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Ethereum preparations for upcoming Fusaka upgrade

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Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk’s weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency technology development. I’m Margaux Nijkerk, a reporter at CoinDesk. In this issue: Ethereum developers prepare for Fusaka, second upgrade in 2025 Anthropic research shows that AI agents are approaching true DeFi attack capabilities Ethereum developers push ZK ‘Secret Santa’ system towards […]

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BlackRock’s 2026 AI report is bullish on digital assets, bearish on US economy

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Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, laid out its vision for 2026 and – read past its bearish outlook for US bonds and the world’s largest economy – it’s a bullish plan for institutional crypto adoption. The US federal debt will swell above $38 trillion, setting the tone for a market outlook defined by fragility

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TON gains 3.7% as STON.fi DAO launch and Telegram-backed AI platform bring demand

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TON’s price rose 3.7% to $1,605 over the last 24-hour period, supported by increasing trading volume and back-to-back developments in decentralized governance and AI infrastructure. Trading activity rose 16% above its seven-day moving average, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis data model, with large market participant flows supporting the move. The price jump came as

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Jane Street leads $105M round in antithesis, a testing tool used by the Ethereum Network

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Antithesis, a Northern Virginia startup pitching itself as infrastructure for never-down software, raised a $105 million Series A led by Jane Street, a bet that stress testing distributed systems means as much to blockchains as it does to high-speed trading. The company’s platform uses deterministic simulation testing and runs large-scale production-like simulations to show the

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US Spot XRP ETFs become fastest growing in the market, approaching $1 billion in 12 days

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US spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) maintained the positive momentum for a twelfth day in a row, with their net inflows totaling $844.9 million per session. Dec. 2, according to data tracked by SoSo. The continued accumulation of capital from spot XRP ETFs established them as the fastest growing class of major cryptoassets. The funds

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UK passes property (digital assets, etc.) law formally recognizing crypto as property

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The UK now formally recognizes cryptocurrency as property after passing a new law this week. The Property (Digital Assets etc) Act received Royal Assent, the final step in a bill becoming law after being passed by Parliament. The law, approved by King Charles on Tuesday, was designed to modernize property law to account for digital

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Strategy stocks (MSTR) face possible removal from MSCI index, threaten billions in outflows: Reuters

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Strategy (MSTR), the largest public holder of bitcoin BTC$92,965.32is in negotiations with the index provider MSCI about a possible decision to remove the company from major equity benchmarks. A decision is expected by January 15, Reuters reported. The outcome could have significant implications for the Tysons Corner, Virginia-based company. JPMorgan analysts estimated last month that

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