25,000 attendees, 500 exhibitors, 300 speakers and 1,000 side events will bring the global crypto industry to Singapore this October. TOKEN2049, the world’s largest crypto event, returns to Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on 7–8 October, bringing together 25,000 attendees from over 7,000 companies across 160 countries. The first 100 speakers have been announced, including
Geographic Distribution of Losses Canadian bitcoin holders have emerged as the single largest demographic affected by the ongoing Coldcard hardware wallet exploit, absorbing 25% of all attributable losses. Analysts note that this heavy regional concentration aligns with the strong local footprint of Coldcard’s parent company, Coinkite, which is headquartered in Toronto. According to visual tracking
Key Takeaways World Chain is deploying streamed EIP-7928 block access lists every 200 ms for parallel checks. The technology targets 1 gigagas/sec throughput on World Chain without raising validator hardware costs. The feature goes live on World Chain Mainnet Aug. 17 via a runtime flag ahead of Ethereum’s upgrade. Tackling the Decentralization Dilemma World Chain
Key Takeaways Judge Shelby granted Utah summary judgment and denied Kalshi’s preliminary injunction. Online gambling in Utah is a third-degree felony under the state’s constitutional ban. New York cited the ruling as supplemental authority within a day of its release. Shelby Finds Multiple Readings of the CEA, Disfavors Preemption U.S. District Judge Robert J. Shelby
Key Takeaways Chinese Academy hit 3.42% EUV efficiency in 2025, narrowing ASML’s chipmaking lead. ASML’s 2019 China ban still limits sub-7nm chips, pushing domestic EUV efforts toward 2028. Alibaba unveiled 2.4T-parameter Qwen3.8 as T-Head expands post-CUDA AI tools in 2026. The most valuable bottleneck in advanced chipmaking is the EUV light source, and for years
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. For thousands of job seekers lured across borders with promises of tech employment, Southeast Asia’s lucrative crypto scam industry is, in reality, a hostage situation. Criminal syndicates operating inside Myanmar routinely traffic foreign workers, confiscate
Key Takeaways Mastercard completed its BVNK deal, valued up to $1.8B. BVNK adds stablecoin rails across Mastercard’s 17B endpoints, pressuring global payment rivals. BVNK clients stay unchanged as Mastercard integrates wallets, cards, and 24/7 settlement. Mastercard to Link Stablecoins to 17B Global Payment Network Mastercard has completed its acquisition of BVNK, turning one of the
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. You’ll soon be able to legally notarize documents in the Philippines without leaving your desk For anyone who has ever needed a legal document notarized in the Philippines, the process could be notoriously inconvenient depending
Key Takeaways U.S. and UK regulators expanded cooperation on digital assets. Officials reviewed crypto rules, tokenization, AI, and payments. The countries plan comparable standards for stablecoins and similar financial risks. Regulators Expand Their Transatlantic Digital Asset Agenda The U.S. Department of the Treasury published a joint statement on Aug. 4 summarizing discussions from the July
Agents Move From Answering to Acting Kenneth Shek is the Project Lead of Moca Network and Director of Projects Management at Animoca Brands. Shek’s argument begins with a simple prediction: Artificial intelligence (AI) agents will stop behaving like passive AI chatbots and start acting as digital representatives. “The way I think about this is very