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Ethereum's Strawmap: Frankensteinzation, Complexity, and Liveness Galore Part 2
Commentary & Review
Michael Saylor Proposes The Bitcoin Reformation
Policy & Regulations
South Korea Goes Minority Report on Crypto Markets
Infrastructure & Technology
Can Ethereum Have Too Much Staking? The Debate Behind EIP-8363
Ethereum is debating whether staking can grow beyond the point where additional participation provides meaningful security benefits—and whether continued validator rewards create unnecessary dilution and concentration.
Explainer
Do Quantum Computers Threaten Blockchain Security?
What quantum computers actually threaten in blockchain cryptography, what a practical attack would require, and how networks like Kaspa might migrate — drawing on a discussion with Dr. Shai Wyborski.
MEV
Understanding MEV: Attacks, Trade-offs, and BlockDAG Approaches
We have a guest article from Vyte, an important Kaspa community member, especially in the X world. In this article, Vyte breaks down Maximal Extractable Value (otherwise known as MEV) problems, potential attacks, and how Kaspa serves as a potential solution via block parallelism, kickbacks, fair ordering, and auctions.
Markets & Data
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Price Surges More Than 20% For Best Week In Two Years
Bitcoin recorded its strongest weekly gain since 2024, rising 22% and nearly reaching $80,000. Was the breakout primarily a short squeeze, or an early sign that liquidity, ETF demand and regulatory momentum are returning?
Institutional News
Institutional Crypto Support Has Never Been Stronger
Institutional support for crypto is accelerating, with major players like JP Morgan launching a stablecoin, Cash App enabling stablecoin payments, and Franklin Templeton backing stablecoins and RWAs. Companies are integrating digital assets into their economies, and even Harvard tripled its Bitcoin holdings, signaling growing institutional confidence.
Explainer
Are Stablecoins Money? Understanding M0, M1, M2, M3 and M4
Are stablecoins money — and where do they sit in the M0–M4 framework? A breakdown of the Kaspa Ecosystem Foundation’s economic analysis of stablecoin classification.
Policy & Regulation
The White House Goes Full Crypto at Crypto Summit
President Trump’s meeting with regulators and financial-industry leaders offered a closer look at how the U.S. is approaching the CLARITY Act, tokenized markets, and the convergence of crypto and traditional finance.
SEC Proposal Could Make It Easier for Crypto Startups to Raise Capital
The SEC’s proposed Regulation Crypto Assets would give qualifying crypto startups new pathways to raise capital and distribute tokens while developing their networks—but the rules have not yet taken effect.
News
Crypto Week and U.S. Digital-Asset Legislation: What Changed and What It Could Mean for Kaspa
This past week brought crypto to center stage as the U.S. government hosted Crypto Week (July 14–18, 2025), a historic moment that marked a sincere push toward establishing clear digital asset regulations. While Kaspa remains a decentralized and international project with no known headquarters, these developments signal growing global momentum toward broader crypto adoption.
Commentary & Review
Theory
Ethereum's Strawmap: Frankensteinzation, Complexity, and Liveness Galore Part 1
This year, Justin Drake released a strawman proposal roadmap for Ethereum on behalf of the Ethereum Foundation, known as the Strawmap. It is not meant to be a plan carved in stone but a concrete blueprint offered to the community for examination, critique, and potential modification. Thus, I will offer my own critique founded in problems concerning liveness and complexity.
SEC Proposal Could Make It Easier for Crypto Startups to Raise Capital
The SEC’s proposed Regulation Crypto Assets would give qualifying crypto startups new pathways to raise capital and distribute tokens while developing their networks—but the rules have not yet taken effect.
Theory
A Cryptographic Covenant Philosophy: True Individualism and Vision Fusion
Du dix-huitième siècle et de la révolution, comme d’une source commune, étaient sortis deux fleuves: le premier conduisait les hommes aux institutions libres, tandis que le second les menait au pouvoir absolu. —Alexis de Tocqueville.
Wall Street Isn’t Being Replaced by Blockchain. It’s Absorbing It.
Banks and asset managers are bringing deposits, funds and settlement infrastructure on-chain—without surrendering their role as financial intermediaries.
Weekly Filter
Blockchain Records, New Crypto Banks and Institutional Trading
This week’s Weekly Filter follows crypto deeper into regulated finance—from the SEC’s blockchain-ready transfer-agent proposal and two new OCC bank approvals to Standard Chartered’s institutional Bitcoin and Ether trading launch in the UAE. Plus, three new KASmedia originals on Ethereum, market surveillance and Bitcoin’s monetary case.
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