The Crypto Updates

The Crypto Updates

The Crypto Updates is a digital publication providing 24/7 coverage of the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. It aims to simplify complex market data for its readers, offering insights into price movements, project launches, and global policy shifts.

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Berkeley and Hivemind Launch Darkmatter Lab for Research

Berkeley and Hivemind Launch Darkmatter Lab for Research

Hivemind Capital, an investment firm that focuses on deep technology, has launched a new program called Darkmatter Lab. The initiative is designed to help researchers

IoTeX Mainnet Halts Block Production for Over 21 Hours

IoTeX Mainnet Halts Block Production for Over 21 Hours

The IoTeX blockchain network experienced a major disruption over the weekend, with its mainnet halting block production for more than 21 hours. According to data

Bitcoin developers launch BIP-360 for quantum resistance

Bitcoin developers launch BIP-360 for quantum resistance

For most of Bitcoin’s history, the threat of quantum computers breaking its cryptography was a distant theory. In 2026, the fixing has begun. On February 11, 2026

Zcash Rebounds 45% After Ironwood Upgrade Proposal

Zcash Rebounds 45% After Ironwood Upgrade Proposal

Zcash has rebounded sharply, recovering about 45% from its recent low near $300. The recovery follows a proposal by developers to fix a vulnerability that triggered

Shielded Labs Proposes Zcash Upgrade to Verify Supply After Bug

Shielded Labs Proposes Zcash Upgrade to Verify Supply After Bug

Shielded Labs has proposed a new Zcash network upgrade that would allow anyone to verify the privacy coin’s supply has not been secretly inflated. The proposal

DeFi hacks drop 80% but multi-chain flaws emerge as new risk

DeFi hacks drop 80% but multi-chain flaws emerge as new risk

Decentralized finance has gotten a lot safer over the past six years. A new review of protocol losses from 2020 through 2025 puts a large number behind that claim

Slide.fun Partners SportixAI for On-Chain Web3 Gamification

Slide.fun Partners SportixAI for On-Chain Web3 Gamification

Slide.fun, a decentralized gamified platform built on the Solana blockchain, has announced a strategic partnership with SportixAI, an AI-driven sports intelligence

BlackRock buys $33M Bitcoin amid market correction

BlackRock buys $33M Bitcoin amid market correction

The crypto market has taken a sharp turn recently, and not in the direction most expected. When sentiment flips this hard, liquidity tends to get pulled quickly

Chile Arrests 18 in $88M Crypto Laundering Ring Linked to Tren de Aragua

Chile Arrests 18 in $88M Crypto Laundering Ring Linked to Tren de Aragua

Chilean authorities have dismantled a major money laundering operation tied to the Venezuelan criminal group Tren de Aragua, arresting 18 individuals and freezing

Solana Mobile launches dApp Spotlight for curated app discovery

Solana Mobile launches dApp Spotlight for curated app discovery

Finding good apps in a decentralized app store can feel a lot like looking for a good restaurant in an unfamiliar city. You scroll, you get lost, and you hope for