identities built on secp256k1 keys and Schnorr (BIP 340) signatures, which sign every event a user publishes…
Early this morning Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil’s largest crypto exchange, suffered a security incident that resulted in approximately $49 million in… The post Disrupting the Mercado Bitcoin Attack: How Chainalysis Led the Freeze of Nearly $10M in Stolen Funds appeared first on…
Abstract PropAMMs are on-chain venues whose prices are set by a single maker. The maker Three of the registry venues accept maker state only if it is stamped with Takers pay about 0.45 bp at the fill, on every one of the 30 days. Over the Of fills after a CEX move of more than…
⚠️ Security: CVE-2026-98432 (Linux kernel) CVE-2026-98432 is a use-after-free in the Linux kernel's IPv4 TCP stack. It is not specific to MPTCP, but the demonstrated remote exploit requires an MPTCP listener, which Go 1.24+ enables by default. This release disables MPTCP…
For more information and ongoing updates, please see our incident page. Tuesday Nov 10, 2026 3:00 A.M. EST Update: Data… The post Updated Nov 10: Chainalysis Security Incident Information appeared first on Chainalysis.
This is stable release recommended for general adoption. https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/blob/v4.4/CHANGELOG.md What's Changed v4.4: vote_reward: build vote accounts from a padded vote state encoding (backport of #16381) by @mergify[bot] in #16386 v4.4: pin cargo-build-sbf…
This week’s newsletter describes a protocol for creating silent payment transactions from multiparty wallets, summarizes the responsible disclosure of a denial-of-service vulnerability that affected older versions of Core Lightning, and explains Bitcoin Core’s updated security…
Machine-learning study applies sparse autoencoders to cryptocurrency returns prediction and portfolio construction, testing against equity benchmarks.
From the articleFactor models are central to asset pricing and portfolio construction, but neural factors are often difficult to interpret, and their effect on portfolio risk is unclear. A sparse autoencoder (SAE) may address both concerns by describing daily returns across many assets with…
Bitcoin Core 30.4 released with bug fixes; node operators should update for security and stability improvements.
From the articleBitcoin Core version 30.4 is now available for download. See the release notes for more information about the bug fixes in this release. If you have any questions, please stop by the #bitcoin IRC chatroom (IRC, web) and we’ll do our best to help you.
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Bitcoin Core 29.5 released with bug fixes; node operators should update for security and stability improvements.
From the articleBitcoin Core version 29.5 is now available for download. See the release notes for more information about the bug fixes in this release. If you have any questions, please stop by the #bitcoin IRC chatroom (IRC, web) and we’ll do our best to help you.
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Bitcoin Core 32.1 released with bug fixes; node operators should update for security and stability improvements.
From the articleBitcoin Core version 32.1 is now available for download. See the release notes for more information about the bug fixes in this release. If you have any questions, please stop by the #bitcoin IRC chatroom (IRC, web) and we’ll do our best to help you.
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Speculative proposal for post-quantum Bitcoin security via 'Proof-of-Decay' to handle unmigrated dormant UTXOs; lacks technical specification or consensus viability.
From the article### Context & Problem Statement As the Bitcoin community discusses how to protect the network from future quantum attacks, we are largely stuck between two bad options for old, exposed-key outputs (like early P2PK or long-dormant wallets): 1. **A Hard Freeze:** Declare…
We are excited to announce the release of the Solidity Compiler v0.8.38! This release fixes a security bug in the Yul optimizer, along with a few other bugfixes. In addition, it prepares for the upcoming Glamsterdam EVM fork, improves Yul optimizer performance, and slightly…
In collaboration with @winderica TLDR: we port Tornado Cash to Flock, a post-quantum binary-field SNARK, proving a depth-32 withdrawal over SHA-256 in under 30 ms, and describe a simple recovery protocol, requiring only that wallets derive note secrets from a seed, that lets…
Summary This medium-priority release contains fixes for security vulnerabilities and is recommended for all mainnet users. If you are running a node on Sepolia you'll need v8.3.0-rc.0 instead: https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse/releases/tag/v8.3.0-rc.0 Update Priority This…
Summary ⚠️ Lighthouse v8.2.0 is a high-priority release containing fixes for several security vulnerabilities, as well as optimisations and new features. All beacon node users should upgrade as soon as practical. Validator client users should review the fee-recipient and…
Summary ⚠️ Lighthouse v8.2.1 is a high-priority release containing fixes for several security vulnerabilities, as well as fixes and optimisations. All mainnet beacon node users should upgrade as soon as practical to receive the security fixes in this release. This release also…
Ethereum core developers dropped quick slots proposal; FOCIL and consensus direction remain unresolved as post-quantum security work pauses.
