Ethereum targets quantum-resistant L1 by 2029

The Ethereum Foundation has published ratings for 62 Hegotá proposals after collecting 397 assessments from about 60 protocol specialists across nine teams.  Summary62 Ethereum Improvement Proposals received ratings ahead of the planned Hegotá network upgrade.397 assessments came from researchers, engineers, and specialists across nine Protocol Cluster teams.Ethereums Protocol Cluster wants the Layer 1 network to resist quantum attacks by December 2029.A Reddit AMA on Sept. 16 will cover the ratings and Ethereums protocol priorities.  The Ethereum Foundation said in a Sept. 7 post on X that its Protocol Cluster had released two articles covering Hegotá and the long-term work planned for Ethereums base layer.  Ethereum ranks 62 Hegotá proposals  One article, called the Hegotá EIP Opinion Post and Tier List, evaluates all 62 Ethereum Improvement Proposals under consideration for the upgrade. According to the Foundation, it is the Protocol Clusters first shared tier list covering a single network upgrade.  Around 60 researchers, engineers, and specialists from nine teams submitted 397 individual ratings. Participants also held live discussions about proposals that produced differing opinions, allowing teams to compare technical benefits, development costs and possible conflicts before Hegotás scope is settled.  Ratings do not mean that all 62 proposals will reach Ethereum‘s mainnet. The list records how members

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Ethereum arbitrage study reveals builders receive $5 for every $1 burned by the network

Ethereum arbitrage generated about $5.24 in builder receipts for every $1 burned in a 30-day sample reported by blockchain data provider Bitquery. Its allocation puts 49.3% of measured surplus toward block assembly, 9.4% toward burned fees and 41.3% with trading operators.  Related Asset Ethereum #2 ETH · $2,495.21 24-hour change: down 0.13% 24H Down 0.13% 7D Up 0.95% 30D Up 30.03%  For ETH holders, the finding shows why trading activity and the investment case for holding the token require different measures. Payments reward participants executing and ordering trades; fee burning changes ETH supply. Builders also pay validators to propose blocks, so the largest receipt bucket does not identify the largest final profit.  The investigation marks its figures verified Aug. 31, 2026. Its allocation table specifies 30 days without exact endpoints; a separate monthly trade-distribution table ends Aug. 29. The five-to-one comparison is calculated from the rounded shares and describes sampled arbitrage surplus, not Ethereum-wide revenue.  A payment to builders has another destination  Arbitrage software looks for a token available at different prices, buys at the cheaper price and sells at the higher one. Ethereums MEV documentation describes the specialized participants finding these opportunities as searchers. When several searchers pursue the same trade, getting a transaction

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UK financial watchdog weighs lifting prediction markets ban: Report

The UKs Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) reportedly has reached out to prediction market companies as part of discussions over whether the regulator would loosen a ban for retail investors, in place since 2019.  According to a Friday report from The Times, the FCA is weighing lifting a ban on prediction market platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi for UK-based retail investors. Because prediction markets offer binary options on event contracts, such as for sports, politics and the weather, they fall under an April 2019 ban imposed by the FCA, in which companies were “prohibited from selling, marketing or distributing binary options to retail consumers.”  “Binary options are gambling products dressed up as financial instruments,” said the FCAs executive director of strategy and competition, Christopher Woolard, at the time of the ban.  According to The Times report, many retail investors based in the UK have been using virtual private networks (VPNs) to bypass the countrys restrictions on prediction markets and execute trades on Kalshi and Polymarket, both with operations in the US. Bernstein Research speculated in April that the total prediction market industry could rise to about $240 billion in trading volume in 2026 and $1 trillion in 2030.  Should the FCA overturn the 2019 ban,

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Brazil banks add crypto but hold none on balance sheets

