‘Just Don’t Break’ Bitcoin: Devs Debate Tech Upgrades to Top Crypto

The bitcoiners gathered at OP_Next were decidedly in favor of progress – but not too much progress, and certainly not too fast.Source

Bitcoin Blasts to $90K as Crypto Rally Shakes Out $900M of Leveraged Bets

Crypto prices continue melting upwards since Donald Trump’s election victory as investors reprice digital assets in anticipation of a friendlier government.Source

How Escape Hatches Can Boost Crypto’s Reputation

Liquidation, hacks and thefts have plagued the industry. It’s time for a hard-wired cheat-proof feature that pays on-chain creditors in an orderly way, says StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson.Source

Stablecoin Supply Expands by $5B Since U.S. Election as Investors Pile Into Crypto

Stablecoin exchange balances grew to a yearly high of $41 billion this week, providing dry powder to buy digital assets, one analyst noted.Source

El Salvador’s Bitcoin Stash Rises Above $500M, but Bhutan Story Might Be Even Bigger

Monday’s bitcoin rally propelled El Salvador and Bhutan’s crypto stashes to $500 million and $1.1 billion respectively.Source

Ethereum Layer-2 Project Starknet to Roll Out Staking Feature Later This Month

StarkWare, the main developer firm behind Starknet, had shared in July that it would introduce a proposal for staking on the blockchain, but had not previously fixed the date of the rollout.Source

AI Firm Genius Group Adopts Bitcoin as Primary Treasury Asset; Shares Spike 50%

Singapore-based artificial intelligence company Genius Group said it has adopted bitcoin as its primary treasury asset, committing 90% of its current and future reserves to be held in the largest cryptocurrency.Source

How We Can Make the Agentic Internet Work for Everyone

We’ll soon have an internet where trillions of AI agents work on behalf but how do we make sure it’s fair? Bangdao Chen and Ramesh Ramadoss propose a secure, robust, verification-based approach paving the path to democratization of AI.Source

Central Bank Group BIS Names Hernández de Cos as Next General Manager

ES Pablo Hernández de Cos has called for digital euro implementation and helped put in place global crypto banking rules.Source

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: POL Declines 7.7%, Leading Index Lower

Cardano was also among the underperformers, falling 7% since Monday.Source