From the articleDevelopers dropped quick slots but left FOCIL and a new consensus direction unresolved. Christine D. Kim described development as 'on pause.'
CFTC Chair Selig reports crypto industry is adopting proposed agency rules as legislative efforts to regulate the sector continue to stall.
From the articleThe top U.S. commodities regulator in October announced proposed crypto rules to assert its jurisdiction over the asset class.
Trump administration nominates Hester Peirce's successor and former CFTC commissioner plus two CLARITY Act veterans to SEC and CFTC.
From the articleThe White House also named a former CFTC commissioner and two CLARITY Act veterans as nominees to fill vacancies at the SEC and CFTC.
Blockstream launches Bitcoin custody system using dedicated hardware for offline transaction signing; Adam Back advocates for simpler security design.
From the articleBlockstream’s new custody system, developed with Thales, uses dedicated hardware for transaction signing as Adam Back advocates for offline security to reduce cyber risks.
Kalshi and Polymarket, rival prediction markets, resolve advisor conflict as SEC-CFTC regulatory fight over stock perps continues.
From the articleThe $40B prediction market said the split was mutual after Trump Jr.'s firm 1789 Capital led a funding round this summer for rival Polymarket.
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Presents BioBind protocol binding biometric deduplication to zero-knowledge authentication for decentralized identity, securing concurrent enrollment and credential issuance.
From the articleBiometric identity systems for decentralized applications need credentials that resist repeated enrollment and support private, publicly verifiable authentication. Capture and large-scale private deduplication run off chain while smart contracts authorize issuance and use…
US Commerce Secretary testifies on Nvidia export controls; unrelated to crypto/blockchain.
From the articleHuang is asked to appear Dec. 3 and Lutnick Dec. 10. A Commerce spokesperson says the secretary has agreed to testify voluntarily.
Other feat(forge): add forge equivalence for symbolic bytecode equivalence (#18065) by @0xalpharush feat(fuzz): compiler-instrumented edge coverage and CmpLog on the plain interpreter loop (#18204) by @0xalpharush feat(anvil): simulate and impersonate Tempo configurable…
Summary ⚠️ Lighthouse v8.3.3 is a high-priority patch release containing security fixes. All Lighthouse beacon nodes should be upgraded as soon as possible. Details of the vulnerabilities will be disclosed at a later date. There are no breaking changes in this release. If you…
Nvidia board considering ousting CEO Jensen Huang over personal scandal; no blockchain or crypto relevance.
From the articleNvidia's board is reportedly preparing to oust its CEO, sending the chipmaker's shares down more than 5% in premarket trading.
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Other test(symbolic): run invariant depth test once (#18141) by @stevencartavia fix(symbolic): check every invariant predicate (#18144) by @mattsse perf(cheatcodes): cache whether any env override is set (#18125) by @figtracer chore(deps): ignore RUSTSEC-2026-0441 pin-utils…
This week’s newsletter summarizes continued discussion about using TCP hole punching to make nodes behind home routers reachable and describes a draft BIP for standardizing the spending policies that co-signers enforce when emulating covenants. Also included are our regular…
This is stable release recommended for general adoption. What's Changed v4.4: ignore RUSTSEC-2026-0418 (libz-sys) by @cfkelly18 in #16540 v4.4: ci: don't use sccache in docker run (backport of #16493) by @mergify[bot] in #16561 v4.4: ci: refine pipeline trigger condition…
GRIDSHIELD: privacy-preserving peer-to-peer energy trading using zero-knowledge proofs and secure multi-party computation to prevent clearing-operator manipulation while enforcing grid constraints.
