After funding hundreds of projects with millions of dollars, the Ethereum Foundation is temporarily pausing the Ecosystem Support Program’s (ESP) open grant application process to refocus on a more proactive funding model that is better aligned with the ecosystem’s strategic needs.
The transition c

Artificial intelligence is developing at an unprecedented pace, with the global AI market projected to surpass $1.8 trillion by 2030. Advancements in machine learning, natural language processing and other AI technologies are projected to result in a compound annual growth rate of 19.1% for the

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Ethereum Foundation researchers have highlighted that interoperability is the top near-term priority for Ethereum development.
The researchers wrote in a Friday blog post that “we see interoperability, and related projects presented in this note, as the highest leverage opportunity” within the

Opinion by: Adrian Brink, co-founder of Anoma
Web3 was founded on decentralization, sovereignty, verifiability and resilience. Now, those values are under threat. The rise of AI agents is beneficial and inevitable. Unless agents are built on sovereign intent-centric infrastructure, they are a threa

Tokenized institutional alternative funds (IAF) surged 47% in the last 30 days, reaching a total value of $1.74 billion, according to data from real-world asset (RWA) tokenization tracker RWA.xyz.
The data showed that all protocols except Libre Capital had percentage increases in the last 30 days.

Digital asset investment company CoinShares reported that its assets under management (AUM) increased 26% in the second quarter of 2025, closing the period at $3.46 billion
CoinShares said the AUM increase happened amid a $126 million outflow in its XBT Provider products. Despite this, the company

Avalanche’s transaction growth surpassed all other blockchain networks this week, signaling more investor mindshare rotating to the smart-contract blockchain’s utility token, as it also saw increasing governmental adoption.
Avalanche, a smart-contract blockchain aiming to improve scalability and

Crypto investment platform Unicoin has finally hit back at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s fraud lawsuit after three months, accusing the agency of distorting its regulatory statements to build a case.
Unicoin told a New York federal judge on Wednesday that the SEC’s lawsuit should be

US banks were responsible for laundering $312 billion for Chinese money launderers between 2020 and 2024, according to a new report.
In a US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) advisory on Thursday, the watchdog analyzed over 137,000 Bank Secrecy Act reports from 2020 to 2024
It

Bitcoin miner IREN has posted its best quarter of earnings to date, bringing in $187.3 million last quarter, which contributed to a record $501 million revenue for the fiscal year, sending its stock up nearly 14% in after-hours trading
Quarterly revenue for the month ended June 30 was up 226% year

Key takeaways:
Bitcoin miners sold $485 million worth of BTC during a 12-day period ending Aug. 23.
Despite miners selling, Bitcoin’s network hashrate and fundamentals remain resilient.
Bitcoin (BTC) reclaimed the $112,000 mark on Thursday, recovering from a six-week low hit just two days