Samsung has partnered with Coinbase to bring seamless crypto trading to 75 million Galaxy users in the U.S. via Samsung Wallet, marking one of the largest mobile crypto integrations to date. The integration enables one-tap access to Coinbase features directly within Samsung Wallet, aligning with Samsung’s strategy to make the app a central hub for payments, IDs, keys, and now digital assets.

El Salvador has taken a notable step to protect its national Bitcoin treasury against potential future risks posed by quantum computing. The government recently redistributed its holdings of 6,274 BTC across 14 different wallet addresses as part of a wider security effort. This move was motivated by growing concerns that quantum computing, once sufficiently advanced, could undermine existing cryptographic protections that secure Bitcoin’s blockchain and user wallets.

PancakeSwap, a leading decentralized exchange on the BNB Chain, has launched tokenized stock futures for major U.S. tech companies—Apple, Tesla, and Amazon—allowing users to trade synthetic versions of these stocks directly on the blockchain. This new feature, live since August 5, 2025, enables crypto users to open leveraged long or short positions with up to 25x leverage, all through a self-custodied wallet.

Coinbase has announced a major transformation of its Coinbase Wallet, rebranding and expanding it into what is now called the Base App. This new app is being described as an “everything app,” aiming to go beyond just storing and managing cryptocurrencies.

Ethereum's recent Pectra upgrade introduced EIP-7702, a feature designed to enhance wallet functionality by allowing Externally Owned Accounts (EOAs) to temporarily act as smart contracts.