Brazils largest banks have expanded their crypto offerings to as many as 28 assets after transactions across the country reached R$505.5 billion or about $98.7 billion in 2025.  SummaryItaú now offers 15 crypto assets, while Nubank has listed 28 tokens for customers.Banco do Brasil has processed more than R$11 million in crypto transactions since January.March filings show Brazilian banks held no virtual assets on their own balance sheets.Crypto firms face new licensing, capital and client-asset rules under Brazils regulatory framework.  Brazil banks expand crypto access without taking exposure  Folha de S.Paulo reported on Sept. 7 that Itaú, Bradesco, Santander, Banco do Brasil and Nubank have expanded their digital-asset services since 2025, giving customers access to cryptocurrencies through familiar banking apps.  Itaú, Brazil‘s largest bank by assets under management, now offers 15 crypto assets through its investment platform. Its selection includes Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Circle’s dollar-backed stablecoin USDC.  Nubank has built a larger selection, listing 28 digital assets for more than 7 million users of its crypto platform. Banco do Brasil, the countrys most profitable state-controlled bank, began allowing customers to buy Bitcoin and Ethereum directly in January.  You might also like:  Interlace enters Brazil as stablecoin payment activity grows in Latin America  Since opening the service,

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Liquid Network recovers 3,400 BTC after bridge exploit

Liquid Network has recovered 3,400 BTC worth about $269.2 million from the self-described white-hat hackers behind a 4,000 BTC withdrawal, although nearly $47 million remains outstanding.  Liquid Network has recovered 85% of the withdrawn Bitcoin  On-chain data shows that the actors returned 3,400 BTC, worth about $268.2 million when confirmed, to the Liquid Federation wallet in Bitcoin block 965,950. The transfer recovered about 85% of the withdrawn funds, while 598.5 BTC worth roughly $47 million remained in the actors address. Blockstream had previously told the group through a signed transaction message that its bridge nodes were patched and the funds were “safe to return.”  Around 598.5 BTC, valued at roughly $47 million, remained in the withdrawal-linked address after the larger transfer. The actors have not publicly explained why they retained the remaining coins or stated whether another repayment will follow.  Sunday‘s incident began when a customer sent 4,000 Liquid Bitcoin, or L-BTC, to SideSwap’s peg-out service. SideSwap allows users to move value from the Liquid sidechain back to the Bitcoin network through an authorized withdrawal process.  The actors later identified themselves as “whitehats” in a message attached to a Bitcoin transaction. White-hat hackers generally find and report security weaknesses so developers can repair them, often

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Jason Statham‘s ’Mutiny Arrives On Streaming This Week

Jason Statham in “Mutiny.”  Lionsgate/Dan Smith  Jason Stathams new action thriller Mutiny arrives on streaming this week after the film quickly ran out of gas at the domestic box office.  Directed by Jean-François Richet (Plane), Mutiny opened in theaters on Aug. 21. Statham (A Working Man) stars in the film as Cole Reed, a former London SCO19 Specialist Firearms officer and former Marine commando who works private security for Tibu Campallo (Ramon Tikaram), a Thai shipping tycoon.  ForbesHorror Comedy ‘Buddy’ Tops Opening Numbers In 2nd Weekend At Box OfficeBy Tim Lammers  When Tibu is murdered, Cole is framed for his murder. As such, he sets out on a mission to avenge Tibus death that lands him on a ship on international waters, where he discovers darker secrets than he anticipated.  Discover more  News  Explore Paranormal Gear  financial  Rated R. Mutiny also stars Annabelle Wallis, Roland Møller and Adrian Lester.  Mutiny got off to a rough start in its first weekend at the box office Aug. 21-23, as it earned $7.7 million from 2,703 North American theaters for a No. 6 finish domestically. Mutinys business dropped 64% for a $2.7 million take from the same number of venues on its second weekend Aug. 28-31, and skidded another 68% in its third weekend

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Oil Prices Near $100, Hit Multi-Week Highs On Fresh U.S.-Iran Tensions

An Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer – USS Rafael Peralta – of the U.S. Navys 5th Fleet (right) next to an oil tanker in the Middle East. (File photo: U.S. Navy via Getty Images)  Getty Images  Global oil prices hit multi-week highs and neared the $100 per barrel mark on Monday, following an escalation of tensions between U.S. and Iran.  At the close of trading in London, the Brent front-month crude oil futures contract traded at $97.05 per barrel, up 0.8% or $0.78 and threatening to hit the $100-level last seen late-July. The U.S. West Texas Intermediate front-month contract was also up 1.27% or $1.16 to $92.64 at 14:28 EDT.  Thats after the U.S. Central Command [“CENTCOM”] said on Saturday it had struck and destroyed three Iranian oil tankers “in response to attempted missile attacks on naval vessels.”  In a statement, it noted that a U.S. aircraft carrier and guided-missile destroyer successfully evaded multiple unprovoked Iranian attacks. No American personnel were harmed.  “Following Irans failed attacks, CENTCOM permanently disabled its crude oil carriers M/T Downy off the coast of Kharg Island and M/T Stark 1 near Jask. American forces also completely destroyed the unladen crude oil carrier M/T Kylo (also known as the ”Noxen“) in the Gulf

