The Ethereum Foundation’s Strawmap roadmap sets five priorities: faster L1 finality, Gigagas L1, Teragas L2, post-quantum security, and protocol-level privacy, with two 2026 upgrades on the schedule.

Ripple received final approval for an EMI license from Luxembourg's CSSF, enabling regulated payment services across the EU. Global license count exceeds 75.

Ripple said it has received preliminary approval from Luxembourg’s regulator for a crypto services license. The process is still ongoing, but full approval would allow the company to offer regulated crypto asset and stablecoin services across 30 countries in the EEA under MiCA.

Out of 174 registered CASPs under MiCA, only 14 are authorized to run a centralized exchange (CEX). Custody and transfer services dominate, while Germany hosts mostly traditional banks and Malta emerges as an exchange hub.

Ripple has secured preliminary CSSF approval in Luxembourg for a CASP license under MiCA. The company says RLUSD and XRP are already being used as collateral, while XRP Ledger lending and consensus security reviews continue.

Security researcher Taylor Hornby used Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.8 model during a Shielded Labs audit to discover a severe vulnerability in Zcash's Orchard protocol, allowing infinite token minting. Zcash emergency patched but could not confirm exploitation. Price plunged 50% after official disclosure.

Ripple obtained full CASP authorization from Luxembourg's CSSF, enabling regulated crypto services across 30 EEA countries, pushing its global regulatory tally past 75.

Ripple received a preliminary CASP approval from Luxembourg's CSSF, enabling expansion across 30 EEA countries once finalized. Combined with its existing EMI license, the firm can offer regulated crypto and stablecoin services, having processed over $100 billion in transaction volume.