Thursday, July 31, 2025

Justin Drake reveals 10-year ‘Lean Ethereum’ roadmap to achieve 10k TPS on mainnet
Ethereum researcher Justin Drake unveiled the “Lean Ethereum” proposal on July 31 that reframes the base layer around the imperatives of survivability against nation-state and quantum threats and ...

Blockstream enables smart contract programmability on Bitcoin via Simplicity on Liquid Network
Blockstream launched Simplicity on the Liquid Network, enabling smart contract programability on Bitcoin’s infrastructure. According to a July 31 announcement, the idea was first proposed in 2017 by...

IMF, global regulators soften stance on Bitcoin and crypto in wealth assessment standards
Global economic standards have been updated to formally recognize Bitcoin (BTC) and other crypto assets in national wealth statistics, marking a pivotal shift in how governments measure digital value ...

SEC unveils ‘Project Crypto’ to move US markets on-chain and rewrite token rules
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will launch a commission-wide initiative called “Project Crypto” to modernize securities rules for blockchain-based activity and help shift US markets ...

Tether reports $5.7 billion profit amid record $127 billion US Treasury investments
Tether has minted over $20 billion worth of USDT since the start of 2025, pushing the stablecoin’s total circulation beyond $157 billion, according to its quarterly attestation report released on Ju...

GPT-5 rollout nears with Copilot upgrade
Microsoft is reportedly preparing for the launch of GPT-5, OpenAI’s next-generation language model, with internal testing of a new “smart mode” for its Copilot AI assistant, according to The Ver...

Ex-employees sue SpaceX for wrongful firing
Former SpaceX employees Robert Markert and David Lavalle filed separate wrongful-termination lawsuits, now in federal court, alleging safety concerns were disregarded and injuries unaccommodated. Robe...

Danish bill targets AI deepfakes and identity theft
Denmark is proposing new legislation to amend its digital copyright law, addressing the increasing threat of AI-generated deepfakes. The proposed changes seek to protect individual rights concerning t...

ChatGPT conversations are showing up in Google Search
According to an exclusive Fast Company article, Google is indexing shared conversations from ChatGPT, potentially exposing private exchanges to a wider audience. This development raises concerns about...

Meta to spend up to $72B on AI infrastructure in 2025
Meta Platforms is significantly increasing its investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure, encompassing data centers and servers, as revealed in its second-quarter earnings report. The compa...

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