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Ethereum’s last two major upgrades were focused squarely on Layer 2s. Glamsterdam, targeted to ship in H1 2026, is about improving Layer 1 — not just in terms of speed and efficiency but also the entire block production process. With execution increasingly migrating to L2s and Ethereum itself taking shape as the ecosystem’s underlying settlement and coordination layer, the question of who controls block production and under what rules is more important now than ever. Ethereum’s latest upgrade, Glamsterdam, is targeted to go live in H1 2026, the third hard fork in a year. The two previous upgrades — Pectra…

They say journalists never truly clock out. But for Christian, that’s not just a metaphor, it’s a lifestyle. By day, he navigates the ever-shifting tides of the cryptocurrency market, wielding words like a seasoned editor and crafting articles that decipher the jargon for the masses. When the PC goes on hibernate mode, however, his pursuits take a more mechanical (and sometimes philosophical) turn. Christian’s journey with the written word began long before the age of Bitcoin. In the hallowed halls of academia, he honed his craft as a feature writer for his college paper. This early love for storytelling paved…

3 Iran has struck Amazon’s cloud business in Bahrain again It promised to hit US companies only yesterday. (FT $) + Other targets include Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Nvidia. (CNBC) + AWS data centers in Bahrain were also hit last month. (Reuters $)  4 OpenAI was secretly behind a child safety campaign group It pushed for age verification requirements for AI. (The San Francisco Standard $) + OpenAI had backed the legislation as a compromise measure. (WSJ $) + Coincidentally, Sam Altman heads a company providing age verification. (Engadget)  5 Anthropic is scrambling to limit the Claude Code leak It’s trying to remove 8,000 copies of the exposed code from GitHub. (Gizmodo) + An executive blamed the leak on “process errors.” (Bloomberg $) + Here’s what it reveals…

Outbound sales is a numbers game, but inefficiency slows teams down fast. Manual dialing wastes agent time, increases idle time between calls, and makes it harder to maintain consistent outreach. Power dialers solve that by automatically placing the next call as soon as an agent is ready. The result is more conversations, faster follow-up, and better use of rep time.  In this article, we’ll break down how power dialers work, their advantages and drawbacks, and the alternatives businesses should consider. Evaluating contact centers? Get the buyer’s guide. This guide reveals the five pillars of a modern platform, key questions to…

Wirex and Ultra Stellar have announced the launch of a native Stellar payment infrastructure, built directly on Soroban, Stellar’s smart contract platform. This collaboration marks an important step forward for the Stellar ecosystem—bringing together real-world payment capabilities and blockchain-native infrastructure into a single, unified layer. With over 7 million Wirex users globally and Ultra Stellar powering products like LOBSTR and StellarX, the partnership is designed to support both existing users and the next generation of financial applications—including those powered by AI. Building a Native Payment Layer for Stellar Unlike traditional blockchain integrations that rely on external systems, this initiative focuses on building directly on-chain. Wirex…

Coinbase’s Chief Legal Officer, Paul Grewal, says the negotiations on stablecoin yields are pretty much done. In a recent Fox Business interview, he mentioned the bill is moving forward and added, “I think we’re very close to a deal.” He pointed out that even amid the ongoing controversy over stablecoin rewards, progress isn’t lost. Grewal also noted that policymakers are starting to realize they need to find the right balance between encouraging innovation and providing clear regulations. Coinbase challenges bank concerns The biggest point of debate right now is whether stablecoin yields could cause money to flow out of traditional…

All good things come to those who wait. The first StrictlyVC of the year is headed to San Francisco in less than a month, on April 30, at the Sentro Filipino Cultural Center. And you won’t want to miss out on another lineup of stellar speakers to punctuate the night’s networking and mingling. AI innovators and founders in search of funding will be particularly well-served by the event’s discussions. Who’s taking the stage You can get a ticket right now, but for those who haven’t been to a StrictlyVC event in the past and already clicked that link, let’s dive…

If your weekly sync exists mainly to ask, “What’s the status?” the problem is structural.

The Ethereum Foundation just locked up another 22,517 ETH – worth approximately $46.2 million – bringing its total staking position to 24,623 ETH, or roughly $50 million, according to on-chain data from Arkham Intelligence. That’s not a rounding error. It’s the Foundation’s largest single-day staking event ever. ETH is currently trading near $2,045, and this move – executed quietly across 11 separate transactions – tells a story the price alone doesn’t. The signal here isn’t just the dollar figure. It’s what the Foundation is choosing not to do with that ETH: sell it. With approximately $78 billion worth of ETH…

With the first quarter of 2026 over, Bitcoin’s weak showing looks less like a single crypto-specific break and more like the product of a market that spent the past months under growing macro and geopolitical pressure.As Q1 closed out on March 31, Bitcoin was trading near $66,280 and down about 24% for the year, while the S&P 500 was also heading for its worst quarter since 2022 as investors pulled back from risk assets.Bitcoin Quarterly Price Performance Since 2018 (Source: CoinGlass)The quarter began with expectations that the ETF era, corporate treasury buying, and a friendlier US policy backdrop could keep…