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KuCoin, MEXC and 12 Crypto Exchanges’ Apple Apps Blocked in South Korea

South Korean regulators requested 14 apps from Apple — belonging to unreported foreign crypto operators — be blocked domestically, a statement said on Monday. Crypto exchanges KuCoin and MEXC...

Block Agrees to M Settlement With New York Over Faulty Money-Laundering Controls

Block Agrees to $40M Settlement With New York Over Faulty Money-Laundering Controls

Block Inc. has agreed to hisse $40 million to settle accusations from the New York Department of Financial Services that the company didn't properly manage its money-laundering safeguards, according...

The Protocol: EigenLayer Ready to Launch Missing Feature

Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk's weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. We’re Margaux Nijkerk and Sam Kessler, reporters on CoinDesk’s Tech team. In this...

Bitcoin Developer Proposes Hard Fork to Protect BTC From Quantum Computing Threats

Bitcoin could be headed for its most sweeping cryptographic overhaul yet if a new proposal gains traction. A draft Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) titled Quantum-Resistant Address Migration Protocol (QRAMP)...

Bitcoin’s Hash Rate Hits Record High, Yet Price and Activity Tell Another Story

Bitcoin blockchain's hashrate is surging, revealing a growing dislocation between the network activity and prices for its native token bitcoin (BTC). On a 14-day moving average, the hashrate, representing...

The Protocol: Ethereum’s Final Pectra Test Goes Live

Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk's weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I'm Ben Schiller. In this issue: Ethereum’s Final Pectra Test Goes LiveHyperliquid Eases...

The Protocol: Meet Hoodi, Ethereum’s New Testnet

Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk's weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I'm Margaux Nijkerk, CoinDesk’s Ethereum Reporter. In this issue: Hello, Hoodi: Ethereum Welcomes...

The Protocol: Ethereum’s Holesky Testnet Finalizes, Finally

Japanese Tech Giants Sony and LINE Join Forces in Blockchain Deal

Sony's blockchain division is bringing Japanese social media giant LINE into the web3 world, with plans to adapt several popular mini-apps onto Sony's Soeneium network, the company announced Wednesday....

The Protocol: The Second Buggy Test for Upcoming Ethereum Upgrade ‘Pectra’ Could Lead to a Delayed Mainnet Hard Fork

Also: Plus: EF gets new leadership; layer-2 BOB and Fireblocks integrate; new MetaMask roadmap.