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Ethereum Foundation names 2 ‘must ship’ EIPs for Hegotá upgrade

The Ethereum Foundation has identified two “must ship” proposals for the Hegotá upgrade, prioritizing censorship resistance and more flexible account authentication as it narrows the forks scope.  The ranking evaluated 62 proposed Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs), drawing on input from roughly 60 researchers and engineers across the Foundation‘s Protocol cluster. It marks the first time the Foundation’s Protocol cluster has published a unified view of proposed EIPs rather than separate opinions from individual teams.  The two must-ship proposals are EIP-7805, known as FOCIL, and EIP-8141, or Frame Transactions, which the Foundation designated as the consensus and execution-layer headliners for Hegotá.  FOCIL is designed to give users a path to have eligible transactions included without relying on centralized block builders, strengthening Ethereums resistance to transaction censorship.  Frame Transactions would introduce native account abstraction and create a path toward post-quantum authentication. Together with two companion proposals, the change could also provide protocol-level building blocks for privacy applications.  The “must ship” designation means the two proposals effectively define the upgrade. If either is at risk, the Foundation said Hegotás schedule should adjust before the proposal is dropped.  FOCIL tops Hegotá consensus-layer rankings. Source: Ethereum Foundation  Related: Bitmine now controls 4.9% of Ethereum supply after adding 53.5K ETH  Hegotá scope still being

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Brazilian Banks Expand Crypto Offerings as Regulation Takes Hold

In briefBrazils crypto market hit a record R$505.5 billion ($98.7 billion) in 2025, up more than fivefold from R$94.9 billion in 2020, according to Receita Federal data.Itaú now offers 15 cryptoassets and Nubank lists 28, while Banco do Brasil says its bitcoin and Ethereum service has moved more than R$11 million ($2.1 million) since January.Central Bank filings reviewed by Folha show zero proprietary crypto holdings at Brazilian banks as of March 2026, even as client-facing crypto shelves keep growing.  Itaú, Brazils largest bank by assets under management, now sells clients 15 different crypto assets through its investment app, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the dollar-pegged stablecoin USDC.  Nubank, Brazil‘s largest fintech, lists 28. Banco do Brasil, Brazil’s most lucrative public bank, which started letting customers buy Bitcoin and Ethereum directly in January, told Folha de S.Paulo the service has already moved more than $11 million reals ($2.1 million) in transactions.  Myriad: Which company will IPO next? Click to make your prediction.  None of that money touches the banks own balance sheets. Central Bank filings dated March 2026 and reviewed by Folha show zero holdings of virtual assets on the books of Brazilian banks, even though institutions can custody and process crypto on clients behalf.  The shelf-stocking

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Moonwell bad-debt plan: USDC recovery questions remain

Lending protocol Moonwell‘s proposed rate changes could cut monthly interest accruing on bad debt by about 85%, according to Anthias Labs’ projection. Its Sept. 4 recovery update leaves access to USDC and a return to borrowing as separate hurdles.  Moonwell said in the update that governance proposal MIP-X66 had entered its vote collection period. The package combines changes to market risk settings, interest-rate models and the use of protocol reserves to recapitalize the USDC market.  The Sept. 4 announcement described what would happen after execution, without confirming reserve transfers or setting a supplier repayment timetable. MIP-X66s subsequent execution status and actual USDC transfers remain unverified.  Moonwell relayed its risk advisers estimate that the proposed rate changes across seven Base markets would reduce monthly interest on outstanding bad debt from about $338,785 to $50,273, assuming balances and utilization remain unchanged.  The projected saving is $288,512 a month, or roughly 85%. Governance delegate PGov cited the same dollar reduction in supporting MIP-X66.  Those figures measure slower growth in debt already on the books. They do not measure cash recovered, principal forgiven or money returned to suppliers. Even under the projection, about $50,273 in monthly interest would continue accruing.  The reserve component addresses a different problem. It proposes withdrawing

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