Vitalik Buterin Pushes Node-Centric Reforms in Ethereum Scaling Overhaul
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has suggested protocol adjustments to prioritize personal node operation, aiming to balance scalability with user privacy and censorship resistance as the network grows. Ethereum Co-Founder Proposes “Local-Node-Favoring” Scaling Adjustments In a recent Ethereum Research blog post,…
Bitcoin Price Watch: Market Recoils After $107K Peak, Eyes Key Support
Bitcoin is currently priced at $102,554 with a market capitalization of $2.03 trillion. The 24-hour trading volume reached $47.58 billion, and the intraday price range fluctuated between $102,126 and $107,115. Bitcoin A recent rejection from the local high of $107,115…
Panama City Considers Creating a Bitcoin Reserve
Panama City may be the next Latin American city to adopt bitcoin, after El Salvador. Panama City Mayor Mayer Mizrachi has got the bitcoin world excited after hinting that the city might have a bitcoin reserve. The speculation started on…
Pioneer Explains Why Crypto Has Not Achieved Its Potential in the Payments Sector
Wei Dai, a cryptocurrency pioneer known for designing the b-money system, a precursor to bitcoin, criticized the current level of crypto adoption for payments. Dai highlighted that even with the shortcomings of fiat payments, crypto has not managed to make…
Nominations Open for Philippine Block Awards 2025
The Blockchain Council of the Philippines has opened nominations for the Blockchain Champion Awards 2025. The awards recognize individuals, organizations, and communities contributing to the country’s blockchain and web3 sectors. The ceremony is scheduled for June 11 during Philippine Blockchain…
Major Crypto Firms Spending Millions on Personal Security
Coinbase, Circle, and Robinhood are spending millions to ensure the security of their top executives as crypto becomes mainstream and criminals begin targeting crypto millionaires. The recent wave of kidnappings in France has heightened the interest of crypto holders in…
Crypto PH News Recap: May 12 to 18, 2025
From locally organized Bitcoin Pizza Day events to misspelled “Etherium” searches in the country, here are some of the crypto news from the Philippines. Today, we curated some of the news from crypto and blockchain organizations in the Philippines from…
Australian Police Seize Hacker’s Bitcoin, Mansion and Luxury Car
The Australian police recently seized 25 bitcoins, a luxury car, and a mansion in Beachmere from a man previously convicted of hacking an American gaming company. AFP Targets Illegal Profits of Hacker The Australian Federal Police (AFP) recently seized 25…
Massive ₱31.47 Billion in Crypto Liquidations in 24 Hours as Bitcoin Climbs to $107,000
The crypto market experienced significant liquidations, totaling around $566.78 million, or about ₱31.47 billion, in the past 24 hours. However, the majority of the short trade liquidations are logged in the last 4 hours as $BTC goes up to the…
Russian Court Orders Detention of Crypto Game Co-Founder on Fraud Charges
Russian law enforcement has arrested the co-founder of the crypto game Blum in Moscow as part of a criminal investigation into large-scale fraud. Smerkis Steps Down as Blum CMO Russian law enforcement arrested Vladimir Smerkis, co-founder of the crypto game…
