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Blockchain Developer Commits Fall 75% Since 2025, Artemis and Electric Capital Data Shows

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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) projects, according to new analytics data. Reported Developer Migration to AI Reshapes Blockchain Innovation Trends Developer activity metrics compiled by the blockchain analytics platform Artemis … Read more

AI’s Power Players Make Massive Moves in a Breakneck Week

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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 demos to full-scale global deployment. Model Wars Heat Up The week kicked off with a flurry of frontier model releases from nearly every major AI … Read more

Anthropic’s 2026 Agentic Coding Report Maps the Rise of Multi-Agent Dev Teams

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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 as Conductors: AI Agents Take the Coding Stage Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the first two months of 2026, you’ve likely noticed … Read more

Bitcoin’s Draft BIP 360 Introduces P2MR in Push Toward Quantum Resistance

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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 key-path spend entirely, aiming squarely at the portion of modern bitcoin addresses most exposed to future quantum attacks. P2MR Could Offer Conservative First Step Toward … Read more

Nic Carter Maps Developer Views on Quantum Threats to Bitcoin Security

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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 Unmoved by Quantum Computing Warnings Nic Carter, a general partner at Castle Island Ventures and co-founder of Coin Metrics, assembled comments from Bitcoin developers to … Read more

Blockstream Named Dozens of Times as New Epstein Files Roil the Crypto Conversation

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At the start of February 2026, a massive DOJ dump of Jeffrey Epstein-linked records has recently hijacked the crypto conversation, pulling digital currencies and Blockstream into an unexpected and uneasy spotlight. Epstein Files Reopen Old Questions Around Blockstream as Adam Back Denies Any Financial Link As crypto markets remain under strain, social media attention has … Read more

Ethereum Takes Formal Steps to Address Quantum Computing Risks

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The Ethereum Foundation has formed a dedicated post-quantum security team as the ecosystem moves from long-term research into active execution to address the growing risks posed by quantum computing. Ethereum Devs and Researchers Prepare for Quantum Future With Dedicated Security Unit The initiative was announced Jan. 23, 2026, and is driven by a reassessment of … Read more

Zcash Development Team Resigns En Masse as Governance Dispute Rattles ZEC Price

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All members of the Electric Coin Company team behind Zcash resigned on Jan. 7 following a governance dispute with the Bootstrap board, a development that coincided with a sharp sell-off in ZEC as markets reacted to uncertainty around the project’s future. What Happened Inside Zcash’s Core Development Team The Electric Coin Company (ECC), the primary … Read more

Nic Carter Says Bitcoin Devs Are ‘Sleepwalking’ Toward a Quantum Reckoning

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Bitcoin venture capitalist Nic Carter has reignited the debate over Bitcoin’s long-term security with a sweeping report on quantum computing risk, arguing that the real danger is not just cryptography, but how the Bitcoin community responds under pressure. Quantum Fear or Hard Truth? Nic Carter’s long-form thread on X lays out a sobering case: while … Read more

Epstein’s Bitcoin Footprint Resurfaces as 20,000-Document Dump Sparks New Scrutiny

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Over the past week, chatter has swirled around the 20,000 documents dropped by the U.S. House Oversight Committee tied to the convicted sex trafficker and now-deceased Jeffrey Epstein. After the release, crypto proponents have zeroed in on how Epstein showed a deep fascination with bitcoin and cryptocurrency, with those topics popping up repeatedly throughout the … Read more

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