Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin highlighted PeerDAS, the central feature of the upcoming Fusaka upgrade, as the breakthrough solution for scaling the blockchain. PeerDAS, or Peer Data Availability Sampling, allows nodes to verify block data without downloading it entirely, instead reconstructing information from smaller chunks using erasure coding. Buterin called the approach “unprecedented,” noting it reduces reliance on any single node and strengthens resistance against dishonest actors.

Momentum around Ethereum’s scaling efforts is also evident in its network activity. For the first time, Ethereum reached six blobs per block — fixed-size data packets introduced in the Dencun upgrade to give rollups cheaper storage options. Increased blob use is being driven by rollups such as Base, World, and Linea, which collectively pay around $200,000 weekly in mainnet fees. Analysts caution, however, that blobspace remains inconsistent, with many blobs partially empty.

Ethereum developers have tentatively set December 3 as the target date for Fusaka’s mainnet launch, pending successful testnet results. To ensure security, the Ethereum Foundation has launched a four-week audit contest with $2 million in rewards for researchers who uncover bugs before the hard fork.

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Knut Svanholm, the Swedish author, Bitcoiner, podcaster and educator, is a prolific writer and eccentric, charismatic persona in Bitcoinland. We don’t have royals in Bitcoin and we routinely slay our heroes, which means that anybody who sticks around for a long time has Lindy-proven integrity. Svanholm is one such character: If you’ve attended the conference circuit in recent years, you’re likely to have encountered Svanholm’s enchanting voice and scruffy beard — cowboy hat included for fashion and good measure. 

I’ve always had a weak spot for this fellow Scandinavian, whether it be his uncompromising words or impressive output, his funky demeanor or funny…

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Australia’s Treasury has unveiled draft legislation that would require crypto exchanges and certain service providers to obtain Australian financial services licenses. The proposal aims to amend the Corporations Act 2001, classifying digital asset platforms (DAPs) and tokenized custody platforms (TCPs) as financial products. This move would bring them under the same licensing rules and consumer protections as traditional financial intermediaries.

Authorities explained that the framework is focused on businesses holding assets on behalf of clients, not the digital assets themselves. Treasury officials highlighted that past failures of crypto intermediaries have led to heavy consumer losses, making stricter oversight necessary. DAPs cover trading platforms and brokerages, while TCPs include services managing tokenized physical assets.

Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino said the legislation will extend existing financial laws in a “targeted way,” with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) set to issue licenses. Public consultation is open until October 24, 2025, marking a major step toward stronger regulation of the country’s crypto sector.

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The UK’s newest Bitcoin-focused public company wasted no time putting capital to work.

Fresh off its debut on the Aquis Stock Exchange, B HODL (AQUIS: HODL) announced it acquired 100 Bitcoin worth $11.3 million, establishing itself as one of the first British firms to formally adopt a corporate Bitcoin treasury strategy.

The purchase, disclosed Wednesday, comes just a day after B HODL raised £15.3 million ($20.7 million) in its IPO to fund a long-term digital asset strategy.

With its inaugural buy, B HODL now holds 100 BTC at an average price of £83,872 ($113,227) per coin. That position places the company 98th on Bitcoin Treasuries’ global leaderboard of public firms…

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Let’s look at two things that Bitcoin Knots users claim to be proponents of and champions for in their crusade against Bitcoin Core: 

Mining decentralization

Bitcoin’s use as money

They claim to fight for mining decentralization, with OCEAN mining pool held out as a primary example of this. OCEAN’s DATUM protocol is ostensibly designed to further mining decentralization, specifically the actual template construction process that decides what transactions go into a block. 

They also claim to fight for Bitcoin’s use as a monetary network, i.e. a network that facilitates the transmission of bitcoin in economics transactions, ensuring security for those…

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