Peter Todd’s Tail Emissions Pitch Sparks Bitcoin Inflation Debate
Bitcoin developer Peter Todd’s proposal to give miners a permanent stream of new bitcoin has triggered a fresh backlash from users who see the 21 million supply limit as the…
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World Turns Three: Sam Altman-Backed Project Launches Phase 3 to Drive Real-World Utility
The new phase of World’s “Simple Plan” encompasses taking its proof of human functionality to apps, leveraging the ID functionality for use cases involving enterprise and consumer apps, and introducing…
Zakura Node Hits Four-Hour Sync as Zcash Preps July 28 Ironwood Upgrade
Zcash developers are sealing off a shielded pool that carried a critical bug, and a new node built for speed is already backing the fix. The Ironwood hard fork, known…
Cardano’s Leios Upgrade and Bitcoin DeFi Tool Pogun Headline Input Output’s 2026 Funding Slate
Input Output (IO), the engineering organization behind Cardano, submitted nine treasury funding proposals on Wednesday totaling $38.9 million, nearly 50% less than the $97.5 million it requested from the community…
Anthropic Restricts Claude Agent Access Amid AI Automation Boom in Crypto
Anthropic quietly drew a line around its Claude subscriptions on April 4, 2026, and a lot of crypto developers are now paying more or finding cheaper alternatives to keep their…
Blockchain Developer Commits Fall 75% Since 2025, Artemis and Electric Capital Data Shows
Crypto developer activity has dropped sharply since early 2025, with weekly code commits falling roughly 75% as it is suspected that engineering talent has increasingly migrated toward artificial intelligence (AI)…
AI’s Power Players Make Massive Moves in a Breakneck Week
Artificial intelligence (AI) developments this past week delivered a whirlwind of new models, billion-dollar funding rounds, regulatory action, and shifting consumer sentiment, showing the AI race is moving from flashy…
Anthropic’s 2026 Agentic Coding Report Maps the Rise of Multi-Agent Dev Teams
Anthropic’s 2026 Agentic Coding Trends Report makes a bold claim: software development is no longer about writing code — it’s about orchestrating AI agents that write it for you. Engineers…
Bitcoin’s Draft BIP 360 Introduces P2MR in Push Toward Quantum Resistance
Bitcoin developers have updated draft BIP 360 to introduce Pay-to-Merkle-Root (P2MR), a proposed output type designed to reduce long-term quantum risk while retaining Taproot’s scripting flexibility. The proposal removes Taproot’s…
Nic Carter Maps Developer Views on Quantum Threats to Bitcoin Security
Bitcoin developers largely dismiss quantum computing as a near-term threat to network security, according to an index of public statements compiled by Nic Carter. Carter’s Index Shows Bitcoin Developers Largely…