Ethereum, Base Wallet Standards Collaboration Breaks Down
The wallet standard collaboration between Ethereum and Base broke down, with each chain now developing separate account abstraction standards.
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Hunter Biden Denies Profiting After LAPTOP Memecoin’s Debut Crash
Hunter Biden denied profiting from LAPTOP after its 95% launch-day plunge. Nansen reported wallet losses, while Bubblemaps flagged fresh top-holder wallets.
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Consensys Plans Split as MetaMask Becomes Standalone Company
Consensys plans to separate MetaMask from its institutional blockchain business by the end of 2026 as the crypto wallet expands into broader financial services.
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Hunter Biden’s Laptop Controversy Reborn as Memecoin
Hunter Biden’s LAPTOP memecoin launched with disclosures showing a 2% airdrop for TRUMP-loss wallets and 30% for founders.
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Open QR protocols make cold-wallet data independently verifiable
Structured QR data gives offline signers an inspectable communication layer that lets users independently verify transaction payloads across multichain self-custody.
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Harmony Proposes Layer-1 Shutdown, ONE Migration to Ethereum
Harmony’s non-binding proposal would sunset its seven-year-old blockchain and move ONE tokens to Ethereum
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