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The Ethereum Foundation is not for 'ecosystem popularity,' director pushes back
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (715+ words) The Ethereum Foundation has clarified that it will not reshape itself around community popularity. It argues that its purpose does not include chasing approval from the broader ecosystem. The Ethereum Foundation is facing a turbulent year after facing an exodus…...
Spain blocks prediction markets Polymarket, Kalshi over lack of gambling licenses
3+ week, 6+ day ago (674+ words) Spain's Consumer Rights Ministry has placed a temporary ban on prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket for not having gambling licenses to operate in the country." Spain is among several European nations that have banned prediction markets, classifying them as a…...
Russia foils protests over Telegram's fate amid reports it's already blocking the messenger
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (641+ words) " Russia is preventing protests in defense of Telegram. " Authorities in Moscow have been restricting access to the messenger. " Reports of outages have been mounting, indicating its full blocking may have started. Russian authorities have been doing everything to thwart public…...
Telegram jumps ahead of Whats App as users migrate to Moscow's favorite Max
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (591+ words) Telegram has overtaken Whats App to become Russia's most popular messenger this year, amid growing restrictions on each of them in the past few months. Moscow's suppression of global messaging platforms accused of failure to meet its demands is affecting…...
Ether Mail adds email identity for AI agents
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (413+ words) Ether Mail will launch Moltmail, an email and wallet infrastructure for AI agents. The platform will enable agents to create an email address linked to a crypto wallet, without requiring human approval or extra email verifications. Ether Mail will add…...
Fire at Amazon Middle East data center causes Claude and Chat GPT downtime
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (636+ words) A fire at an Amazon data center affected by tensions in the Middle East has disrupted operations for major technological products like Claude and Chat GPT, hosted by Amazon Web Services (AWS)." Multiple Availability Zones in the Middle East (ME-CENTRAL…...
Pipe Network Launches Solana CDN: A Free, Open-Source Validator Client With Built-In Acceleration for Solana
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (416+ words) San Francisco, CA, February 26th, 2026, Chainwire Solana CDN delivers 3. 8x faster shred propagation through a global mesh of 35, 000+ nodes, provided as a public good for the Solana network Pipe Network today announced the launch of Solana CDN, a free, open-source Solana validator…...
Telegram rejects Russia's claim foreign intelligence can spy on messages
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (644+ words) " Telegram says it hasn't found any breaches of its encryption. " Russia alleges Telegram messages are read by foreign intelligence agencies. " The exchange comes after regulators in Moscow slowed down traffic to the messenger. Telegram has denied a Russian accusation that…...
Russians flock to US messenger imo amid restrictions on Telegram and Whats App
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (785+ words) The U. S. -made messenger imo has been gaining popularity among Russians amid an ongoing crackdown on Whats App and Telegram in their country. Russian users of the American app have spiked in number over the past year, while their government is…...
Russia's firewall at its limits as it takes on Telegram, Whats App, and You Tube at once
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (743+ words) The full blocking of Whats App in Russia is linked to the nation's firewall running out of capacity amid attempts to slow down Telegram, experts in the field suggest. Besides the two messengers, Russian authorities are also cutting traffic to…...