Day: 23 February 2026

Crypto exchange Binance says it has dramatically scaled back its exposure to sanctioned entities and high-risk jurisdictions, including Iran, as it moves to reinforce its compliance credentials. In a blog post published Monday titled “Setting the Record Straight,” the exchange disclosed that its sanctions-related exposure as a share of total ...

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed a shift towards "intent-based security" to boost the safety of Web3 wallets and smart contracts against increasingly sophisticated exploits.  In a series of posts on X on Sunday, 22 February 2026, Buterin argued that security should be redefined as minimizing the divergence between a ...