Ethereum developers merged a fix on October 26 for a Glamsterdam upgrade bug that could have sent staker deposits to block builder accounts, resolving a flaw first reported two weeks earlier.
<p><strong>More than 6 million bitcoin — 31.2% of the entire circulating supply — now sit behind exposed public keys visible directly on the blockchain</strong>, according to new data from on-chain analytics firm Glassnode. The finding lands just a day after Ethereum researcher Justin Drake urged the crypto industry to prepare for "bunker mode," warning that artificial intelligence could crack wallet cryptography far sooner than most expect.</p><h2>What the New Glassnode Data Shows</h2><p>Glassn
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin warned that AI-driven mathematical breakthroughs could weaken lattice-based cryptography within two years and threaten the ECDSA signatures securing Bitcoin and Ethereum wallets sooner than expected.
The CFTC has proposed Regulation CTX and Regulation CAM, its first formal crypto market rulemaking, targeting leveraged and margin-based retail trading under a new federal oversight framework.
Bitcoin's key moving averages are converging into their first fully bullish setup since June 2025, reinforcing a three-month recovery that has carried the token more than 40% higher even as this week's rally stalled just below $87,000.
MetaMask began exiting Ethereum validators after a security incident diverted staking rewards. Lido says affected validators could miss payouts for up to 45 days, with no user funds at risk.
Bitcoin is on pace for a rare positive September following a 25% August gain, a combination that would break a pattern holding since 2013, even as Treasury yields climb to multi-year highs.
Bitget begins a phased withdrawal restart on September 28 after confirming a $387.5 million hot-wallet breach, with CEO Gracy Chen pointing to North Korean hackers.
Bitcoin ETFs have erased a $5.8 billion deficit and turned positive for 2026, with nearly $800 million in net inflows after six straight days of buying.
While some analysts remain bullish on Bitcoin's long-term trajectory, industry figures are questioning the feasibility of a $1 million price target by 2030.