From the articleBlockchain-based peer-to-peer (P2P) energy markets let neighbors trade directly, but concentrate unchecked power in the clearing operator. Most prior work addresses only part of this: network-aware clearing respects grid constraints but operates on plaintext allocations, while…
Mark “Murch” Erhardt, Gustavo Flores Echaiz, and Mike Schmidt are joined by Elias Rohrer, Greg Sanders, Antoine Poinsot, Oleksandr Kurbatov, and Nishant Bansal to discuss Newsletter #429. The Bitcoin Optech Podcast and transcription content is licensed Creative Commons CC BY-SA…
Lean 4 formal proof of soundness for BIP340 batch verification with 128-bit derived randomizers, enabling ~9% speedup in libsecp256k1.
From the articlesipa/bips#219 and #222 propose shrinking BIP340’s batch-verification randomizers from 256 to 128 bits, which speeds up batch verification in libsecp256k1 by up to about 9%. The pen-and-paper argument treats the randomizers as independent uniform values. In practice they are…
⚠️ Security: CVE-2026-98432 (Linux kernel) CVE-2026-98432 is a use-after-free in the Linux kernel's IPv4 TCP stack. It is not specific to MPTCP, but the demonstrated remote exploit requires an MPTCP listener, which Go 1.24+ enables by default. This release disables MPTCP…
Description: A canonical, content-addressed structure that any independent party (wallet, hardware device, second machine, third-party verifier) can produce and re-verify from the exact same VerificationPayload + state snapshot. It turns simulation from a trusted frontend…
Digital signatures control who can spend funds, issue commands and authorize requests. Widely used schemes rely on factoring or discrete logarithms, assumptions threatened by Shor’s quantum algorithm. The post-quantum transition therefore reaches the mechanism used to establish…
A standard interface and workflow for verifiable, human-readable transaction simulation, scoped authorization, and independent verification of signing payloads for EOAs, smart accounts, and multisigs. author: @MATOBOYCRYPTO65 discussions-to: (ERC Draft), Secure Transaction…
Bitcoin Core 31.2 released with bug fixes; node operators should update for security and stability improvements.
From the articleBitcoin Core version 31.2 is now available for download. See the release notes for more information about the bug fixes in this release. If you have any questions, please stop by the #bitcoin IRC chatroom (IRC, web) and we’ll do our best to help you.
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This is Mainnet-beta Upgrade Candidate release recommended for 10% adoption. https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/blob/v4.4/CHANGELOG.md What's Changed v4.4: Refactor - Move ComputeMeter from InvokeContext to TransactionContext (backport of #15818) by @mergify[bot] in #15919 v4.4…
Summary Lighthouse v8.3.0 is a mainnet-ready release with support for the Gloas hard fork on Hoodi 🎉. It also introduces the Fast Confirmation Rule (FCR), enables partial data columns by default on all networks, and adds new builder configuration and validator features, along…
Podcast appearance discussing cryptocurrency as geopolitical and consumer protection issue in national security context.
From the articleLast week I joined Joe Plenzler on the Meidas Defense podcast to talk about crypto. Meidas Defense is the MeidasTouch Network’s national security show, so we spent more time than I usually do on crypto as a geopolitical problem, in addition to a consumer protection one. The full
This week’s newsletter describes a design for a single-issuer layer 2 whose users can redeem their bitcoin onchain without the issuer’s cooperation and summarizes a proposal for including hash preimages in output script descriptors. Also included are our regular sections…
This a stable release suitable for Testnet, Devnet and Mainnet Beta. https://github.com/anza-xyz/agave/blob/v4.3/CHANGELOG.md What's Changed v4.3: ci: ignore RUSTSEC-2026-0292 (imbl-sized-chunks) in cargo audit by @nbelenkov in #15572 v4.3: pin cargo-build-sbf and spl-token-cli…
Trump adviser's firm received millions from Tether while shaping stablecoin policy; Senate investigates Commerce Secretary Lutnick's firm ties.
From the articleA Trump crypto adviser’s firm took millions from Tether while he shaped stablecoin rules in their favor, a Senate probe targets Commerce Secretary Lutnick’s not-so-former firm, and crypto’s biggest super PAC plays it safe
Summary ⚠️ Lighthouse v8.2.2 is a high-priority release containing fixes for several security vulnerabilities. All mainnet beacon node users should upgrade as soon as practical to receive the security fixes in this release. Upgrade Notes No special action is required beyond…
This week’s newsletter summarizes the disclosure of two denial-of-service vulnerabilities in older versions of Eclair and describes a proposed scheme for running complex multi-round contracts inside Lightning channels. Also included are our regular sections announcing new…