Day: December 21, 2025

Ethereum Foundation prioritizes security, targets 128-bit rule by 2026

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Key Takeaways The Ethereum Foundation is prioritizing security over speed, aiming for 128-bit provable security by the end of 2026. A three-stage roadmap was outlined, requiring zkEVM teams to use official tools and meet incremental security thresholds. Share this article The Ethereum Foundation is shifting focus from performance to security, setting a target of 128-bit provable security for L1 zkEVMs by the end of 2026. It requires participating zkEVM teams to adopt a standardized security measurement tool and has laid out a three-phase roadmap to reach the goal. The first…

House lawmakers draft plan to ease taxes on small stablecoin transactions

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Key Takeaways Lawmakers propose exempting capital gains taxes on stablecoin transactions under $200. The draft framework would defer taxes on staking and mining rewards for up to five years. Share this article A bipartisan draft from two House members seeks to overhaul key aspects of crypto taxation by introducing a safe harbor for small stablecoin transactions and offering a compromise approach to taxing rewards from blockchain validation activities, according to Bloomberg. The framework, developed by Representatives Max Miller and Steven Horsford, proposes exempting regulated, dollar-pegged stablecoin transactions below $200 from…

Elon Musk’s net worth hits record $749B after legal win restores massive Tesla compensation

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Key Takeaways Elon Musk’s net worth surged to $749 billion after a shareholder-backed pay deal was upheld. The Delaware Supreme Court overturned a prior ruling, affirming that Musk fulfilled required milestones for the massive stock-based pay. Share this article Elon Musk just got richer. The Tesla CEO saw his net worth rise to $749 billion after the Delaware Supreme Court on Friday overturned a lower court ruling that had invalidated his 2018 Tesla compensation package, according to Forbes. The decision effectively restored a pay package now estimated to be worth…

Crypto Market Sentiment Not Fearful Enough For Bottom: Santiment

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Crypto traders have not yet shown enough fear on social media to confirm a market bottom, according to a crypto analyst who suggested Bitcoin could still slide to around $75,000. “It looks very tempting to come even closer to it,” crypto market sentiment platform Santiment founder, Maksim Balashevich, said on a video published to YouTube on Friday. A move to that level would represent an approximate 14.77% drop from Bitcoin’s (BTC) current price of $88,350, according to CoinMarketCap. Bitcoin is up 1.81% over the past 30 days. Source: CoinMarketCap Balashevich…

Trillions in Assets, Millions of Users

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The roadmap focuses on Aave V4, Horizon, and Aave App as Aave exits SEC scrutiny. Aave founder and CEO Stani Kulechov on Tuesday outlined a master plan for 2026, wherein he detailed how Aave Labs intends to scale the protocol into a core piece of global on-chain financial infrastructure through three main initiatives: Aave V4, Horizon, and the Aave App. According to Kulechov, Aave V4 will introduce a complete redesign of the lending protocol, in a bid to address liquidity fragmentation and significantly expand capacity. The Three Pillars The…