Polkadot Ran a Serverless Super App at Web3 Summit 2026. 900 People Bought Coffee With It. Food Stall Owners Want It Back

Key Points The Polkadot Community Foundation deployed a full privacy-focused super app at Web3 Summit 2026 in Berlin, running on proofs of concept open-sourced by Parity Technologies. The app handled over 2,000 peer-to-peer payment transactions across two days, used by…

China crypto crackdown targets misuse of blockchain

China crypto crackdown language appeared in a new anti-corruption decision adopted by the Communist Party’s Central Committee on Oct. 29 and published in full by Xinhua on Nov. 1. The document was part of what the Party described as full…

Vitalik Buterin’s Digital Minimalism Essay: 100 Days on Airplane Mode, Quitting X’s Algorithm, and What Crypto Twitter Got Wrong

Key Points Vitalik published a new essay on October 31, 2026 proposing digital minimalism: making a conscious choice every time you use technology, rather than being pulled in by default. He kept his phone in airplane mode for 100 days,…

Hoskinson UN Speech: Blockchain Is the Only Way to Regulate Exponential Technology. Full Address With Direct Quotes

. Key Points Hoskinson UN speech October 2, 2026: 35 minutes at UN headquarters arguing that blockchain is the only tool that can regulate exponential technologies at the speed they move. ▶ Charles Hoskinson delivered a 35-minute address at UN…

NovaTech lawsuit seeks $1.37 billion over crypto fraud

The NovaTech lawsuit moved forward again after New York Attorney General Letitia James asked a court to order the platform’s founders, Cynthia and Eddy Petion, along with related companies, to pay $1.37 billion over what the state describes as a…

Will Bybit Dubai license bring spot trading to Dubai?

Bybit has moved closer to offering spot trading in Dubai after receiving a new approval from the city’s virtual asset regulator. The Bybit Dubai license refers to a virtual asset service provider license granted to Bybit Fintech FZE by Dubai’s…

How does Solana Alpenglow change payment settlement?

Solana Alpenglow is now live as the network’s biggest change since 2020, replacing a system that took several seconds to fully lock in transactions with a new voting process targeting about 150 milliseconds under normal network conditions. The upgrade changes…

Standard Chartered signs deal to acquire Zodia Custody

Standard Chartered has moved forward with its planned purchase of Zodia Custody by signing definitive agreements for the firm’s regulated operating entities. The Zodia Custody deal follows a step announced in May, when shareholders accepted the bank’s non-binding offer, and…

France DeFi liability proposal targets crypto access

France DeFi liability is at the center of a new proposal from French authorities seeking changes to the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation. In a joint response published Wednesday, France’s Treasury, AMF, central bank and ACPR said crypto-asset service…

Hoskinson Is Personally Building a New Cardano Language. He Says a Midnight Plan Coming Is the Work of His Career.

Hoskinson Builds New Language for Cardano, Teases Midnight Magnum Opus Key Points ▶ Charles Hoskinson and IOG engineer Lucas Rosa are personally developing a new, unnamed Cardano programming language that pairs transaction intents with cryptographic proofs using Groth16 and proof-carrying…