Hargreaves Lansdown Opens Bitcoin and Ether ETNs to UK Investors
Hargreaves Lansdown has added nine Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded notes for eligible UK investors. The products provide crypto price exposure through investment accounts, but investors hold issuer debt rather than cryptocurrency and face access checks, fees and insolvency risk.
Robinhood Chain Enters the Layer-2 Race With 4M Testnet Transactions
Robinhood Chain recorded approximately 4 million transactions during its first week of public testing. Built as an Arbitrum-based Layer 2, the network signals the fintech brokerage’s move into blockchain infrastructure and tokenized finance.
Ethereum Turns Security Into Infrastructure, Not Just Talk
Ethereum security initiatives are entering a new phase as research, funding, and institutional coordination move into execution. Recent actions by the Ethereum Foundation and TheDAO Security Fund show a long-term commitment to protocol and infrastructure security.
Balancer Exploit Spreads Across Forks as Shared v2 Code Fuels $128 Million Drain
Balancer lost $128 million in a cross-chain exploit that also hit its forks Beets.fi and Berachain. The incident reveals how shared smart-contract code can turn a single bug into a cascading risk across DeFi protocols.
ConsenSys IPO: What a 2026 Listing Could Mean for Wallets, Infra and L2s
ConsenSys, the maker of MetaMask, has engaged JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs to prepare a U.S. IPO expected in 2026. The move could redefine how investors value Ethereum’s core infrastructure, from wallets and APIs to Layer-2 networks.
