For years, privacy in transacting was one of crypto’s most ambitious promises. Then it took a back seat as other trends took off. As developers focused on scaling blockchains and regulators scrutinized privacy tools such as Tornado Cash, much of the industry’s attention shifted elsewhere. But a new Ethereum proposal and a growing number of […]
A breach at web infrastructure provider Vercel is forcing crypto teams to rotate API keys and do a deep inspection of their underlying code. In a bulletin, Vercel said the hacker was able to grab behind-the-scenes settings that weren’t locked down, potentially exposing API keys — the digital credentials apps use to connect to other […]
Base, the layer-2 network from Coinbase (COIN), is doubling down on its push to build what it calls a “global onchain economy,” outlining a 2026 strategy centered on markets, payments and developers. Base is one of the most widely used layer-2 networks in the Ethereum ecosystem, having opened to public use in August 2023. It […]